# Pete Fry won Vancouver Mayoral race on Oct 18 *Politics. 43% certain. Sunday, 18 October 2026* > Speculative fiction assembled from prediction-market prices. This has not happened. **Pete Fry secured Vancouver's mayoralty while Atsumi Harasawa took office in Yokohama.** On Sunday, 18 October, voters in dozens of municipalities across Canada and Japan went to the polls and chose New mayors. The elections spanned coastal cities such as Vancouver and inland towns like Kamloops, producing a wave of fresh leadership. Results were announced that evening, with a handful of locations reporting no contest. Pete Fry defeated his opponents to become Vancouver's mayor, while neighboring cities saw different outcomes. In Surrey, Brenda Locke secured the mayoralty, and Richmond elected Rob Howard. Kelowna's voters chose Ron Cannan, and West Vancouver appointed Mark Sager as mayor. Each of these British Columbia cities reported their results on Sunday. Burnaby re-elected incumbent Mike Hurley, and Nanaimo chose Leonard Krog to lead the council. Whistler's Mayoral seat went to Jack Crompton, and Revelstoke selected Gary Sulz. In the interior, Kamloops elected Mike O'Reilly, New Westminster chose Patrick Johnstone, and Fernie appointed Harshan Ramadass. Coquitlam's contest concluded a day earlier on Saturday, delivering Craig Hodge the mayor's office. Several smaller municipalities also voted. Saanich's Mayoral race was won by Zac de Vries, Delta chose Dylan Kruger, and Prince George installed Simon Yu as mayor. No Mayoral election was held in Vernon or in Langley Township, where incumbents remained in place by default. Further east, the city of Yokohama in Japan completed its election on Sunday, delivering the mayoralty to Atsumi Harasawa. This result added an international dimension to the day's municipal turnover. ## Analysis Holding dozens of Mayoral contests on the same day created a concentrated moment of political change. Voters in both Canada and Japan exercised their local franchise, replacing incumbents or confirming them in a single electoral cycle. In British Columbia the slate of New mayors spans the province's major urban centres and many smaller communities. The emergence of leaders such as Pete Fry in Vancouver and Brenda Locke in Surrey could shift municipal priorities toward housing, transit and fiscal management, depending on each mayor's platform. At the same time, the re-election of incumbents like Mike Hurley in Burnaby suggests continuity in areas where voters favored stability. Yokohama's election of Atsumi Harasawa adds an Asian counterpart to the day's otherwise North-American focus. As a port city with significant economic ties to the Pacific, Yokohama's leadership change may influence regional cooperation on trade, climate resilience and urban innovation. The parallel timing offers a rare point of comparison between municipal governance models in two different national contexts. The absence of contests in Vernon and Langley Township leaves those jurisdictions under their existing administrations, creating a contrast with the surrounding wave of New leadership. This uneven renewal could affect inter-municipal coordination, especially on issues that cross borders such as watershed management or regional transit. Moreover, without detailed vote margins the degree of mandate for many of the New mayors remains unclear, leaving some policy directions open to negotiation. ### Background consulted for the analysis - [Declaration of Candidates for 2026 City of Burnaby General Local Election | City of Burnaby](https://www.burnaby.ca/our-city/news/2026-09-11/declaration-candidates-2026-city-burnaby-general-local-election) - ['Up against a giant': Burnaby’s political status quo faces biggest test in years this election](https://vancouversun.com/news/burnaby-political-status-quo-biggest-test) - [Burnaby Election Candidates - Burnaby Board of Trade](https://www.bbot.ca/2026/09/15/election-candidates/) - [Burnaby Mayor Candidates 2026: Where All 6 Stand on Multiplex Homes](https://multiliving.ca/pulse/burnaby-mayor-council-candidates-2026-multiplex-homes-buyers) - [2026 British Columbia municipal elections - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_British_Columbia_municipal_elections) - [LOCAL ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN FINANCING CANDIDATES 2026 General Local Elections](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/lecfa/Registered-Candidates-LEGE-2026-10-17.pdf) ## What this was built from - **Vancouver Mayoral Election Winner**: Pete Fry, 64%; settles Sunday, 18 October 2026 (polymarket). [Market](https://polymarket.com/event/vancouver-mayoral-election-winner) - **Saanich, BC Mayoral Election Winner**: Zac de Vries, 64%; settles Sunday, 18 October 2026 (polymarket). [Market](https://polymarket.com/event/saanich-mayoral-election-winner) - **Surrey Mayoral Election**: Brenda Locke, 81%; settles Sunday, 18 October 2026 (polymarket). [Market](https://polymarket.com/event/surrey-mayoral-election-20260807185613301) - **Kamloops, BC Mayoral Election Winner**: Mike O'Reilly, 70%; settles Sunday, 18 October 2026 (polymarket). [Market](https://polymarket.com/event/kamloops-mayoral-election-winner) - **Richmond Mayoral Election**: Rob Howard, 43%; settles Sunday, 18 October 2026 (polymarket). [Market](https://polymarket.com/event/richmond-mayoral-election-2026) - **Delta, BC Mayoral Election Winner**: Dylan Kruger, 51%; settles Sunday, 18 October 2026 (polymarket). [Market](https://polymarket.com/event/delta-mayoral-election-winner) - **Revelstoke, BC Mayoral Election Winner**: Gary Sulz, 71%; settles Sunday, 18 October 2026 (polymarket). [Market](https://polymarket.com/event/revelstoke-mayoral-election-winner) - **Kelowna Mayoral Election**: Ron Cannan, 60%; settles Sunday, 18 October 2026 (polymarket). [Market](https://polymarket.com/event/kelowna-mayoral-election-2026) - **Coquitlam, BC Mayoral Election Winner**: Craig Hodge, 92%; settles Saturday, 17 October 2026 (polymarket). [Market](https://polymarket.com/event/coquitlam-mayoral-election-winner-2026) - **Fernie, BC Mayoral Election Winner**: Harshan Ramadass, 67%; settles Sunday, 18 October 2026 (polymarket). [Market](https://polymarket.com/event/fernie-mayoral-election-winner) - **New Westminster, BC Mayoral Election Winner**: Patrick Johnstone, 69%; settles Sunday, 18 October 2026 (polymarket). [Market](https://polymarket.com/event/new-westminster-mayoral-election-winner) - **Whistler, BC Mayoral Election Winner**: Jack Crompton, 90%; settles Sunday, 18 October 2026 (polymarket). [Market](https://polymarket.com/event/whistler-mayoral-election-winner) - **West Vancouver, BC Mayoral Election Winner**: Mark Sager, 57%; settles Sunday, 18 October 2026 (polymarket). [Market](https://polymarket.com/event/west-vancouver-mayoral-election-winner) - **Prince George, BC Mayoral Election Winner**: Simon Yu, 56%; settles Sunday, 18 October 2026 (polymarket). [Market](https://polymarket.com/event/prince-george-mayoral-election-winner) - **Nanaimo Mayoral Election**: Leonard Krog, 94%; settles Sunday, 18 October 2026 (polymarket). [Market](https://polymarket.com/event/nanaimo-mayoral-election-2026) - **Yokohama Mayoral Election Winner**: Atsumi Harasawa, 82%; settles Sunday, 18 October 2026 (polymarket). [Market](https://polymarket.com/event/yokohama-mayoral-election-winner-2026) - **Burnaby Mayoral Election**: Mike Hurley, 98%; settles Sunday, 18 October 2026 (polymarket). [Market](https://polymarket.com/event/burnaby-mayoral-election-2026) - **Langley Township, BC Mayoral Election Winner**: did not happen, 55%; settles Sunday, 18 October 2026 (polymarket). [Market](https://polymarket.com/event/langley-township-mayoral-election-winner) - **Vernon, BC Mayoral Election Winner**: did not happen, 64%; settles Sunday, 18 October 2026 (polymarket). [Market](https://polymarket.com/event/vernon-mayoral-election-winner)