68 Candidates Running for Hamilton Council as Deadline Approaches to Participate in Fall Elections

Candidates running for Hamilton City Council in October's local elections do not have a clear path to victory.

All 15 wards of the city have at least one challenger at Friday's entry deadline for candidates.

As of Wednesday, August 17, 170 more than 100,000 individuals have registered to participate in the Oct. 24 elections, and 68 candidates have signed up to speak at the council.

Seven mayoral candidates want to succeed Fred Eisenberger as Mayor of his city, and another 61 of his want to represent voters in Congress.

Among those looking for seats on the council, District 4 appears to be the most competitive, with East He being contested by his eleven representing Hamilton voters.

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Former Hamilton Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) Chair Alex Johnstone and ATU Local President Eric Tuck have announced that incumbent Sam Merula will be 20 years old and beyond. is a familiar name that has registered since announcing that it would not run. Council year.

A ward of many options may seem overwhelming to voters, but in reality there are only a handful of candidates, said Peter Greif, associate professor of political science at McMaster University.

Constituencies where incumbents do not participate in voting are a real conundrum for voters, according to Grafe. is.

"There will be a series of campaigns working hard to get voters out, and many will be on their doorstep," he said.

"So maybe it's moving in the direction of [voter's] turnout and pushing us forward."

It has the second most new candidates (9) after Collins moved into federal politics.

Brenda Johnson of Ward 11, Lloyd Ferguson of Ward 12, Judi Partridge of Ward 15, people not seeking re-election is one of the girlfriends of

It is unclear if he has six wards since the 14th Ward of many years where the incumbent has not returned. Terry Whitehead hasn't registered for the fall election and is only a few days away from 2 p.m. The deadline for him is August 19th.

Whitehead is currently on sick leave from the council.

Hamilton His Seven Candidates Contending for Mayor

Last week, he was joined by three more mayoral candidates, vying for the city's top political post. The total number of people came to his seven.

Global News reached out to his three new nominees, Solomon Ikwiu, Paul Fromm and Hermiz Ishaya, as of this week for his campaign on Wednesday morning. I haven't received any response as of this date.

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Other candidates include former Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath, former Hamilton Chamber of Commerce boss Keenin Loomis, former Mayor and Liberal MP Bob Bratina, former president of the city's taxi drivers union. Ejaz Bat.

Incumbent Eisenberger has already said he will not seek re-election.

38 candidates registered for posts on the Hamilton School Board

As of August 17, 38 had been elected to the school board following the fall elections.

Currently, fifteen of these boroughs have candidates running unvoted — in the 7th borough, the Public and Catholic Boards chairmen Dawn Danko and Pat Daly have no challengers with a looming deadline.

As of Wednesday, there are no French candidates for the Viamond Board of Education.

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