{
  "id": 16695428,
  "title": "Michael Eamon elected mayor of Peterborough, Ont. with 36.5% of the vote",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/michael-eamon-elected-mayor-of-peterborough-ont-with-36-5-of-the-vote",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T02:48:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12121672/michael-eamon-elected-mayor-peterborough/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Michael Eamon secured victory as the new mayor of Peterborough, Ontario, garnering 36.5% of the votes cast in the recent municipal election. Eamon made history as the first candidate to file his nomination papers, entering the race on May 1, while six others joined the competition after Mayor Jeff Leal decided not to seek re-election. Eamon's impressive 10,867 votes represented 36.5% of the 29,773 votes tallied across all seven tabulator locations. Coming in second place was Neil Morton with 7,372 votes (24.8%), followed by Keith Riel with 5,990 votes (20.1%). Other candidates included Rebecca Schillemat, Jacob Méthot, Brian Lumsden, and Rob Hailman, with vote percentages of 8.5%, 3.7%, 3.7%, and 2.7%, respectively. Eamon, principal at Trent University's Catharine Parr Traill College and a history professor with a background in federal and Trent administration, acknowledged the efforts of his fellow candidates in the \"long\" six-month campaign. He expressed gratitude to outgoing councillor Keith Riel for his 16 years of service and extended congratulations to all the newly elected councillors. Eamon pledged his commitment to working alongside the new council members and promised to engage with them to address the city's priorities following the inauguration. Voter turnout in the 2023 election stood at 40.27%, slightly lower than the previous year's 40.3%, but higher than the 48% turnout in 2018.",
  "summary": "Michael Eamon defeated six other candidates to be elected the next mayor of the City of Peterborough, Ont. on Monday night.",
  "key_points": [
    "Michael Eamon elected mayor of Peterborough, Ontario with 36.5% of votes",
    "Eamon first candidate to file nomination, ran against six others",
    "Neil Morton came second with 24.8% of votes"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}