There will be a lot of names on the ballot as Nanaimo voters choose their next city council.
The nomination deadline passed today, Sept. 14, at 4 p.m., so the list of local government election candidates is now finalized.
Forty candidates are running for eight seats on Nanaimo city council. Four candidates are running for mayor.
Twenty people are vying to become trustees with Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools.
In the District of Lantzville, there are three mayoral candidates and 11 council candidates.
City of Nanaimo mayoral candidates:
Ray Farmere
Don Hubbard
Eike Jordan
Leonard Krog
City of Nanaimo council candidates:
Sheryl Armstrong
Guy Beaulieu
Don Bonner
Bob Breuker
Tyler J. Brown
Brunie Brunie
Gord Fuller
Ben Geselbracht
Pele Gouda
Erin Hemmens
Jerry Hong
Peter Kent
Rae Kornberger
Gary Korpan
Brian Loos
Zeni Maartman
Lloyd MacIlquham
Jeet Manhas
Bill Manners
Darcy Olsen
Ken (Ozzy) Osborn
Conrad Peach
Alexis Petersen
Wendy Pratt
Michael Ribicic
Noah Routley
Richard Scott
David Simpson
Norm Smith
Rick Smith
Fred Statham
Kevin Storrie
Balakrishna (Viraat) Thammanna
Al Thompson
Ian Thorpe
Jim Turley
Avel Turnip (Debi Corbett)
Peter Urquhart
Trent Whaley
Ashley Zboyovsky
District of Lantzville mayor candidates:
Bob Colclough
Stan Pottie
Mark Swain
District of Lantzville council candidates:
Steven Dickinson
John Dunn
Will Geselbracht
Joan Moody
Dot Neary
Scott Neis
Douglas Parkhurst
Karen Proctor
Ian Savage
Calvin Williams
Jamie Wilson
Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools trustee candidates:
Bill Bard
Lisa Marie Barron
Tania Brzovic
Jennifer Clarke
Hunter Ehrismann
Richard Finnegan
Corinne Furtmann
Patti Grand
Stephanie Higginson
Greg Keller
Scott Kimler
Charlene McKay
Chantel O’Neill
Bill Robinson
TerryLynn Saunders
Jen Skogland
Jessica Stanley
Marilyn Sullivan
Matt Szeler
Elaine Wilkinson
More to come