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Saint John Mayor Donna Reardon has won a second term, defeating outgoing councillor Barry Ogden and candidate Blaine Harris in a closely contested three-way race. Reardon will head a largely new council with seven new members and three re-elected incumbents.
The city’s incoming council has 3 returning members, 7 new faces
Nipun Tiwari · CBC News
· Posted: May 12, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 26 minutes ago
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Saint John Mayor Donna Reardon secured her second term to head a largely changed council. (Nipun Tiwari/CBC)
Saint John’s Donna Reardon was re-elected as mayor for a second term, and it will be a term with a mostly new council.
What started as a narrow lead when the results started coming in shortly after polls closed at 8 p.m. only widened as the night went on.
Reardon spoke with reporters at a watch party at the Union Club following cheers and champagne after her victory was clear. She said she was grateful to her voters for giving her a second term and that she anticipated a close race.
“Because, as an incumbent,
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