New Brunswick municipal elections (May 9)

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Elections are tomorrow.

Both Saint John and Moncton have retiring mayors. In Fredericton, long-time mayor Brad Woodside is running again.

Mayoral candidates:

Saint John:
-Shelley Rinehart, deputy mayor
-Don Darling, businessman
-Bill Faren, city councillor
-Patty Higgins, former city councillor
-Howard Yeomans, "average citizen"

Moncton:
Dawn Arnold, city councillor
Brian Hicks, city councillor

Fredierciton:
Brad Woodside, incumbent mayor
Mike O'Brien, city councillor

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Blog post: http://canadianelectionatlas.blogspot.ca/2016/05/new-brunswick-municipal-elections-today_9.html

Several of the candidates have run for office before:

Saint John:
-Shelley Rinehart - Liberal
-Bill Faren - NDP
-Patty Higgins - Green

Moncton:
Brian Hicks - Liberal

Fredierciton:
Brad Woodside - Liberal

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Polls have closed.

Don Darling leads Shelley Rinehart by 48 votes in Saint John with 11/53 polls reporting.

Brian Hicks leads Dawn Arnold in Moncton by 37 votes with 11/51 polls reporting

And in Fredericton, Brad Woodside has won all 5 votes so far.

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Fredericton:
Woodside: 5
O'Brien: 3

Saint John (26/53):
Darling 2441
Rinehart 2127

Moncton (23/51)
Hicks 2777
Arnold 2667

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Fredericton (21/49):
Woodside: 406
O'Brien 369

Moncton (27/51)
Hicks 3076
Arnold 3011

Saint John (33/53)
Darling: 3688
Rinehart: 3121

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Woodside now trailing.

Fredericton (27/49):
O'Brien: 1459
Woodside: 1377

Moncton (31/51)
Hicks 3904
Arnold 3867

Saint John (39/53)
Darling: 5255
Rinehart: 4471

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Final results:

Fredericton:
Mike O'Brien - 8192 (54%)
Brad Woodside (X) - 7022 (46%)
Turnout: 37%

Moncton:
Dawn Arnold - 9789 (53%)
Brian Hicks - 8805 (47%)
Turnout: 36%

Saint John:
Don Darling - 8139 (43%)
Shelley Rinehart - 6812 (36%)
Bill Farren - 3184 (17%)
Patty Higgins - 604 (3%)
Howard Yeomans - 213 (1%)
Turnout: 38%