Election 2026: Garth Frizzell wins the Mayor’s race in PG by 741 votes - My Prince George Now

British ColumbiaAfter a tight race between nine candidates, including an incumbent mayor and two former city councillors, Prince George voters have chosen former councillor Garth Frizzell to lead the city. Frizzell ran on a platform of economic development and 18-year council experienceHanna Petersen · CBC News · Posted: Oct 18, 2026 2:29 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Prince George's next mayor Garth Frizzell holds up his campaign sign moments after finding out the election results. (Andrew Kurjata/CBC)Voters in Prince George have chosen an 18-year city council veteran as the new mayor to lead the city.  Voters picked Garth Frizzell out of a crowded field of nine mayoral candidates. Frizzell won with 5,310 votes, beating incumbent Simon Yu by 741 votes, as well as fellow city councillor and challenger Kyle Sampson by 878 votes. "People of Prince George have placed their trust in me and I'm deeply humbled," Frizzell said.

British ColumbiaAfter a tight race between nine candidates, including an incumbent mayor and two former city councillors, Prince George voters have chosen former councillor Garth Frizzell to lead the city. Frizzell ran on a platform of economic development and 18-year council experienceHanna Petersen · CBC News · Posted: Oct 18, 2026 2:29 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Prince George's next mayor Garth Frizzell holds up his campaign sign moments after finding out the election results. (Andrew Kurjata/CBC)Voters in Prince George have chosen an 18-year city council veteran as the new mayor to lead the city.  Voters picked Garth Frizzell out of a crowded field of nine mayoral candidates. Frizzell won with 5,310 votes, beating incumbent Simon Yu by 741 votes, as well as fellow city councillor and challenger Kyle Sampson by 878 votes. "People of Prince George have placed their trust in me and I'm deeply humbled," Frizzell said.

Garth Frizzell came out on top in the nine-person field

Garth Graham, MD, Head of Youtube Health, is this year’s Wilder Penfield Lecturer. A cardiologist, researcher and public health expert, Dr. Graham previously served in two US administrations as US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, and was Assistant Dean for Health Policy and Chief of Health Services Research in the department of medicine at the University of Florida School of Medicine, President of the Aetna Foundation as well as Vice President & Chief Community Health Officer at CVS Health. An elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, Dr. Graham obtained his MD at Yale University School of Medicine, MPH at Yale School of Public Health, Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Cardiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins.