Nelson, BC: The official results of the October 17, 2026 General Local Elections for Directors to represent the Electoral Areas of the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) have been declared by the RDCK Chief Elections Officer.
Elections were held in eight of the RDCK’s 11 Electoral Areas, while three Directors were acclaimed. In total there will be be eight new Directors joining the RDCK Board of Directors, while Aimee Watson, Tom Newell and Teresa Weatherhead will be back for another term.
A total of 5,487 voters participated in the eight elections, out of 21,440 eligible voters in areas A, B, C, E, G, H, J and K. The average voter turnout was 25.59%.
The incoming RDCK Board will include the following Electoral Area Directors:
| Electoral Area | Director | Acclaimed/Elected |
| Area A | Forest Demman | Elected – New |
| Area B | Danny Turner | Elected – New |
| Area C | Mike Martell | Elected – New |
| Area D | Aimee Watson | Acclaimed – Incumbent |
| Area E | Landon Veregin | Elected – New |
| Area F | Tom Newell | Acclaimed – Incumbent |
| Area G | Anna Bundschuh | Elected – New |
| Area H | Will Parker | Elected – New |
| Area I | Chris Popoff | Acclaimed – New |
| Area J | Gordon Zaitsoff | Elected – New |
| Area K | Teresa Weatherhead | Elected – Incumbent |
Municipal Directors representing the nine RDCK member municipalities will be appointed at their inaugural Council meetings. All Directors will be sworn in at the inaugural RDCK Board meeting on November 19, 2026.
2026 Official RDCK Local Elections Results – Signed
The final determination of the voting results follows.
REGIONAL DISTRICT OF CENTRAL KOOTENAY
GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS VOTING RESULTS – FINAL DETERMINATION
ELECTORAL AREA A
| ALL VOTING STATIONS | FORREST DEMMAN | GARRY JACKMAN | SPOILED/REJECTED | TOTAL |
| VOTER TURNOUT: 28% (1921 on the voters list) | 270 | 265 | 5 | 540 |
ELECTORAL AREA B
| ALL VOTING STATIONS | ROGER TIERNEY | DANNY TURNER | SPOILED/REJECTED | TOTAL |
| VOTER TURNOUT: 18% (4093 on the voters list) | 259 | 488 | 5 | 752 |
ELECTORAL AREA C
| ALL VOTING STATIONS | MIKE MARTELL | KELLY VANDENBERGHE | SPOILED/REJECTED | TOTAL |
| VOTER TURNOUT: 27% (1229 on the voters list) | 213 | 125 | 3 | 341 |
ELECTORAL AREA E
| ALL VOTING STATIONS | ERIN FITCHETT | LANDON VEREGIN | SPOILED/REJECTED | TOTAL |
| VOTER TURNOUT: 29% (3765 on the voters list) | 542 | 558 | 7 | 1107 |
ELECTORAL AREA G
| ALL VOTING STATIONS | ANNA BUNDSCHUH | SUSAN CHEW | NATHEN RUSHFORTH | SPOILED/REJECTED | TOTAL |
| VOTER TURNOUT: 31% (1452 on the voters list) | 282 | 53 | 116 | 4 | 455 |
ELECTORAL AREA H
| ALL VOTING STATIONS | JAE HAMILTON | WILL PARKER | KEVIN SHAW | SPOILED/REJECTED | TOTAL |
| VOTER TURNOUT: 26% (4258 on the voters list) | 16 | 794 | 302 | 14 | 1126 |
ELECTORAL AREA J
| ALL VOTING STATIONS | HENNY HANEGRAAF | GORDON ZAITSOFF | SPOILED/REJECTED | TOTAL |
| VOTER TURNOUT: 21% (3090 on the voters list) | 311 | 348 | 2 | 661 |
ELECTORAL AREA K
| ALL VOTING STATIONS | TINA KNOOIHUZEN | TERESA WEATHERHEAD | SPOILED/REJECTED | TOTAL |
| VOTER TURNOUT: 31% (1632 on the voters list) | 64 | 437 | 4 | 505 |
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