John Dooley elected Nelson mayor : My Nelson Now

John Dooley will once again serve as Nelson’s mayor.

He defeated incumbent Deb Kozak and newcomer Bernie Brown in today’s election.

Dooley served as mayor from 2005-14, but lost to Kozak in 2014. He was also a councillor from 1999-2005.

The unofficial count had Dooley with 2,290, Kozak with 1,904 and Brown with 121.

Here is our interview with Dooley tonight following his victory:

The councillors will be Rik Logtenberg, Brittny Anderson, Jesse Woodward, Cal Renwick, incumbent Janice Morrison, and Keith Page.

The vote totals are as follows:

MAYOR
	Name	Votes	Elected	Percentage of Vote Received	Previous Office
	John Dooley	2,290	YES	53.1%	Served prior to 2014
	Debra Kozak	1,904		44.1%	Incumbent
	Bernie Brown	121		2.8%	None
COUNCILLOR
	Name	Votes	Elected	Percentage of Vote Received	Electoral Organization	Previous Office
	Rik Logtenberg	1,923	YES	44.6%		None
	Brittny Anderson	1,862	YES	43.2%		None
	Jesse Woodward	1,813	YES	42%		None
	Cal Renwick	1,765	YES	40.9%	Coalition of Responsible Electors	None
	Janice Morrison	1,578	YES	36.6%		Incumbent
	Keith Page	1,389	YES	32.2%		None
	Rob Richichi	1,058		24.5%		None
	Robin Cherbo	1,052		24.4%		Incumbent
	Margaret Stacey	1,049		24.3%		Served prior to 2014
	Michelle Hillaby	1,037		24%	Coalition of Responsible Electors	None
	Robbie Kalabis	1,031		23.9%		None
	Joseph Reiner	944		21.9%		None
	Bob Adams	939		21.8%		Incumbent
	Brian Shields	912		21.1%	Coalition of Responsible Electors	None
	Travis Hauck	864		20%	Coalition of Responsible Electors	None
	Leslie Payne	819		19%		None
	Laureen Barker	712		16.5%		None
	Stephanie Wiggins	682		15.8%	Coalition of Responsible Electors	None
	Charles Jeanes	254		5.9%		None

John Dooley elected Nelson mayor