DAWSON CITY –There will be a race for the mayor’s chair in Dawson, but the remainder of the council will be acclaimed, as only four people ran for the four places.

In ballot order, the following nominations were submitted for the position of mayor: Stephen Johnson, Kevin Mendelsohn, Xen Van Nostrand and Bill Kendrick.

Johnson, a retired mining engineer, was elected to council in 2009 and has served four terms.

Mendelsohn is a self-employed electrical contractor.

Van Nostrand is the youngest of the candidates, having graduated from Robert Service School last June. He is 18, which is the legal age at which one can run or office.

Kendrick, who works in the building trades, film and video, and on various part-time government contracts, joined council in a mid-term byelection in 2010 and has served 3 2/3 terms.

Mayor Wayne Potoroka has announced his retirement from the position after three terms as mayor and three earlier council terms.

The following nominations were submitted for the position of councillor: Alexander Somerville, Patrik Pikálek, Elizabeth Archbold and Brennan Lister.

Somerville is the executive director of the Dawson City Museum, and serves on the board of the Klondike Visitors Association.

Pikálek is a court registry clerk for the Yukon government, and operates PikiTech, his computer service business. He has served on the town’s heritage advisory committee.

Archbold was a student at the Yukon School of Visual Arts last year.

Brennan Lister has lived in town for 10 years and has worked in the mining sector and construction, as well as for the Department of Highways and Public Works.

Councillors Molly Shore and Natasha Ayub have declined to run for second terms.