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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2013 Lethbridge municipal election
| flag_image = Flag of Lethbridge.svg
| type = legislative <!--don't change, needed for template to work-->
| previous_election = 2010 Lethbridge municipal election
| previous_year = 2010
| election_date = {{Start date|2013|10|21}}
| next_election = 2017 Lethbridge municipal election
| next_year = 2017
| seats_for_election = Mayor and 8 councillors to [[Lethbridge City Council]]
| image1 = File:Chris_Spearman_April_2020_(cropped).png
| color1 = DCDCDC
| candidate1 = [[Chris Spearman]]
| popular_vote1 = 9,855
| percentage1 = 46.1
| image2 = File:Bridget_Mearns_17DW0947_(cropped).jpg
| color2 = DCDCDC
| candidate2 = Bridget Mearns
| popular_vote2 = 6,410
| percentage2 = 30.0
| image3 = 
| color3 = DCDCDC
| candidate3 = Faron Ellis
| popular_vote3 = 4,101
| percentage3 = 19.22
| title = Mayor
| before_election = Rajko Dodic
| after_election = [[Chris Spearman]]
| ongoing = 
}}
The '''2013 [[Lethbridge]] municipal election''' was held Monday, October 21, [[2013 in Canada|2013]] to elect a [[List of mayors of Lethbridge|mayor]] and eight [[councillor]]s ([[at-large]]), the seven [[Lethbridge School District No. 51]] [[trustee]]s, and five of the [[Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4]]’s nine trustees (as Ward 2). This election marks a change of title for council members, from "Alderman", to "Councillor".

From 1968 to 2013, provincial legislation has required [[2013 Alberta municipal elections|every municipality]] to hold elections every three years.<ref>{{cite web|title=1968 Bill 23|url=http://www.assembly.ab.ca/Documents/isysquery/eb838767-99dd-456d-8493-9de4846db5ed/1/doc/|publisher=Legislative Assembly of Alberta|accessdate=December 9, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130115062120/http://www.assembly.ab.ca/Documents/isysquery/eb838767-99dd-456d-8493-9de4846db5ed/1/doc/|archivedate=January 15, 2013}}</ref> The [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]] passed a bill on December 5, 2012, amending the Local Authorities Election Act.<ref>{{cite web|title=28th Legislature, 1st Session (2012)|url=http://www.assembly.ab.ca/net/index.aspx?p=bill&section=doc&legl=28&session=1|publisher=Legislative Assembly of Alberta|accessdate=December 9, 2012}}</ref> Starting with the 2013 elections, officials are elected for a four-year term, and municipal elections are moved to a four-year cycle.<ref>{{cite web|title=Election Accountability Amendment Act, 2012 - Section 105|url=http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ISYS/LADDAR_files/docs/bills/bill/legislature_28/session_1/20120523_bill-007.pdf|work=2012 Bill 7, First Session, 28th Legislature|publisher=Legislative Assembly of Alberta|accessdate=December 9, 2012|date=December 5, 2012}}</ref> Of the 72,912 eligible voters, only 21,726 turned in a ballot, a voter turnout of 29.8%, and an average of 5.66 councillors per ballot.

==Results==
'''Bold''' indicates '''elected''', and ''incumbents'' are ''italicized''.

===Mayor===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Mayor<ref name=results>{{cite web|title=2013 Official Election Results|url=http://www.lethbridge.ca/City-Government/Elections/Documents/2013%20Official%20Election%20Results.pdf|publisher=City of Lethbridge|accessdate=November 10, 2013|date=October 24, 2013}}</ref>
! Candidate !! Votes !! %
|-
|'''[[Chris Spearman]]''' ||  '''9,855''' || 46.1
|-
|Bridget Mearns || 6,410 || 30.0
|-
|Faron Ellis || 4,101 || 19.2
|-
|Curtis Simpson || 1,000 || 4.7
|}

===Councillors===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Councillors<ref name=results/>
! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Candidate !! Votes !! %
|-
|'''''Joe Mauro''''' || '''11,121''' || '''51.2'''
|Kerry Milder || 3,380 || 15.6
|-
|'''''Ryan Parker''''' || '''9,946''' || '''45.8'''
|Harold Pereverseff || 3,209 || 14.8
|-
|'''''Jeffrey Coffman''''' || '''9,785''' || '''45.0'''
|George R. McCrea || 2,661 || 12.2
|-
|'''''Jeff Carlson''''' || '''9,253''' || '''42.6'''
|Darlene McLean || 2,599 ||12.0
|-
|'''Rob Miyashiro''' || '''7,265''' || '''33.4'''
|Fiona Doherty || 2,143 || 9.9
|-
|'''Wade Galloway''' || '''6,922''' || '''31.9'''
|Mark Leeb || 2,109 || 9.7
|-
|'''[[Blaine Hyggen]]''' || '''6,229''' || '''28.7'''
|Dillon Hargreaves || 1,787 || 8.2
|-
|'''''Liz Iwaskiw''''' || '''5,942''' || '''27.3'''
||Kevin Layton || 1,260 || 5.8
|-
|Lea P. Switzer || 5,811 || 26.7
||Rory McKeown || 1,190 || 5.5
|-
|Peter Deys || 5,726 || 26.4
|Marco Bergeron || 971 || 4.5
|-
|Joey Shackleford || 4,752 || 21.9
|Tyler Gschaid || 780 || 3.6
|-
|Jeff Wall || 4,564 || 21.0
|Yves Gauthier || 760 || 3.5
|-
|Martin Heavy Head || 4,232 || 19.5
|Mako Tani || 661 || 3.0
|-
|Rena Woss || 3,816|| 17.6
|James F. Suge || 335 ||1.5
|-
|Michelle Madge || 3,763 || 17.3
|}

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===Public School Trustees===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Lethbridge School District No. 51<ref name=results/>
! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Candidate !! Votes !! %
|-
|'''''Mich Forster''''' || '''4,392''' || '''26.7'''
|Aileen Burke  || 1,564 || 9.5
|-
|'''''Janice (Jan) Foster''''' || '''3,957''' || '''24.0'''
|Corey Anderson  || 1,366 || 8.3
|-
|'''''Lola Major''''' || '''3,826''' || '''23.2'''
|Stephen Neis  || 1,218 || 7.4
|-
|'''''Keith Fowler''''' || '''3,060''' || '''18.6'''
|Lynn Ambedian  || 1,124 || 6.8
|-
|'''Donna Hunt''' || '''2,949''' || '''17.9'''
|Hazel Hart  || 1,087 || 6.6
|-
|'''Don Lacey''' || '''2,895''' || '''17.6'''
|Lorne Darlington  || 1,077 || 6.5
|-
|'''Tyler Demers''' || '''2,395''' || '''14.5'''
|Sherry Hunt || 1,073 || 6.5
|-
|David Low || 2,105 || 12.8
|Marlene Applegate (Barratt) || 1,052 || 6.4
|-
|Mary Kay || 2,060 || 12.5
|Hailey Solorzano  || 805 || 4.9
|-
|Nancy Mitchell || 1,777 || 10.8
|Jonathan Ostrom  || 639 || 3.9
|-
|''Brooke Culley'' || 1,571 || 9.6
|Travis Burndred || 631 || 3.8
|}
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===Separate School Trustees===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4<ref name="results"/>
! colspan="3" |Ward 2
|-
! Candidate !! Votes !! %
|-
|'''Ken Tratch''' || '''2,863''' || '''54.4'''
|-
|'''Garth Renyk''' || '''2,532''' || '''48.1'''
|-
|'''''Danny Ponjavic''''' || '''2,232''' || '''42.2'''
|-
|'''''Bob Spitzig''''' || '''1,928''' || '''36.6'''
|-
|'''''Bryan E. Kranzler''''' || '''1,493''' || '''28.4'''
|-
|Clint Germsheid || 1,209 || 23.0
|}
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==References==
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[[Category:Municipal elections in Lethbridge|2013]]
[[Category:2013 Alberta municipal elections]]