Residents living in RM of Estevan's Divisions 1, 3 and 5 headed to polling stations on Nov. 9 to choose their representatives for the next four years.
The unofficial results came in Monday night.
In Division 1, incumbent councillor Lorne Jahn kept his seat with 29 votes coming his way. Jeff Mack, who aspired for the position, gained 16 votes.
In Division 3, incumbent councillor Dennis Blackburn was defeated by newcomer Kevin Daoust. Thirty-seven people voted for Daoust as opposed to 28 voting for Blackburn.
In Division 5, the councillor seat was vacant. Ramona Dukart won the race with 53 votes, coming three votes ahead of Tania Hlohovsky Andrist (50 votes). The third candidate in this division was Dakota Michael, who had 14 votes.
Division 5 had the best voter turnout in the RM.
In Division 1, Jahn has been on council for 27 years and the next term will bring him to 31 years as an RM councillor. Prior to the election, he said it would be his last time running, but he had some unfinished business he would like to see addressed before he retires from council work. For example, he would like to see taxes going down.
Jahn is now retired after spending 30 years working draglines and also dedicated many years to raising cattle alongside his family.
In Division 3, Daoust, who's coming to the end of his career at SaskPower, said that during the next four years, he hopes to work with the provincial government to strengthen this corner of the province, focusing on roads and the rejuvenation of rural areas and Estevan as a whole.
During his campaign, he stated that if elected as a councillor he would make decisions in a calm, rational approach.
In Division 5, Dukart, who has retired from the South East Cornerstone Public School Division, where she worked as an educational assistant in speech and language, now will have the capacity to help shape the future of the municipality, which is facing serious changes.
Over the next four years, her main focus will be on road repairs and transportation. She also plans to pay attention to snow removal, recreation facilities and programs, land use, planning and economic development, fire prevention, animal control, emergency planning, and possibly garbage removal.
Terry Keating was acclaimed to a second term as reeve.
The election for Divisions 2, 4 and 6 are slated for 2022.
