Election 2026
Port Avalon decides
Mayor Elaine Ko is seeking a second term against Marcus Bell, the former harbour commissioner. Results are coming in from all 64 precincts tonight. Everything we have on the race is here.
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Live Port Avalon mayoral race: live results as polls close
Follow live as results come in from all 64 precincts in the closest Port Avalon mayoral race in a generation.
Latest on the race
- precincts reporting tonight
- 64
- projected turnout, the highest since 1998
- 58%
- mail ballots in the first count
- 22,000
- between the candidates in the final polls
- 2 pts
The candidates
Elaine Ko
Mayor since 2022 · seeking a second term
- Fund harbour dredging and new berths through a partnership with the Port Authority
- Pass the $310 million flood levy and rebuild the Lowmarsh wetland
- Restore weekend library hours across the city
Marcus Bell
Former harbour commissioner · challenger
- Keep the harbour in public hands and renegotiate the berth concession
- Cap rent increases near the new transit lines
- Put an independent ethics board in charge of city contracts
Polling average, % of likely voters
Ko's lead has narrowed every month since the spring.
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Show the data
| Month | Elaine Ko | Marcus Bell |
|---|---|---|
| Mar | 49 | 40 |
| Apr | 48 | 41 |
| May | 48 | 42 |
| Jun | 47 | 43 |
| Jul | 46 | 44 |
| Aug | 47 | 44 |
| Sep | 46 | 45 |
| Oct | 46 | 45 |
The issues
The harbour
Housing
The road to election night
How the count works
Mail ballots that arrived before election day are counted first, so the early results lean towards the candidate who did better by mail. In-person votes from the 64 precincts follow through the evening.
Ballots postmarked by election day still count if they arrive by Friday, so a close race may not be called tonight. The county has 30 days to certify the result.