Unofficial results from the 2026 Chapleau municipal election
Chapleau Mayor Ryan Bignucolo will serve a second term.
The local businessman beat out two challengers, current councillor Alex Lambruschini and Dave McDonald, with unofficial results showing 635 votes for Bignucolo (77.9% of those cast) against 98 (12%) for Lambruschini and 82 (10.1%) for McDonald.
Bignucolo is positive about the result.
Bignucolo outlines his priorities for the new term.
As for councillors, unofficial results show current councillors Cathy Ansara and Paul Bernier will return, joined by Monique O'Hearn and Pamela O'Hearn-Morin - O'Hearn-Morin had the most votes, with 668, followed by 586 for O'Hearn, 583 for Ansara, and 474 for Bernier.
Shut out of seats are current councillor Lisi Bernier - who had 447 votes - Gretchen Larabee with 149, and Michael Houle with 90.
While turnout figures for Chapleau's first election by electronic voting weren't included with the unofficial results, the Township had reported that 831 of 1598 electors (52%) had cast ballots by 7:30 pm - half an hour before polls closed - which is below the 60.3% turnout in 2018 - the last time ballots needed to be cast - but near the 55% turnout in 2014.