County councillor Gregg Davidson has withdrawn his bid for reelection to county council in order to seek the Mapleton mayor’s seat.
Davidson made the announcement in a press release on July 24, just three days prior to the nomination deadline for the Oct. 22 municipal election.
A former police constable and business owner, Davidson has served as county councillor since first being elected in 2014.
He faces incumbent Neil Driscoll in the race to become Mapleton’s next mayor. Driscoll filed his nomination on May 1.
Other races
Current Mapleton councillor Lori Woodham has withdrawn her nomination for reelection and, on July 24, filed her nomination for the county councillor Ward 2 seat that is currently held by Davidson.
The remaining three incumbent Mapleton councillors – Marlene Ottens, Dennis Craven and Michael Martin – have all filed their paperwork to run for reelection.
Paul Douglas, who previously ran for council in 2014, has also filed nomination papers for Mapleton council.
Shawn McLeod of Mount Forest and Robin Ross of Palmerston are running for the position of Upper Grand District School Board trustee in the district including Mapleton, Minto and Wellington North.
Andrew Finoro is running for Wellington Catholic District School Board trustee and Genevieve Grenier is running for the seat on the Conseil Scolaire Catholique MonAvenir (French Catholic) board.
