The Municipal Clerk has certified the results of the 2026 municipal election.
13,383 of 26,723 eligible electors – or 50.08% of the total electorate – cast their ballots in this year’s municipal election.
In 2022, 11,262 of 23,935 eligible electors – or 47.05 % of the total electorate – cast their ballots.
A total of 5,269 people voted in person on election day in 2026, while 1,107 people voted in-person on advanced voting day. A total of 8,114 people voted by Internet.
Here are the official results of the 2026 municipal election:
Mayor
- Ernie Margetson was elected Mayor
County Councillors
- Jane Lesslie and Kate MacNaughton were elected in Ward 1 (Picton)
- Kane Rutgers and Mark Henry were elected in Ward 2 (Bloomfield/Hallowell)
- Corey Engelsdorfer was acclaimed in Ward 3 (Wellington)
- Andreas Bolik, Dianne O’Brien, and Sam Grosso were elected in Ward 4 (Ameliasburgh)
- Emily Jane Pickstock was elected in Ward 5 (Athol)
- Bill Roberts was elected in Ward 6 (Sophiasburgh)
- Chris Braney was acclaimed in Ward 7 (Hillier)
- Ken Morton was elected in Ward 8 (North Marysburgh)
- John Hirsch was acclaimed in Ward 9 (South Marysburgh)
English Language Public School Board Trustees
- Codie Goodman was elected in Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board – Wards 1, 2, 5, 8 and 9
- Jennifer Cobb was acclaimed in Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board – Wards 3, 4, 6 and 7
English Language Separate School Board Trustee
- Jacqueline Fernandes was acclaimed in Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board
French Language Separate School Board Trustee
- Louise Dorsett was acclaimed in Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est Trustee
French Language Public School Board Trustee
- Certification of the results for this contest is still forthcoming. The Clerk for the City of Kingston, which administered this contest, is awaiting results from other municipalities.
Question on the Ballot
Electors were asked: Are you in favour of a third-party review of Council size and related ward boundaries?
For the results of the question to be legally binding on the municipality:
- At least 50 per cent of the eligible electors in the municipality vote on the question; and,
- More than 50 per cent of the voters are in favour.
48% of voters chose to vote on the question. Of those voters, 69.8% were in favour of the question.