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While the elected candidates had reason to celebrate following Wednesday night’s civic election in Humboldt, Sarah McInnis had to put a temporary pause before she could rejoice.
The vote count following the unofficial results showed McInnis finished in the sixth councillor position just three votes ahead of incumbent Amanda Klitch.
On Thursday afternoon, the results became official, and with no changes with the council vote total, McInnis was able to breathe a sigh of relief as she officially claimed one of the councillor positions.
She said that there were plenty of nervous moments before the vote count became official.
“It was absolutely a rollercoaster,” said McInnis, adding that she waited until 2:00 pm before she breathed a sigh of relief.
With her spot secured on council, McInnis was pleased to be among the six candidates chosen.
“I was thrilled to be elected,” she said, “I feel honoured to represent our city, our community.”
There was plenty of movement in the race for the six councillor positions when the results were announced on Wednesday night. McInnis said the numbers showed she had more success with the votes that were submitted on Wednesday as opposed to the advance polls. She credited her traction with her campaigning that included plenty of door knocking leading up to the election.
When speaking with residents, McInnis said there were several concerns that were brought to her attention.
“Anything from our roadways and how we need a patching crew, all the way up to economic development and potential population growth and what that means for public safety, what that means for our economic future.”
There is a variety of veterans and newcomers to Humboldt’s council, with incumbents Larry Jorgenson and Roger Korte being reelected and Marilyn Scott rejoining after previously serving on council. McInnis along with Karen Siermachesky and Dave Rowe are the fresh faces.
McInnis believes it will be a balanced mix at the council table in Humboldt.
“I truly believe that the voters know best, and we’ve really struck an excellent balance of that experience, that comfortability in the council role and then some new faces to kind of shake things up, have some fresh ideas, and not do things the same they have always been done.”
McInnis and the rest of Humboldt’s new council will be officially sworn in at the next scheduled regular council meeting on Monday, November 25.