Nanaimo Votes: 2026 General Local Election preliminary results now available

NEWS RELEASE - Distributed October 17, 2026 10:21 PM

Summary

The City of Nanaimo is pleased to release preliminary results of the 2026 General Local Election for Mayor and Council. With a total of 10,368 votes, Leonard Krog is the frontrunner for the position of Mayor. Preliminary results for the eight seats on Council are as follows:

Ben Geselbracht (12,399 votes)
Paul Manly (12,052 votes)
Hilary Eastmure (10,660 votes)
Sheryl Armstrong (9,368 votes)
Andréa Coutu (8,160 votes)
Erin Colleen Hemmens (8,090 votes)
Marnie Boers (7,873 votes)
Ian Thorpe (7,654 votes)

The official results will be declared by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21 when the count is finalized. To see complete preliminary results, please visit www.nanaimo.ca/elections.

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Key Points

Voter turnout was approximately 31.63 per cent of registered voters. In comparision, voter turnout for the 2022 election was 24.2 per cent of registered voters.
At the advance polls and on General Election Day, a combined total of 25,450 ballots were cast.

Quotes

"I am pleased to release the preliminary results for the 2026 election. I would like to thank everyone who took part, whether by casting a ballot, serving as an election worker, or putting their name forward as a candidate. The new Council will be sworn in at its Inaugural Meeting on Monday, Nov. 9."

Sheila Gurrie

Chief Elections Officer

City of Nanaimo

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