LEWISTON — With a four-way race for mayor and challengers for just about every City Council seat, November’s municipal ballots could be crowded.
Potential candidates have until 4:30 p.m. Friday to complete their nomination papers to reserve a spot on the ballot. They can register and pick them up at the City Clerk’s office in City Hall.
As of Monday, nine City Council candidates have confirmed spots on the ballot for one of the seven open seats, while eight more continue to circulate nomination petitions.
Four candidates have confirmed spots for the mayor’s race. They are Mayor Robert Macdonald, Ben Chin, Stephen Morgan and Charles A. Soule. Stan Pelletier and Luke Jensen are collecting signatures to qualify for the ballot.
In the race for School Committee, eight candidates have confirmed their places on the ballot, while five others continue to collect signatures.
Mayoral candidates must collect between 100 and 200 signatures from residents living anywhere in Lewiston. City Council and School Committee candidates have to collect between 50 and 100 signatures.
At-large School Committee seat candidates can collect signatures from residents living anywhere in the city. All other potential candidates need signatures from residents living in the ward they would represent.
Lewiston 2015 ballot
Confirmed candidates as of Sept. 1, 2015
Mayor
Ben Chin
Charles Arthur Soule
Robert Macdonald
Stephen A. Morgan
City Council
Ward 1
Jim Lysen
Leslie Dubois
Ward 2
Marc R. Roy
Tim Lajoie
Ward 4
Shane Bouchard
Ward 5
Kristen Cloutier
Richard L. White
Ward 7
Kristine Kittridge
Michael R. Lachance
School Committee
Ward 1
Linda Scott
Ward 2
Paul St Pierre
Ward 4
Benjamin Martin
James R. Handy
Ward 7
Thomas P. Shannon
Tina Hutchinson
At large
John Butler
Megan D. Parks
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