Unofficial Results for 2026 Markham Municipal Election

MARKHAM, ON – October 26, 2026 – Unofficial election results for the 2026 Markham Municipal Election are now available.

The successful candidates for each contest are listed below. Vote counts for each candidate can be viewed on Elections Markham’s Election Results page. Note: All results are unofficial until certified by Markham’s City Clerk. Official results are expected to be certified later this week and posted online.

Markham City Council

Mayor

Frank Scarpitti

Regional Councillor

Amanda Yeung Collucci

Don Hamilton

Jack Heath

Jim Jones

Ward 1 Councillor

Keith Irish

Ward 2 Councillor

Ritch Lau

Ward 3 Councillor

Marina Antonoglou

Ward 4 Councillor

Karen Rea

Ward 5 Councillor

Andrew Keyes

Ward 6 Councillor

Kenneth Li

Ward 7 Councillor

Nimisha Patel

Ward 8 Councillor

Isa Lee

York Region District School Board

Trustee, Wards 1 & 8

Cindy Hackelberg

Trustee, Wards 2 & 6

Joyce Chen

Trustee, Wards 3 & 4

Ed Law

Trustee, Wards 5 & 7

Michael Chen

York Catholic District School Board

Trustee, Wards 1, 2, 3 & 6

Simon Ho

Trustee, Wards 4, 5, 7 & 8

James Bush

Counseil scolaire Viamonde

Conseillère / Conseiller, York

Hanane Jaouich-Diakité*

Elected by acclamation / Elu(e) par acclimation

Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir

Conseillère / Conseiller, York

Christella Basosila Lome - 136* (Markham vote totals only)

Ibrahim M. Elias – 84* (Markham vote totals only)

This office is elected by the combined vote totals across all registered French Public voters in York Region. Unofficial and official results will be announced by the City of Vaughan at vaughan.ca/elections.

Visit ElectionsMarkham.ca for the latest and most reliable information about the 2026 Markham Municipal Election. 

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