Municipal election

Garth Frizzell elected mayor of Prince George

Oct 17, 2026 | 9:26 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — Garth Frizzell has been elected mayor of the city of Prince George. He did so by collecting 5310 votes.

Simon Yu finished second with 4,569 votes, Kyle Sampson finished third with 4,432 votes, and Roy Stewart finished fourth with 3,091 votes. In fifth was Marc Carrier with 625 votes, in sixth was Randy Danchuk with 479 votes, Ernesto Carranto was seventh with 200 votes, Zachariah Olson was eighth with 170 votes, and Keenan Murphy came ninth with 57 votes.

The eight elected councillors are Brian Skakun, Nicole Fraser, Trudy Klassen, Dan Pears, Dan Mclaren, Cori Ramsay, James Steidle, and Bob Radloff. Incumbents Tim Bennett and Ron Polillo both lost their seats.

Here’s a breakdown of the votes council candidates received:

Brian Skakun — 11,537

Nicole Fraser — 10,505

Trudy Klassen — 8,498

Dan Pears — 8,386

Dan McLaren — 7,218

Cori Ramsay — 6,682

James Steidle — 6,663

Bob Radloff — 6,661

Remaining council candidates

Tim Bennett — 6,401

Jesi Janjua — 6,352

Ron Polillo — 6,147

Bruce Wayne — 5,988

Tucker Krause — 4,426

Shawn Bortolon — 3,458

Anthony Okechukwu — 3,282

Trenten Laarz — 1,888

Rajendar Parmar — 1,743

The inauguration ceremony for the newly elected Mayor and Council will take place on November 2, 2026, at City Hall, where elected officials will take their oath of office and formally begin their 2026-2030 term.