2026 New Brunswick municipal elections

2026 New Brunswick municipal elections
May 11, 2026
Turnout39.80% (Increase 4.03)

Municipal elections in New Brunswick were held on May 11, 2026. Voters in the Canadian province of New Brunswick elected mayors, councillors, district education council representative's, and all other elected officials in all of the province's municipalities.[1][2] Municipal elections in New Brunswick are non-partisan. The list of candidates will be available once nominations close on April 10, 2026.[3] Most mayors are reportedly running for re-election.[4]

Acadian Peninsula Rural District

The results for the Acadian Peninsula rural district advisory committee are as follows:[a]

Candidate Vote %
Robert Power (X)Acclaimed
Johnny Stewart (X)Acclaimed
Denis Thériault (X)Acclaimed

Alnwick

The results for mayor and council of Alnwick are as follows:

Mayor

Candidate Vote %
Ernest Yvon Robichaud (X)Acclaimed

Council

Ward 1

Candidate Vote %
Gerald Albert Ross (X)Acclaimed

Ward 2

Candidate Vote %
Willie Robichaud13779.19
Eva-May Haché (X)3620.81

Ward 3

Candidate Vote %
Paul-Emile Thibodeau (X)Acclaimed

Ward 4

Candidate Vote %
Mireille Caissie (X)Acclaimed

Ward 5

Candidate Vote %
Laurie W. Wishart (X)Acclaimed

Arcadia

The results for mayor and council of Arcadia are as follows:

Mayor

Candidate Vote %
Robert M. Stoney60758.09
Steve LeBlanc43841.91

Council

Ward 1

Candidate Vote %
Tammy Gordon (X)Acclaimed

Ward 2

Candidate Vote %
Allan Luszcz19166.09
Cameron Davidson9833.91

Ward 3

Candidate Vote %
Harry A. Thomson (X)Acclaimed

Ward 4

Candidate Vote %
Steven Sharpe (X)11956.13
Kalie Dykeman9343.87

Ward 5

Candidate Vote %
Sheila D. Black (X)17574.47
James Larson6025.53

Ward 6

Candidate Vote %
Paula Jo-Ann Gahan-Magee (X)Acclaimed

Bathurst

The results for mayor and council of Bathurst are as follows:

Mayor

Candidate Vote %
Kim Chamberlain (X)3,82884.24
James Risdon71615.76

Council[b]

Candidate Vote %
Erica Lynn Scott2,4008.19
Rickey Hondas (X)2,3137.90
Jessica Boudreau2,3047.87
Penny Anderson (X)2,1427.31
Michael Willett (X)2,1237.25
Stephen J. Brunet (X)2,1207.24
Mike Skerry (X)1,9816.76
Jean-Francois LeBlanc (X)1,9446.64
Dale F. Knowles (X)1,9056.50
Stephen Legacy (X)1,8826.42
Tyler Duguay1,8486.31
Michelle Ann Branch1,4735.03
Crystal Peters1,2524.27
Graham Wiseman1,0643.63
Darryl Branch (X)9073.10
Curtis Hachey8612.94
James O'Neil7742.64

Beaurivage

The results for mayor and council of Beaurivage are as follows:

Mayor

Candidate Vote %
Danielle Andrée Dugas1,81363.57
Gabriel Comeau90731.89
Brian D. Stevens1244.36

Council

At-Large[c]

Candidate Vote %
Léophane LeBlanc1,17821.87
Miguel Landry88316.39
Albert Maillet80014.85
Lucie Vautour68212.66
Roger Doiron (X)64411.95
Claudette Robichaud54810.17
Dana Landry3857.15
Gisele Maillet-Ouellette2674.96

Ward 1

Candidate Vote %
Stéphane Godin25262.53
Oswald Mazerolle (X)15137.47

Ward 2

Candidate Vote %
Gabby-Gabriel VautourAcclaimed

Ward 3

Candidate Vote %
Howard Vautour (X)Acclaimed

Ward 4

Candidate Vote %
Susan Daigle25749.33
Monique Boucher10219.58
Nick Hardman9518.23
Paul Lirette (X)6712.86

Ward 5

Candidate Vote %
Linda Savoie20240.64
Melanie McDermott (Boudreau) (X)15731.59
Rejean Gaudet13827.77

Ward 6

Candidate Vote %
Dianne Comeau28046.67
Stella Richard21335.50
Tilmon (Tim) Vautour10717.83

Beausoleil

The results for mayor and council of Beausoleil are as follows:

Mayor

Candidate Vote %
Roméo J. Bourque (X)1,68761.59
Vincent Cormier65924.06
André Thériault39314.35

Council

At-Large[a]

Candidate Vote %
Louis Babineau (X)Acclaimed
Christine Marie GoguenAcclaimed
Monique Robichaud (X)Acclaimed

Ward 1

Candidate Vote %
Bernard RichardAcclaimed

Ward 2

Candidate Vote %
Maurice Moe Cormier (X)33558.46
Marc Goguen23841.54

Ward 3

Candidate Vote %
Linda Savoie (X)Acclaimed

Ward 4

Candidate Vote %
Daniel Bourgeois (X)42650.71
Owen Newcomb41449.29

Belle-Baie

The results for mayor and council of Belle-Baie are as follows:

Mayor

Candidate Vote %
Rachel Boudreau3,08559.52
Charles Henri Doucet2,09840.48

Council

At-Large[a]

Candidate Vote %
Anne Thibodeau2,81521.23
Robert A. Degrace2,16616.33
Annik Noel (X)1,80113.58
Jenny Arseneau1,77613.39
Marie Lariviere (X)1,74613.17
Pricilla Doucet Hachey1,58611.96
Ulric Degrâce1,37110.34

Ward 1

Candidate Vote %
Joël Oliver (X)64075.03
Marc Goguen21324.97

Ward 2

Candidate Vote %
Mark Roy37751.22
Roger Guitard23031.25
Roger Vienneau12917.53

Ward 3

Candidate Vote %
Rachel Frenette40851.97
Véronik Roy37748.03

Ward 4

Candidate Vote %
Samuel Hachey55548.18
Serge Haché36531.68
Claudine Roy23220.14

Ward 5

Candidate Vote %
Jean Guy Grant47854.88
Anne Bard-Lavigne39345.12

Ward 6

Candidate Vote %
Michel RobichaudAcclaimed

Belledune

The results for mayor and council of Belledune are as follows:

Mayor

Candidate Vote %
Mario Lapointe31940.38
Nick Duivenvoorden27134.30
Paul A. Arsenault (X)18122.91
James Christian Dempsey192.41

Council

At-Large[a]

Candidate Vote %
Brenda Cormier48425.26
Dawn Hickey (X)32917.31
Ron Bourque (X)29915.73
Gina Card29115.31
Ivan Doucet25913.62
Barry Noel1507.89
John McInnis894.68

Ward 1

Candidate Vote %
Cynthia Robinson (X)22153.00
Lilliane D. Carmichael (X)19647.00

Ward 2

Candidate Vote %
James Carrier15043.60
Marilyn Guitard McDonnell (X)11433.14
Morris Stevens8023.26


Bois-Joli

The results for mayor and council of Bois-Joli are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Guy Chiasson
Mario Pelletier (X)

Butternut Valley

The results for mayor of Butternut Valley are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Al Brown (X)60563.89
Frank Jopp34236.11

Campbellton

The results for mayor of Campbellton are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Michel Soucy3,08565.67
Luc Couturier1,60334.33

Cap-Acadie

The results for mayor of Cap-Acadie are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Serge Leger (X) Acclaimed

Capital Region Rural District

The results for the Capital Region rural district advisory committee are as follows:

Caraquet

The results for mayor of Caraquet are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Bernard Thériault (X)3,05869.17
Gilles Lanteigne1,36330.83

Central York

The results for mayor of Central York are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
David DuPlessis (X) Acclaimed

Chaleur Rural District

The results for the Chaleur rural district advisory committee are as follows:

Champdoré

The results for mayor of Champdoré are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Marc Babineau1,41972.99
Joël MacIntosh52527.01

District of Carleton North

The results for mayor of the District of Carleton North are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Andrew Harvey (X)1,86170.23
Charles MacDonald78929.77

Doaktown

The results for mayor and council of Doaktown are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Bayard O'Donnell
Carl R. Price
Caroline St-Pierre Taylor

Dieppe

The candidates for mayor of Dieppe are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Hélène Boudreau3,06741.42
Michel Melanson2,92539.51
Ernest Thibodeau1,41219.07

Eastern Charlotte

The results for mayor of Eastern Charlotte are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
John D. Craig (X)1,42260.18
Alexa Detorakis94139.82

Edmundston

The candidates for mayor of Edmundston are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Eric Marquis (X)5,86479.30
Dave Boucher1,53120.70

Five Rivers

The results for mayor and council of Five Rivers are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Tina Beers (X)
Kevin Scully

Fredericton

Mayor

Candidate Vote %
Steve Hicks10,23953.27
Jenica Atwin8,60444.76
John M. Reid3791.97

Fredericton City Council

Ward 1
Candidate Vote %
Kate Hunter1,19562.50
Heather O'Connell71737.50
Ward 2
Candidate Vote %
Ryan Gregg55430.32
Karen A. Matchett46925.67
Donald Arseneault41022.44
Sean Winslow39421.57
Ward 3
Candidate Vote %
Colin Ebbett95763.17
Kevin D. Brewer55836.83
Ward 4
Candidate Vote %
Jocelyn Pike (X)73160.21
Jared Hill48339.79
Ward 5
Candidate Vote %
Angela Hicks1,08156.92
Dan Dearing32817.27
Sara Cunard24913.11
Jim Wisted1487.79
Jacob Cloutier934.90
Ward 6
Candidate Vote %
P. Blair Sullivan1,08058.54
Eric Megarity (X)76541.46
Ward 7
Candidate Vote %
Josh Hambrook44736.40
Lloyd Dutcher42734.77
Manisha Varma25120.44
Kyle J. McKay1038.39
Ward 8
Candidate Vote %
Greg Ericson (X) Acclaimed
Ward 9
Candidate Vote %
Ruth Breen (X)1,02666.84
Allan Hilchie34822.67
Jeff Shanks16110.49
Ward 10
Candidate Vote %
Kelly Murray94851.49
Jeff Thompson68737.32
Brent MacPherson20611.19
Ward 11
Candidate Vote %
Jason LeJeune (X)73173.47
Gray Miller26426.53
Ward 12
Candidate Vote %
Janet E. Moser99250.74
Stacey Collett96349.26

Fundy Albert

The results for mayor of Fundy Albert are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Jim Campbell (X)1,31669.08
Don Bowman58930.92

Fundy Rural District

The results for the Fundy rural district advisory committee are as follows:

Fundy Shores

The results for mayor and council of Fundy Shores are as follows:

Fundy-St. Martins

The results for mayor of Fundy-St. Martins are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
John Douglas Cairns65161.24
James Bedford (X)41238.76

Grand Bay-Westfield

The results for mayor of Grand Bay-Westfield are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Brittany Merrifield (X) Acclaimed

Grand Lake

The results for mayor of Grand Lake are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Peter Dufour1,15951.22
Kevin Nicklin (X)1,10448.78

Grand-Bouctouche

The results for mayor of Grand-Bouctouche are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Aldéo Saulnier (X)1,20651.34
Mariette Cormier1,14348.66

Grand Falls

The results for mayor of Grand Falls are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Bertrand R. Beaulieu (X)2,87272.40
David Raines1,09527.60

Greater Miramichi Rural District

The results for the Greater Miramichi rural district advisory committee are as follows:

Hampton

The results for mayor of Hampton are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Dewey D. Doucet (X) Acclaimed

Hanwell

The candidates for mayor of Hanwell are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Dave Morrison (X)1,07156.40
Pat Septon82843.60

Hartland

The results for mayor and council of Hartland are as follows:

Harvey

The results for mayor and council of Harvey are as follows:

Hautes-Terres

The results for mayor of Hautes-Terres are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Cathy Paulin Acclaimed

Haut-Madawaska

The results for mayor and council of Haut-Madawaska are as follows:

Heron Bay

The results for mayor of Heron Bay are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Gail Fearon1,39253.48
Leigh Walsh1,13743.68
Brooke Isaac742.84

Île-de-Lamèque

The results for mayor of Île-de-Lamèque are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Colette Plourde1,49358.87
Gerard Benoit1,04341.13

Kedgwick

The results for mayor and council of Kedgwick are as follows:[5]

Candidate Vote %
Éric Gagnon (X)111488.48
Claudine Bérubé13610.80

Kent Rural District

The results for the Kent rural district advisory committee are as follows:

Kings Rural District

The results for the Kings rural district advisory committee are as follows:

Lakeland Ridges

The results for mayor and council of Lakeland Ridges are as follows:

Maple Hills

The results for mayor of Maple Hills are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Erica Warren (X) Acclaimed

Memramcook

The results for mayor of Memramcook are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Maxime O. Bourgeois (X) Acclaimed

Miramichi

The candidates for mayor of Miramichi are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Veronique Arsenault3,57049.13
Shawn Power1,89626.09
Peggy McLean81611.13
Tiffany Gallivan80911.13
Nancy Waye1762.42

Miramichi River Valley

The results for mayor of Miramichi River Valley are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Debbie Norton1,34153.66
Amanda Brennan1,15846.34

Moncton

Mayor

Candidate Vote %
Shawn Crossman6,59337.70
Brian F.P. Murphy6,29936.02
Charles Leger4,18923.95
Jeffrey McCluskey4082.33

Moncton City Council

At large (2 to be elected)
Candidate Vote %
Greg Turner7,68226.07
Marty Kingston (X)7,28024.71
Ana Larade5,79619.67
Bryan MacDonald4,73416.07
Ali Ettamichi2,4298.24
Carl Bainbridge1,5415.23
Ward 1 (2 to be elected)
Candidate Vote %
Mike Gaudet2,22627.39
Felix LeBlanc2,05625.30
Brian Branch1,34016.49
Reem Fayyad1,34016.49
Roy Macmullin92111.33
Alex Le2432.99
Ward 2 (2 to be elected)
Candidate Vote %
Marc Leger2,15032.39
Kristin Cavoukian2,11931.93
Daniel Bourgeois (X)1,60624.20
Todd Hansen76211.48
Ward 3 (2 to be elected)
Candidate Vote %
Julianna Mutch3,01835.40
Bryan Butler (X)2,51229.47
Dave Steeves (X)2,12624.94
Rodney Arsenault86910.19
Ward 4 (2 to be elected)
Candidate Vote %
Paul Richard (X)2,52641.83
Kate Doyle2,34938.90
Kevin Rogers1,16419.27

Municipal District of St. Stephen

The results for mayor of the Municipal District of St. Stephen are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Steven C. Backman2,13276.12
Mark Groleau35612.71
Joyce Wright31311.17

Nackawic-Millville

The results for mayor and council of Nackawic-Millville are as follows:

Nashwaak

The results for mayor and council of Nashwaak are as follows:

Northwest Rural District

The results for the Acadian Peninsula rural district advisory committee are as follows:

Nouvelle-Arcadie

The results for mayor and council of Nouvelle-Arcadie are as follows:

Oromocto

The results for mayor of Oromocto are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Bob Powell (X) Acclaimed

Quispamsis

In February 2025, Quispamsis mayor Libby O'Hara announced that she would not be seeking re-election.[6]

Candidate Vote %
Mary Schryer Acclaimed

Restigouche Rural District

The results for the Restigouche rural district advisory committee are as follows:

Riverview

The candidates for mayor of Riverview are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Andrew J. LeBlanc (X) Acclaimed

Rivière-du-Nord

The results for mayor and council of Rivière-du-Nord are as follows:

Rothesay

The candidates for mayor of Rothesay are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Matt Alexander Acclaimed

Saint Andrews

Ward 3 was pushed back to a June 22 by-election following the death of candidate Kate Akagi.[7]

Saint John

Mayor

The results for mayor of Saint John are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Donna Reardon (X)7,16840.26
Barry Keith Ogden5,93833.35
Blaine Robert Harris4,69726.38

Saint John Common Council

The results for the common council of Saint John are as follows:

At Large

2 to be elected
Candidate Vote %
H. Gary Sullivan (X)7,18424.54
Gina Hooley6,30221.53
Bobby Hayes5,63119.24
Tamara Steele2,8569.76
Gerry Irish2,5578.73
Conzie Connell1,7826.09
Randall Goodwin1,6045.48
Balazs Lajtha1,3584.64

Ward 1

2 to be elected
Candidate Vote %
Greg Norton (X)2,25521.85
Sherri Colwell-McCavour1,60515.55
Adam Smith1,58215.33
Joe Vautour1,49914.53
Blake Armstrong1,17311.37
Smoothy Armstrong8658.38
Suping Shi7237.01
Richard Lee6185.99

Ward 2

2 to be elected
Candidate Vote %
John Colin MacKenzie (X)2,01429.95
Brian Wyatt1,91228.43
Mohamed Elazab92613.77
Russell Wilson70310.45
Troy Carpenter69610.35
Donald Walton4747.05

Ward 3

2 to be elected
Candidate Vote %
Eric Savoie1,33424.77
Ryan Moore1,19322.15
Mariah Darling (X)1,11420.69
Andrew Miller85115.80
Arty Watson58910.94
Bryan Wilson304304

Ward 4

2 to be elected
Candidate Vote %
Paul Dempsey2,39330.81
David Merrithew2,10027.04
Phil Comeau1,95025.11
Paula Radwan (X)1,32317.04

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Saint-Quentin

The results for mayor and council of Saint-Quentin are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Jean-François Martel129278.78
Louis Bérubé33420.37

Salisbury

The results for mayor of Salisbury are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Robert Campbell Acclaimed

Shediac

The candidates for mayor of Shediac are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Patricia Bourque-Chevarie3,00170.05
Normand J. Belliveau1,28329.95

Shippagan

The results for mayor and council of Shippagan are as follows:

Southeast Rural District

The results for the Southeast rural district advisory committee are as follows:

Southern Victoria

The results for mayor and council of Southern Victoria are as follows:

Southwest Rural District

The results for the Southwest rural district advisory committee are as follows:

Strait Shores

The results for mayor and council of Strait Shores are as follows:

Sunbury-York South

The results for mayor of Sunbury-York South are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Cory Allen99876.48
Larry DeLong30723.52

Sussex

The results for mayor of Sussex are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Marc Thorne (X)1,10370.84
Sonja Davis Carhart26216.83
Tim Hutchinson19212.33

Tantramar

The results for mayor of Tantramar are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Debbie Wiggins-Colwell1,58255.12
Sabine Dietz91031.71
Terry Jones37813.17

Three Rivers

The results for mayor and council of Three Rivers are as follows:

Tobique Valley

The results for mayor and council of Tobique Valley are as follows:

Tracadie

The candidates for mayor of Tracadie are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Clifford Robichaud3,65041.88
Denis Losier (X)2,42227.79
Guy Basque1,01311.62
Stéphane Richardson1,00211.50
Georgie McLaughlin6287.21

Vallée-des-Rivières

The results for mayor and council of Vallée-des-Rivières are as follows:

Valley Waters

The results for mayor and council of Valley Waters are as follows:

Western Valley Rural District

The results for the Western Valley rural district advisory committee are as follows:

Woodstock

The results for mayor of Woodstock are as follows:

Candidate Vote %
Jeff Wright2,08554.60
Trina Jones (X)1,57041.11
Noah J. Walton1644.29

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Each voter was permitted to vote for up to three candidates.
  2. ↑ Each voter was permitted to vote for up to eight candidates.
  3. ↑ Each voter was permitted to vote for up to two candidates.

References

  1. ↑ Elections New Brunswick, Canada (3 February 2014). "Elections New Brunswick, Canada". www.electionsnb.ca. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Elections NB - Local Government Election Schedule". www1.gnb.ca. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Elections NB - Local Government Election Schedule". www1.gnb.ca. Archived from the original on 17 November 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Farley, Sam (19 February 2026). "Most N.B. mayors plan to run again in May, after sometimes rocky spell adjusting to reforms". CBC News.
  5. ↑ "Élections NB - Liste non officielle des candidat(e)s et plébiscites". www1.gnb.ca. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Hutchings, Paul (4 February 2026). "Quispamsis mayor not reoffering in May". Telegraph-Journal. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  7. ↑ Chilibeck, John (23 April 2026). "Deceased candidate will still be on election ballot". Telegraph-Journal. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  8. ↑ Elections New Brunswick, Canada (28 February 2014). "Municipal, Education and Health Elections Publications". www.electionsnb.ca. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
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