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Andrea Steenbakkers tried to lose the election, she really did.

She said she was stepping down from her campaign. She told the public to pick one of her two competitors instead.

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But on Monday, the daughter of Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder was nonetheless chosen by voters to become English Catholic Zone 4 trustee.

It’s left her with a bit of a dilemma — and Steenbakkers said she’s now considering “the way forward.”

Steenbakkers announced early this month that she was stepping down from her campaign. But the deadline to formally drop out had already passed, on Sept. 12.

So Steenbakkers’ name appeared on the ballot, along with rivals Greg Deernsted and Spencer Warren. Steenbakkers received 37.9 per cent of the vote, while Warren got 33 per cent and Deernsted 29 per cent.

In total, 2,044 people picked Steenbakkers.

“I’m a proud member of this community and am humbled by the support it has shown for me. That being said, this result was unexpected and I need to take some time to digest it,” Steenbakkers said in an email to the Citizen on Tuesday. “I am currently in discussions with the board and others, including my family, about the way forward.”