Final count: Easton wins mayor by 175 votes, and six of seven seats change hands
The official count confirms Sean Easton beat Jenna Stoner 3,681 to 3,506. Eric Andersen is the only councillor returning. Sarah Ellis led the council vote with 4,499. Councillors John French, Andrew Hamilton and Chris Pettingill were not elected.
Sean EastonMayorNew
Eric AndersenCouncillorReturning
Janice DesJardinsCouncillorNew
Sarah EllisCouncillorNew
Luc PerreaultCouncillorNew
Laura ProskoCouncillorNew
Shaun VeltkampCouncillorNew
What changesSix of the seven members are new to council. What each of them promised is on our scorecard.
The mayor's race
The District of Squamish released the Chief Election Officer's final results on October 21, 2026. In total, 8,881 ballots were cast. Turnout was 45.33%.
Sean Easton won the mayor's seat. Jenna Stoner, a councillor on the outgoing council, came second. Daniel Deal came third.
- Sean Easton: 3,681 votes (41.93%), elected
- Jenna Stoner: 3,506 votes (39.94%)
- Daniel Deal: 1,591 votes (18.12%)
Here is how each candidate's votes broke down by when people voted:
- Easton: 1,169 at advance voting, 52 by mail or special voting, 2,460 on voting day
- Stoner: 1,237 at advance voting, 53 by mail or special voting, 2,216 on voting day
- Deal: 488 at advance voting, 20 by mail or special voting, 1,083 on voting day
Stoner had more advance votes than Easton. Easton had more votes on voting day.
The council race
Fifteen people ran for six councillor seats. These six were elected:
- Sarah Ellis: 4,499
- Eric Andersen: 3,851
- Laura Prosko: 3,828
- Luc Perreault: 3,785
- Shaun Veltkamp: 3,754
- Janice DesJardins: 3,688
These candidates were not elected:
- A. John Lowe: 3,012
- Anders Ourom: 2,975
- John French: 2,697
- Ian Brown: 2,648
- Andrew Hamilton: 2,607
- Chris Pettingill: 2,460
- Sean Goodwin: 1,802
- Kieran Brownie: 1,632
- Chris Ryan: 1,077
Three sitting councillors ran again and lost: John French, Andrew Hamilton and Chris Pettingill. Eric Andersen is the only councillor coming back. DesJardins, in sixth place, finished 676 votes ahead of A. John Lowe in seventh.
What comes next
- The new council will be sworn in on November 3, 2026, at 6 p.m. at the Squamish Valley Golf Club, 2458 Mamquam Road. See the inaugural meeting page.
- The first regular council meeting is on November 17, 2026, in Council Chambers at Municipal Hall, 37955 Second Avenue. See the November 17 meeting page.
Each member's page lists what they promised during the campaign. You can track those promises against their votes on our scorecard. Our full results page has every number. The official results are on the District of Squamish election page.