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Ernie Margetson has won as Mayor of Prince Edward County

By Paul Martin Oct 26, 2026 | 9:06 PM

Ernie Margetson will be the next Mayor of Prince Edward County.

With a final turnout of just over 50%, Margetson finished with a more than two to one edge on 2nd place Brad Neiman (8,261 to 3,598).

The next Council in PEC will be Jane LESSLIE and Kate MACNAUGHTON in Ward One (Picton), Kane RUTGERS and Mark HENRY in Ward Two (Bloomfield/Hallowell), Corey ENGELSDORFER (acclaimed in Wellington), Andreas BOLIK, Dianne O’BRIEN, and Sam GROSSO in Ward 4 (Ameliasburgh), Emily Jane PICKSTOCK in Athol (Ward 5), Bill ROBERTS in Sophiasburgh (Ward 6), Chris BRANEY acclaimed in Hillier (Ward 7), Ken MORTON in North Marysburgh (Ward 8) and John HIRSCH acclaimed in South Marysburgh (Ward 9).

The Final election results for the election in Prince Edward County can be found here.