Yorkton voters trekked to the polls in early November amid fresh snow and a cold breeze knowing they would be electing a new mayor.
Long-time municipal head Bob Maloney announced weeks earlier he was stepping away from Council and would not seek re-election, opening the door to the two hopefuls, both looking to take a seat in the big chair after a single term as Councillor.
As the ballots were cast, Mitch Hippsley emerged as the new mayor, based on 2000 votes, bettering Aaron Kienle who finished with 1914 votes.
In an interview on Access 7 coverage of the vote Hippsley thanked his supporters.
“The city of Yorkton put me here,” he said, adding the close race was a nerve-racking experience.
“To be ... so close I didn’t know which way it was going to fall,” he said, adding even as the final numbers came up on the screen he had “to blink” to be sure he was in.
