Official Results for 2026 Municipal Election and School Board Election
Here are the official results for the 2026 Municipal Election as certified by the Town of Saugeen Shores’ Clerks office.
Turnout: 8015 (49.0%) of 16360 electors voted in this ballot.
Note: 39 electors declined their ballot; they are included in the turnout.
Winners are in BOLD below.
|
MAYOR |
No. of Votes |
|---|---|
|
Brian Putman |
2753 |
|
Jeff James |
1155 |
|
Luke Charbonneau |
3983 |
|
Abstentions |
89 |
|
DEPUTY MAYOR |
No. of Votes |
|---|---|
|
Diane Huber |
4793 |
|
Odette Bartnicki |
2647 |
|
Abstentions |
540 |
|
VICE DEPUTY MAYOR |
No. of Votes |
|---|---|
|
Bud Halpin |
4733 |
|
Don Matheson |
2773 |
|
Abstentions |
474 |
|
PORT ELGIN WARD |
No. of Votes |
|---|---|
|
Dane Buttenaar |
385 |
|
Jordan MacKinnon |
1681 |
|
Patricia Corrigan-Frank |
1139 |
|
Rachel Stack |
1799 |
|
Tamara McDonald |
602 |
|
Abstentions |
153 |
|
SAUGEEN WARD |
No. of Votes |
|---|---|
|
Eric Tolton |
1285 |
|
Neil Sarginson |
1245 |
|
Sterling Thiele |
805 |
|
Abstentions |
189 |
|
SOUTHAMPTON WARD |
No. of Votes |
|---|---|
|
Brenda Reeves |
696 |
|
Cathe McIntosh |
1126 |
|
Cheryl Grace |
1762 |
|
Harry Mazmanian |
454 |
|
John Divinski |
512 |
|
Abstentions |
86 |
|
BLUEWATER DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE * |
No. of Votes |
|---|---|
|
Julia Bates |
3748 |
|
Katie Lutz |
3171 |
|
Abstentions |
1798 |
*Pending Official Results from Arran-Elderslie.
|
BRUCE-GREY DISTRICT CATHOLIC SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE |
No. of Votes |
|---|---|
|
Lucie Desbiens – Winner |
ACCLAIMED |
|
CONSEIL SCOLAIRE CATHOLIQUE PROVIDENCE TRUSTEE |
No. of Votes |
|---|---|
|
Michael Salvatore – Winner |
ACCLAIMED |
For full results for the Conseil Scolaire Viamonde Trustee position, visit the City of Barrie Elections webpage.