All nine Richmond Hill council incumbents retain their seats in the completed unofficial 2026 election count. Turnout reached 27.98%, with some ward races sharply divided.
Richmond Hill votes today, October 26, after months of campaigning and public debates. Here’s who’s running, what’s at stake, when polls close and how to vote.
Richmond Hill online voting opens October 20 at 10 a.m. See key dates, how to vote, and where to compare candidates in the 2026 municipal election.
Cutting municipal waste matters, but Richmond Hill’s real financial challenge lies in the long-term cost of roads, sewers, new development and maintenance.
Richmond Hill’s three-night election debate series gave residents a chance to hear from candidates and ask questions directly. Most incumbent ward councillors were absent, while candidate accountability emerged during the Ward 5 discussion.
Richmond Hill’s voter packages are arriving. Here’s when to vote, how to check your registration and what to do if your package hasn’t arrived.
Richmond Hill candidates are raising property-tax freeze proposals. The City’s long-term forecast offers a test of their affordability—and a reason to ask how more homes and small businesses on serviced land could strengthen the tax base.
ELECTION SERIES: HOW TO EVALUATE A CANDIDATE Photographs with prominent politicians can demonstrate access and connections. But what do they really tell us about someone’s…
York Regional Council will consider reopening its new election-sign rules after candidates raised concerns about added costs and restrictions.
STRH’s Committed to Transparency badge recognizes candidates who answer the 2026 questionnaire, giving Richmond Hill voters a clearer way to compare policy positions and priorities.
Richmond Hill voters can easily find campaign promises, but discovering how councillors actually voted is much harder. Strong Richmond Hill is proposing a searchable voting-record database—and its first entry will track a campaign promise to improve council voting transparency.
With 40 days remaining before Richmond Hill’s municipal election, Council held its last scheduled regular meeting before voting day while Ward 2 candidate Scott Thompson formally launched his campaign.
Richmond Hill has told election candidates not to use removable magnetic campaign signs on vehicles. The notice follows Ward 2 candidate Sigmund Lee’s plan to use car magnets instead of conventional election signs, raising questions about how the City is interpreting its sign by-law.
Three Richmond Hill candidates describe the door knocking, digital campaigning, signs and simple persistence it takes to get noticed in a municipal election. By City…
Three nights, all six wards, and Richmond Hill’s city-wide races. The Richmond Hill Board of Trade is bringing candidates together for a three-evening debate series this October. We look at the schedule, and RHBOT’s history of hosting election events.