2022 Kenora District municipal elections explained

Elections were held in the organized municipalities in the Kenora District of Ontario on October 24, 2022 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

Dryden

Incumbent mayor Greg Wilson did not run for re-election. City councillor Shayne MacKinnon ran for mayor against Jack B. Harrison.^{[1] [2]}

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Jack B. Harrison	1,618	69.03
Shayne MacKinnon	726	30.97

Ear Falls

Kevin Kahoot was re-elected by acclamation as mayor of Ear Falls.^[3]

Ignace

The following were the results for mayor of Ignace.^[4]

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Bill Gascon	580	81.12
Penny Lucas (X)	135	18.88

Kenora

Mayor Dan Reynard originally announced he would be running for re-election.^[5] However, he later announced he would not.^[6]

The following were the results for mayor of Kenora.^[7]

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Andrew Poirier	3,778	64.18
Andy Scribilo	1,475	25.06
David Byers-Kitt	634	10.77

Machin

The following were the results for mayor of Machin.^[8]

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Gordon Griffiths (X)	184	58.60
Garry Parkes	130	41.40

Pickle Lake

The following were the results for mayor of Pickle Lake.^[9]

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
James Dalzell	69	45.10
Robert Rasmussen	57	37.25
Robyn Makela	27	17.65

Red Lake

The following were the results for mayor of Red Lake.^[10]

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Fred Mota (X)	1,397	82.03
Dean Martin	306	17.97

Sioux Lookout

Doug Lawrence was acclaimed as mayor of Sioux Lookout.^[11]

Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls

Gale Black was acclaimed as mayor of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls.^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shake-up in Dryden council expected following election. Dryden Now. 28 August 2022.
2. Web site: Candidate Listing. City of Dryden. 7 August 2022.
3. Web site: Declaration of Acclamation to Office. Township of Ear Falls. 28 August 2022.
4. Web site: Candidates for the 2022 Municipal Election (Unofficial). Township of Ignace. 7 August 2022.
5. Web site: Mayor Dan Reynard confirms he will seek re-election in 2022. KenoraOnline. 7 August 2022.
6. Web site: Reynard won’t seek re-election, Kenora to elect 9th Mayor. KenoraOnline. 28 August 2022.
7. Web site: Nominations Filed by Candidates. City of Kenora. 7 August 2022.
8. Web site: 2022 Municipal Election. Municipality of Machin. 28 August 2022.
9. Web site: List of Certified Candidates. Township of Pickle Lake. 28 August 2022.
10. Web site: Official List of Certified Candidates - For Mayor. Municipality of Red Lake. 7 August 2022.
11. Web site: Candidate Information . Sioux Lookout. 28 August 2022.
12. Web site: 2022 Municipal Election . Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls. 28 August 2022.