Candidates and supporters gather at the Cypress Club on Monday evening after a month-long campaign.--NEWS PHOTO BRENDAN MILLER

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com

What began as a chaotic day for voters – long lines, big stakes and more candidates than ever before – ended quietly as hand-counting rules led to little known by way of results

Some Hatters reported waiting over an hour to cast their vote on Monday at 10 polling stations across the city as hundreds of voters waited in long lineups to have their say this election on the longest ballot ever recorded in Medicine Hat.

After polls closed, several mayoral and council candidates gathered at the Cypress Club downtown as well as the Silver Buckle to wind down following the campaign sprint. Candidates shared and toasted drinks in a relaxing a

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