RICHMOND, B.C. — Rob Howard has been elected mayor of Richmond after receiving 19,676 votes in the 2026 municipal election, finishing 880 votes ahead of Alexa Loo, who received 18,796.
The City of Richmond’s results list all 51 of 51 voting places as counted in the results snapshot dated October 17, 2026, at 11:05 p.m.
Howard finished ahead of Loo in a closely contested mayoral race. Kash Heed placed third with 11,111 votes, followed by Dickens Cheung with 5,876. Mei Kang received 755 votes, Dennet “The Cat Guy” Lee received 627, and Goldentiger King received 266.
Eight councillors elected
The eight candidates elected to Richmond City Council were:
- Gary Law — 15,759 votes
- Carol Day — 15,552
- Michael Wolfe — 14,315
- Sheldon Starrett — 13,576
- Laura Gillanders — 13,122
- Kenny Chiu — 13,119
- Andy Hobbs — 12,985
- Kevin Lai — 12,006
Bob Basanti finished next with 11,758 votes.
Seven school trustees elected
The seven candidates elected to the Richmond Board of Education were:
- Ken Hamaguchi — 19,477 votes
- Heather Larson — 18,086
- Rod Belleza — 17,762
- Danny Chang — 16,773
- Dean Billings — 16,475
- Alice Wong — 16,101
- Donna Sargent — 15,764
Sophia Woo received 15,459 votes, placing eighth in the trustee race.
The results provided by the City are labelled unofficial. Richmond scheduled the declaration of official results by 4 p.m. on October 21.
Source: City of Richmond, 2026 General Local Election results.
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