# 2022 Algoma District municipal elections

Elections were held in the organized municipalities in the Algoma District of Ontario on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
The following are the results of the mayoral races in each municipality and the council races in the City of Sault Ste. Marie.

## Blind River
### Mayor

One-term incumbent Sally Hagman has been re-elected as mayor of Blind River by acclamation.
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Sally Hagman (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Bruce Mines
### Mayor

The results mayor of Bruce Mines were as follows.
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Lori Patteri (X) | 131 | 55.04 |
| Jim McCulloch | 107 | 44.96 |

## Dubreuilville

Beverley Nantel was acclaimed as mayor of Dubreuilville.

### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Beverley Nantel (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Elliot Lake

The following were the results for mayor of Elliot Lake.

### Mayor

Incumbent mayor Dan Marchisella was challenged by city councillor Chris Patrie, accessibility advocate Mike Thomas, and Geraldine Robinson.
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Chris Patrie | 1,619 | 43.90 |
| Dan Marchisella (X) | 1,158 | 31.40 |
| Mike Thomas | 538 | 14.59 |
| Geraldine Robinson | 373 | 10.11 |
In January 2023, just a few weeks after taking office, Patrie was removed from office in a ruling that he had violated municipal conflict of interest rules by lobbying, in his prior term as a city councillor, to have the city's new recreation centre built near the Oakland Plaza, in which he is a part owner, instead of on the former Algo Centre Mall site. Deputy mayor Andrew Wannan served as acting mayor, while Patrie appealed the ruling; after Patrie lost his appeal, Wannan was elevated to the full mayoralty by the city council in February 2024.

## Hilton
### Reeve

Rodney Wood was re-elected as reeve by acclamation.
| Reeve Candidate | Vote | % |
| Rodney Wood (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Hilton Beach

Incumbent mayor Robert Hope has been acclaimed as mayor of Hilton Beach.

### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Robert Hope (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Hornepayne

Cheryl Fort was re-elected as mayor of Hornepayne by acclamation.

### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Cheryl Fort (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Huron Shores

The following were the results for mayor of Huron Shores.

### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Matthew Seabrook | 702 | 85.82 |
| Georges Bilodeau (X) | 116 | 14.18 |

## Jocelyn

The following were the results for reeve of Jocelyn.

### Reeve

| Reeve Candidate | Vote | % |
| Mark Henderson (X) | 314 | 65.42 |
| Brian Dukes | 166 | 34.58 |

## Johnson

Township councillor Reg McKinnon was acclaimed as mayor of Johnson.

### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Reginald McKinnon | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Laird

The following are the results for mayor of Laird.

### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Shawn Evoy | 359 | 71.37 |
| Frank Turco | 144 | 28.63 |

## Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional
### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Lynn Watson (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## North Shore, The

Tony Moor was re-elected as mayor of The North Shore by acclamation.

### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Tony Moor (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Plummer Additional

The following were the results for mayor of Plummer Additional.

### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Beth West (X) | 106 | 57.61 |
| William Jordan | 78 | 42.39 |

## Prince

The following were the results for mayor of Prince.

### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Enzo Palumbo | 290 | 51.79 |
| Ken Lamming (X) | 270 | 48.21 |

## Sault Ste. Marie

The following are the results for mayor and city council of Sault Ste. Marie.

### Mayor

Incumbent mayor Christian Provenzano did not run for re-election. Running to replace him were city councillors Matthew Shoemaker and Donna Hilsinger, former councillor Ozzie Grandinetti, climate activist Tobin Kern and public relations consultant Robert Peace.
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Matthew Shoemaker | 9,626 | 44.23 |
| Ozzie Grandinetti | 5,417 | 24.89 |
| Donna Hilsinger | 4,047 | 18.60 |
| Robert Peace | 2,007 | 9.22 |
| Tobin Kern | 665 | 3.06 |

### Sault Ste. Marie City Council

Two elected per ward.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 |||
| Sandra Hollingsworth (X) | 3,255 | 34.70 |
| Sonny Spina | 2,900 | 30.91 |
| Brent Derochie | 2,164 | 23.07 |
| William McPhee | 564 | 6.01 |
| Johnathan Lalonde | 498 | 5.31 |
| Ward 2 |||
| Luke Dufour (X) | 2,462 | 36.43 |
| Lisa Vezeau-Allen (X) | 2,206 | 32.64 |
| Dennis Murphy | 1,117 | 16.53 |
| Nick Armstrong | 974 | 14.41 |
| Ward 3 |||
| Angela Caputo | 2,336 | 29.45 |
| Ron Zagordo | 1,982 | 24.99 |
| Luis Moreno | 1,880 | 23.70 |
| Kurtis McDermid | 1,733 | 21.85 |
| Ward 4 |||
| Marchy Bruni (X) | 2,308 | 35.72 |
| Stephan Kinach | 1,707 | 26.42 |
| David Celetti | 1,239 | 19.18 |
| Marek McLeod | 1,207 | 18.68 |
| Ward 5 |||
| Corey Gardi (X) | 2,094 | 37.93 |
| Matthew Scott (X) | 2,052 | 37.17 |
| Gideon Down | 917 | 16.61 |
| Martin Poirier | 458 | 8.30 |

## Spanish

The following were the results for mayor of Spanish.

### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Karen Von Pickartz | 295 | 87.54 |
| Jocelyne Bishop (X) | 42 | 12.46 |

## St. Joseph

The following were the results for mayor of St. Joseph.

### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jody Wildman (X) | 452 | 49.24 |
| Barry Elliott | 361 | 39.32 |
| Katherine Henshell | 105 | 11.44 |

## Tarbutt

Lennox Smith was re-elected as mayor of Tarbutt by acclamation.

### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Lennox Smith (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Thessalon

Bill Rosenberg was re-elected as mayor of Thessalon by acclamation.

### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Bill Rosenberg (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Wawa
### Mayor

Incumbent mayor Ron Eady did not run for re-election. Deputy mayor Melanie Pilon was elected as mayor by acclamation.
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Melanie Pilon | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## White River
### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Tara Anderson Hart | 170 | 54.49 |
| Mark Hubbard | 142 | 45.51 |