A recount has broken the tie between two candidates vying for a trustee position with the Waterloo Catholic District School Board. Voters in 2026 municipal election were asked to pick two representatives for Waterloo, Wellesley and Woolwich Township. Linda Cuff finished with 2,465 votes and secured her seat on the school board. The winner of the second spot wasn’t as clear. On election day, results showed newcomer Anna Aceto-Guerin and incumbent Conrad Stanley tied for second place with 2,049 votes. There was some initial confusion about the final tally due to a typing error by a clerk in Woolwich Township. In the end, however, Aceto-Guerin and Stanley finished with same number of votes. That triggered a recount. The City of Waterloo said there was no change in their final numbers – 1,600 for Aceto-Guerin and 1,615 for Stanley. The votes also remained the same in Wellesley, with 138 for Aceto-Guerin and 160 for Stanley. Woolwich completed its recount on Tuesday and identified a two-vote discrepancy: Aceto-Guerin finished with 312 votes instead of the 311 reported on Oct. 27, and Stanley had 273 votes instead of 274. The unofficial results showed Aceto-Guerin had 2,050 votes and Stanley had 2,048 votes, making Aceto-Guerin the trustee-elect. The city clerk is expected to certify the recount results on Nov. 16.
