Election Results

2026 Election Results

The votes were cast on Monday, October 26, 2026! 

Discover winning candidates, vote counts, and key statistics. See how your vote shaped the future of our community.

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Registered voters: 80,349

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Cards cast: 27,518

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Voter turnout: 34.25%

To be elected: 1
Candidates: 5

Candidate Name Votes Percentage
Lori LOCOCO 14,058 51.45%
Jim DIODATI 11,401 41.73%
Paul MANNING 986 3.61%
Kevin MARTINEAU 510 1.87%
Michael LUCID 366 1.34%
Total Votes: 27,321  

To be elected: 8
Candidates: 30

Candidate Name Votes Percentage
Fred AUDIBERT 14,449 9.57%
Tony BALDINELLI 10,894 7.21%
Kim CRAITOR 10,449 6.92%
Ruth-Ann NIEUWESTEEG 10,162 6.73%
Joyce MOROCCO 9,589 6.35%
Mona PATEL 8,766 5.81%
Chris DABROWSKI 8,425 5.58%
Mike STRANGE 8,324 5.51%
Dan MOODY 7,318 4.85%
Sheila DELUCA 6,343 4.20%
Frank DE LUCA 5,037 3.34%
Rich MERLINO 4,919 3.26%
Terry THOMSON 4,397 2.91%
Carmine IOANNONI 4,114 2.72%
Chris RIGAS 4,065 2.69%
Brian (Winnie) WINROW 3,378 2.24%
Lilian LUM MBAH 3,342 2.21%
Rob BARRANCA 3,271 2.17%
Dan GIANCOLA 3,007 1.99%
Joedy BURDETT 2,889 1.91%
Tawnya HARTFORD 2,778 1.84%
Carm NOTARIANNI 2,402 1.59%
Gary BAKER 2,311 1.53%
Darlene CANE 2,236 1.48%
Celia TAYLOR 1,997 1.32%
Shane (Shaner) O'CONNELL 1,742 1.15%
Brad (Brado) PINE 1,450 0.96%
Nohemi RENTERIA 1,153 0.76%
Jitto TOM 1,034 0.68%
Aaron RAMNARINE 756 0.50%
Total Votes: 150,997  

To be elected: 2
Candidates: 5

Candidate Name Votes Percentage
Shannon MITCHELL 9,475 35.03%
Todd BRIGHT 5,866 21.69%
Helga CAMPBELL 5,744 21.24%
Zach MAVES 4,433 16.39%
Ravneet GIRN 1,528 5.65%
Total Votes: 27,046  

To be elected: 2
Candidates: 3

Candidate Name Votes Percentage
Jim MARINO 4,193 39.33%
Tony CARUSO 3,613 33.89%
Joseph BRUZZESE 2,855 26.78%
Total Votes: 10,661  

To be elected: 1
Candidates: 3

Candidate Name Votes Percentage
Amanda LEDUC 81 72.97%
Matthew GRAHAM 21 18.92%
Marcel TIKENG 9 8.11%
Total Votes: 111  

 

To be elected: 1
Candidates: 1

Candidate Name Votes Percentage
Melinda CHARTRAND (Acclaimed) 0 0%
Total Votes: 0

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