John Dooley elected Nelson mayor

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