Pete Fry projected to win Vancouver mayor's race over incumbent Ken Sim
Global News projected Pete Fry as Vancouver's next mayor on election night, October 17, 2026, after results put him ahead of incumbent Ken Sim. The official result is due by October 21.
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Global News projected Pete Fry as Vancouver's next mayor on the night of October 17, 2026, calling the race in favour of Fry over incumbent Mayor Ken Sim.
Fry ran for the Green Party of Vancouver. Ken Sim ran for ABC Vancouver, the party he helped found before the 2022 election.
According to the Global News report, Colleen Hardwick of TEAM for a Livable Vancouver finished third in the race. Kareem Allam of the Vancouver Liberals finished fourth.
Preliminary results, official count to follow
The numbers posted on election night are not the final legal result. Under the Vancouver Charter, results reported on October 17 are preliminary. The chief election officer must declare the official result before 4pm on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
After the official declaration, any voter, candidate, or the chief election officer can apply to the Provincial Court for a judicial recount until October 26. No candidate can take the oath of office until that window closes.
Vancouver used tabulating machines to count ballots in 2026, as it did in 2022. The City's open data notes that a similar count in 2018 required recounting 57,000 ballots from 50 voting places after machine jams.
The four main candidates
The race for mayor drew 10 candidates. The four leading candidates each represented a party with candidates across Council, Park Board and School Board races.
Pete Fry has held a seat on Vancouver City Council since 2018, running for the Green Party of Vancouver.
Ken Sim won the mayor's race in 2022, running for ABC Vancouver. His administration ran on a platform of public safety and business-focused city management.
Colleen Hardwick, running for TEAM for a Livable Vancouver, built her campaign around pausing upzoning and reorienting planning decisions to neighbourhood scale.
Kareem Allam ran for the Vancouver Liberals and focused his campaign on economic development, the UBC SkyTrain extension and a stricter approach to property crime.
What voters can do next
The official result is declared by 4pm on October 21, 2026, and published by the chief election officer. Any candidate or voter who believes votes were counted incorrectly can apply to the Provincial Court for a recount by October 26.
The full timeline for the count, the official declaration and the recount window is at our counting guide.
Questions this story answers
Who won the 2026 Vancouver mayor's race?
Global News projected Pete Fry, running for the Green Party of Vancouver, as the winner of the 2026 Vancouver mayor's race on election night, October 17, 2026. He defeated incumbent Mayor Ken Sim of ABC Vancouver. These are preliminary results; the official result is declared by the chief election officer by 4pm on October 21, 2026.
What happened to incumbent Mayor Ken Sim?
Incumbent Mayor Ken Sim of ABC Vancouver was defeated in the October 17, 2026 election, according to Global News's election night projection. Sim had held the mayor's office since the 2022 election. The official result is declared by the chief election officer by October 21, 2026.
Where did Colleen Hardwick finish in the mayor's race?
Colleen Hardwick of TEAM for a Livable Vancouver finished third in the mayoral race, according to Global News's election night report. She ran on a platform that included pausing upzoning and returning to neighbourhood-scale planning.
Where did Kareem Allam finish in the mayor's race?
Kareem Allam of the Vancouver Liberals finished fourth in the mayoral race, according to Global News's election night report. Allam ran on an economic development platform that included proposals on the UBC SkyTrain extension and a zero-tolerance approach to property crime.
Are the October 17 election night results in Vancouver official?
No. The results posted on election night are preliminary. Under section 106 of the Vancouver Charter, the chief election officer announces preliminary results as ballot accounts arrive from each voting place. The official result must be declared before 4pm on October 21, 2026. Voters, candidates, or the chief election officer can request a judicial recount from the Provincial Court until October 26.
When does the official Vancouver election result get declared?
The Vancouver Charter requires the chief election officer to declare the official result before 4pm on the fourth day after general voting closes. For the October 17, 2026 election, that deadline is 4pm on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. The City's counting guide at voche.me explains the full process.
When can Pete Fry take office as Vancouver mayor?
Section 109 of the Vancouver Charter says a candidate declared elected cannot take the oath of office until the period for requesting a judicial recount has ended. The recount request window closes on October 26, 2026. If no recount is requested, Fry can take the oath after that date.
What is the vote count for the Vancouver mayor's race?
Vote counts for the 2026 Vancouver mayor's race were not available in the Global News projection report published on election night. Preliminary totals were being posted by the City of Vancouver as votes were counted after polls closed at 8pm on October 17. The official result, with final counts, is declared by the chief election officer by October 21, 2026.
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