# Okanagan-Similkameen releases preliminary results for six electoral areas > Preliminary results published October 17 covered elections in six Okanagan-Similkameen areas. The District said official results would be declared by October 21. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/rdos-preliminary-results-six-electoral-areas-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Politics - Country: Canada - Published: 2026-10-18T23:00:20+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-18T23:00:20+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-17 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/rdos-preliminary-results-six-electoral-areas-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/rdos-preliminary-results-six-electoral-areas-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/rdos-preliminary-results-six-electoral-areas-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/rdos-preliminary-results-six-electoral-areas-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/rdos-preliminary-results-six-electoral-areas-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/rdos-preliminary-results-six-electoral-areas-2026.md) The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen published preliminary vote counts on October 17 for six electoral areas: A, B, E, F, H and I. Its release listed two or three candidates in each contested area. The closest listed contest was in Area I, where Henry Sielmann received 232 votes and Cheryl Halla 200. The District said the counts were preliminary and the Chief Election Officer would declare official results by October 21. ## Data ### Preliminary election results The table shows candidate vote counts published in the official preliminary election announcement. Methodology: Figures were transcribed from the primary source. Because it labels them preliminary, they are not presented as certified or final. | Area | Candidate | Votes (count) | |---|---|---| | Area A | PENDERGRAFT, Mark | 267 | | Area A | BRADFORD, Jamie | 114 | | Area B | BUSH, George Dickson | 201 | | Area B | HILLMAN, Clayton | 114 | | Area E | BILYK, Rob | 597 | | Area E | MOLARO, Anita | 107 | | Area E | FEDRIGO, Adrienne | 59 | | Area F | ROUSSEAU, John | 396 | | Area F | EARL, Jason (Jay) | 266 | | Area H | SMITH, Shelby | 394 | | Area H | SCHROEDER, Sandy | 127 | | Area I | SIELMANN, Henry | 232 | | Area I | HALLA, Cheryl | 200 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/rdos-preliminary-results-six-electoral-areas-2026/data/preliminary-election-results?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/rdos-preliminary-results-six-electoral-areas-2026/data/preliminary-election-results?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen]() (Source checked: 2026-10-19; Published: 2026-10-17) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)