# Kermit Dahl leads Campbell River mayoral count with 5,170 votes > Preliminary results for Campbell River’s October 17 local election, updated at 1:57 a.m. on October 18, showed Kermit Dahl leading the mayoral count with 5,170 votes. Andy Speck received 3,818. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/campbell-river-local-election-dahl-wins-mayor-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Politics - Country: Canada - Published: 2026-10-18T23:00:19+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-18T23:00:19+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-17 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/campbell-river-local-election-dahl-wins-mayor-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/campbell-river-local-election-dahl-wins-mayor-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/campbell-river-local-election-dahl-wins-mayor-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/campbell-river-local-election-dahl-wins-mayor-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/campbell-river-local-election-dahl-wins-mayor-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/campbell-river-local-election-dahl-wins-mayor-2026.md) The City listed six elected councillors. Preliminary totals were 5,334 for Laird Ruehlen, 4,508 for Susan Sinnott, 4,402 for Lucas Schuller, 4,196 for Joëlle Samson, 4,078 for Brittany Colville and 3,959 for Ben Lanyon. The City said results remained unofficial until verified and formally declared by the Chief Election Officer. Its election page also noted a separate ballot-instruction error in the School District 72 trustee race; this account does not report the school contest. ## Data ### Figures reported by the source The table presents local results or allocations published in the official announcement. Methodology: Values are transcribed from the primary source; where the source calls them preliminary, they are not treated as certified. | Candidate | Votes (count) | |---|---| | Kermit Dahl | 5170 | | Andy Speck | 3818 | Sources: , · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/campbell-river-local-election-dahl-wins-mayor-2026/data/campbell-river-mayoral-votes?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/campbell-river-local-election-dahl-wins-mayor-2026/data/campbell-river-mayoral-votes?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [City of Campbell River]() (Source checked: 2026-10-19; Published: 2026-10-18) - [City of Campbell River]() (Source checked: 2026-10-19) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)