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Richmond mayor polls 2026
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Mayor results
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% of respondents selecting each candidate; selections are not normalized to 100%.
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The one published poll
Is there a real Richmond mayor poll for 2026?
Yes — one. Pallas Data published a Richmond, BC poll on July 15, 2026, fielded June 24–28, 2026. Two things about it matter more than the numbers: it was commissioned by the Conservative Electors Association, a participant in this election, and it ran before nominations closed on September 11, so it does not describe the final ballot.
| Candidate | Poll support | Office on the final ballot |
|---|---|---|
| Kash Heed | 20% | Mayor |
| Sheldon Starrett | 11.3% | Councillor — not a mayoral candidate |
| Alexa Loo | 8.5% | Mayor |
| Rob Howard | 5.9% | Mayor |
| Mei Kang | 4.3% | Mayor |
| Dickens Cheung | 1.6% | Mayor |
| Undecided | 48.4% | — |
Three limits travel with that table. Almost half the sample was undecided (48.4%), a bigger share than any candidate’s and bigger than the gaps between them. The second-placed name is not running for mayor: Pallas polled Sheldon Starrett as a Conservative-endorsed mayoral candidate in June, but the City's final list has him as a council candidate for Advance Richmond. And two candidates on the final mayoral ballot were never polled — Dennet "The Cat Guy" Lee and Goldentiger King — because they had not filed yet.
| Elector organization | Support |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 16.8% |
| RITE Richmond | 6.5% |
| RCA | 3.9% |
| Richmond Forward | 3.1% |
| Advance Richmond | 2.8% |
| We Are Richmond | 1.7% |
| Richmond Strong | 1.6% |
| Undecided / no preference | 63.1% |
Method, as published: 304 Richmond adults eligible to vote municipally, interactive voice response (IVR) calls to landlines and cellphones, weighted by age, gender and region, to the 2021 Census, margin of error ±5.6 percentage points at 95% confidence, subsamples wider.
Source: Pallas Data, July 15, 2026. Final-ballot offices from the City's final candidate list. As of 2026-09-19, Smart Richmond has found no Richmond voter poll fielded after nominations closed. Chinese: 列治文市长民调 · 列治文市長民調.
Where this poll fits
A reader poll, not a forecast
Smart Richmond also publishes a source-backed candidate declaration list and a data-driven election monitor. This poll is separate: it shows what visitors to this page say, nothing more.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Richmond mayor polls page?
It's Smart Richmond's reader poll for the 2026 Richmond municipal election. Visitors choose a mayor option and up to eight city council candidates, then see live reader-poll results.
Is this an official Richmond election poll?
No. This is an informal, unscientific reader poll of Smart Richmond visitors. It is not conducted by the City of Richmond, does not use a scientific sample, and differs from Smart Richmond's separate data-sourced election monitor and candidate model.
How many times can I vote in this poll?
Please vote once. Browser and IP checks discourage repeat voting, but cannot verify a person's identity or guarantee one vote per person. Results are stored on the server so they stay consistent across visitors.
Who is running for Richmond mayor in 2026?
The City's final list has seven mayor candidates: Dickens Cheung, Kash Heed, Rob Howard, Mei Kang, Goldentiger King, Dennet "The Cat Guy" Lee and Alexa Loo.
How many city council candidates can I pick?
Up to eight, matching how the real Richmond ballot works: voters elect eight councillors at large from the full candidate list.
Can I see results from Richmond voters only?
Yes. Results can be filtered to "Richmond voters only" using approximate IP-based geolocation, alongside the all-voters total. This location detection is approximate, not verified identity, and is used only to label the two result sets — never to block a vote.