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Who’s running in the 2026 Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent municipal elections?

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Kate Otterbein
Windsor City Hall Windsor City Hall seen in Windsor, Ont. on July 28, 2025. (Travis Fortnum/CTV News Windsor)

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Wondering who’s running in the 2026 Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent municipal elections? Find all that information here leading up to voting day.

In Windsor-Essex, nominations opened on May 1 and are allowed to be filed during regular business hours until 2 p.m. on Aug. 21, 2026. Voting day will take place on Oct. 26, with advanced voting taking place from Oct. 9 until Oct. 19.

Here are your Windsor nominations:

Mayor

Kat Pasquach

Kat Pasquach Kat Pasquach. (Source: Kat Pasquach)

Ward 1 Councillor

There are currently no nominations for Ward 1 councillor.

Ward 2 Councillor

Nick Markham

Nick Markham Nick Markham. (Source: Nick Markham)
  • Email: nmarkham747@hotmail.com

Ward 3 Councillor

Rabia Kirma

Rabia Kirma Rabia Kirma. (Source: Rabia Kirma campaign/Facebook)

Ward 4 Councillor

Rasha Zaid

Rasha Zaid Rasha Zaid. (Source: Rasha Zaid)

Ward 5 Councillor

Shane Potvin

Shane Potvin Shane Potvin. (Source: Shane Potvin)

Natasha Elizabeth Feghali

Natasha Feghali Natasha Feghali. (Source: Natasha Feghali)

Ward 6 Councillor

Owen Smith

Owen Smith Owen Smith. (Source: Owen Smith)

Email: owenrogersmith@gmail.com

Ward 7 Councillor

Victoria Soluade

VICTORIA SOLUADE - WARD 7 CANDIDATE Victoria Soluade, a municipal election candidate for Ward 7 in Windsor. (Courtesy Victoria Soluade).

Ward 8 Councillor

There are currently no nominations for Ward 8 councillor.

Ward 9 Councillor

There are currently no nominations for Ward 9 councillor.

Ward 10 Councillor

Adam Ibrahim

Adam Ibrahim Adam Ibrahim. (Source: Adam Ibrahim)

Here are your Amherstburg candidates:

Amherstburg’s candidate period opened on May 1 and is open until Aug. 21 until 2 p.m. The candidate list will be ‘uncertified’ until Aug. 24, when certification activities will commence.

Mayor

Frank DiPasquale

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  • Email: frankdipasquale72@gmail.com
  • Phone: 519-981-7558

Chris Gibb

Chris Gibb Deputy Mayor Chris Gibb seen at the site of the former General Amherst High School seen in Amherstburg, Ont. on Oct. 21, 2025. (Chris Campbell/CTV News Windsor)

Michael Prue - Incumbent

Michael Prue Michael Prue is shown in this undated photo. (Michael Prue/Facebook)
  • Email: mprue@amherstburg.ca
  • Cell phone: 519-992-5075

Frank Cerasa

Frank Cerasa Source: Frank Cerasa/Facebook.
  • Email: frankcer1950@hotmail.com
  • Phone: 519-562-3151

Deputy Mayor

Linden Crain

Linden Crain Linden Crain. (Source: Crain for Deputy Mayor/Facebook)

Bill Petruniak

Bill Petruniak Bill Petruniak. (Source: Bill Petruniak)
  • Email: petruniak@gmail.com
  • Phone: 382-282-6866

Councillor

Tony Pietrangelo

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  • Email: antopie@hotmail.com
  • Phone: 519-726-6585

Lena Lazanja

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TJ Botsford

TJ Botsford TJ Botsford. (Source: TJ Botsford)

Here are your Town of Essex candidates:

Mayor

Sherry Bondy - Incumbent

Sherry Bondy - Essex - Oct 2022 Essex mayoral candidate Sherry Bondy as seen on Oct. 19, 2022 ahead of the municipal election. (Chris Campbell/CTV News Windsor)

Deputy Mayor

Rob Shepley - Incumbent

Rob Shepley Rob Shepley. (Source: Deputy Mayor Rob Shepley/Facebook\)
  • Email: shepley4deputymayor@gmail.com
  • Phone: 519-791-1999
  • Website: robshepley.com

Ward 1

Katie McGuire-Blais - Incumbent

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  • Email: katiemblais@gmail.com
  • Phone: 519-999-1858

Joe Garon - Incumbent

Joe Garon Joe Garon. (Source: Joe Garon)
  • Email: joegaron@hotmail.com
  • Phone: 519-980-8405

Fred Groves

Fred Groves Fred Groves. (Source: Fred Groves)
  • Email: vote4fred2026@gmail.com
  • Phone: 519-991-2184

Ward 2

Kim Verbeek - Incumbent

Kim Verbeek Kim Verbeek. (Source: Kim Verbeek)
  • Email: k3verbeek@hotmail.com
  • Phone: 519-971-1965

Ward 3

Bill Baker

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  • Phone: 519-996-0544
  • Email: ward3@votebillbaker.com

Corey St-Onge

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  • Email: votecoreystonge@gmail.com
  • Phone: 519-819-0423

Jason Matyi - Incumbent

  • Phone: 519-259-5401

Ward 4

Rachael Mills

Rachael Mills Rachael Mills. (Source: Rachael Mills)
  • Email: letsconnect.rach@gmail.com

Here are your Kingsville candidates:

Mayor

Roshan Nallaratnam

Roshan Nallaratnam Roshan Nallaratnam. (Source: Roshan Nallaratnam)
  • Email: roshannallaratnam@gmail.com

Thomas Neufeld

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  • Email: tneufeld@gmail.com
  • Phone: 519-890-8527

Deputy Mayor

Kimberly DeYong

Kimberly DeYong Kimberly DeYong. (Source: Kimberly DeYong)
  • Email: kingsvillekim@gmail.com
  • Phone: 226-946-7664

Councillor

Sheri Lowrie

Sheri Lowrie Sheri Lowrie. (Source: Sheri Lowrie)
  • Email: sherilowrie@gmail.com
  • Phone: 519-254-5857

Debby Jarvis-Chausse

Debby Jarvis-Chausse Debby Jarvis-Chausse. (Source: Debby Jarvis-Chausse)
  • Email: kingsvilledebby@gmail.com

Adam Edwards

Adam Edwards Adam Edwards. (Source: Adam Edwards)
  • Email: adamedwardskingsville@gmail.com
  • Phone: 519-791-1819

Here are your Lakeshore candidates:

Mayor

Sam Sinjari

Sam Sinjari Sam Sinjari. (Source: Sam Sinjari)

Tracey Bailey - Incumbent

Tracey Bailey Tracey Bailey. (Tracey Bailey/.Facebook)

Argo Pace

Argo Pace Argo Pace. (Source: Argo Pace)
  • Email: apace427@hotmail.com
  • Phone: 905-320-4003

Deputy Mayor

Kirk Walstedt

  • Phone: 519-999-9027

Ward 1

Ryan Lahoud

Ryan Lahoud Ryan Lahoud. (Ryan Lahoud/Facebook)
  • Email: votelahoud@gmail.com
  • Phone: 226-340-8454
  • Facebook: Ryan Lahoud

Ward 2

There are currently no candidates listed for Ward 2.

Ward 3

There are currently no candidates listed for Ward 3.

Ward 4

There are currently no candidates listed for Ward 4.

Ward 5

Tim McDermott

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  • Email: tmcdermottward5@gmail.com
  • Phone: 519-791-6312

Ian Ruston

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  • Email: i.ruston5@gmail.com
  • Phone: 519-996-2093

Ward 6

Larissa Vogler

Larissa Vogler Larissa Vogler. (Source: Larissa Vogler)
  • Email: larissa_vogler@yahoo.com
  • Phone: 519-365-3523

Here are your LaSalle candidates:

Mayor

Crystal Meloche - Incumbent

LaSalle Councillor Crystal Meloche LaSalle councillor Crystal Meloche had her motion approved by council to ban plastic straws from the Vollmer complex. ( Chris Campbell / CTV Windsor )
  • Email: crystalmeloche@gmail.com
  • Phone: 519-818-6666

Deputy Mayor

Michael Akpata

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  • Email: michael_akpata@outlook.com
  • Phone: 519-817-2638

Councillor

Mike Seguin

Mike Seguin LaSalle Source: Mike Seguin.
  • Email: mikeforcouncil@yahoo.com
  • Phone: 519-919-1813
  • Website: mikeseguin.ca

Tory McKay

Tory McKay LaSalle Tory McKay. (Source: Tory McKay)

Here are your Leamington candidates:

Mayor

Hilda MacDonald

Hilda MacDonald Hilda MacDonald, Essex County Warden and mayor of Leamington, seen in Oldcastle, Ont. on March 28, 2025. (Kate Otterbein/CTV News Windsor)
  • Email: hmacdonald53@gmail.com
  • Phone: 519-819-4551

Deputy Mayor

Paul Tiessen

  • Phone: 519-996-6078

Councillor

Bill Dunn

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  • Email: bill.kathydunn@yahoo.ca
  • Phone: 519-322-1246

Rielly O’Shaughnessy

Rielly O'Shaughnessy Rielly O'Shaughnessy. (Source: Rielly O'Shaughnessy)

John Biekx

John Biekx John Biekx. (Source: John Biekx)
  • Email: biekxforleamingtoncouncil@gmail.com
  • Phone: 519-322-9564

Carol Bell

Carol Bell Carol Bell. (Source: Carol Bell)
  • Email: bellcarol86@gmail.com
  • Phone: 519-816-5899
  • Website: carolb.ca

Bruce Medcalf

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  • Email: brucemedcalf@yahoo.ca
  • Phone: 519-329-0434

Heather Latam

Heather Latam Heather Latam. (Source: Heather Latam)
  • Email: voteheatherlatam@gmail.com
  • Phone: 519-982-3605

Here are your Tecumseh candidates:

Mayor

Joe Bachetti

Joe Bachetti Joe Bachetti. (Source: Joe Bachetti)
  • Email: teamjoe2026@gmail.com
  • Phone: 519-900-7091
  • Website: joebachetti.ca

Gary McNamara - Incumbent

Tecumseh Mayor Gary McNamara Gary McNamara speaks to CTV News on Jan. 13, 2026. (Robert Lothian/CTV News Windsor)

Contact information pending, as per Tecumseh’s website.

Deputy Mayor

Tania Jobin

Tania Jobin Tania Jobin. (Source: Tania Jobin)
  • Email: tanjobin06@gmail.com
  • Phone 519-818-0257

Councillors

Ward 1

Darrin Drouillard

Darrin Drouillard Darrin Drouillard. (Source: Darrin Drouillard)

Ward 2

James Dorner

James Dorner James Dorner. (Source: Councillor James Dorner - Ward 2 Tecumseh)

Antoni Tambunan

ANTONI TAMBUNAN Antoni Tambunan, a municipal election candidate for Ward 2 in the Town of Lakeshore. (Courtesy Facebook).
  • Phone: 519-991-9575

Suanne Hawkins

CTV News has requested contact information.

Ward 3

Leo Demarce

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Chris Elliott

  • Phone: 519-903-5232

Ward 4

Brian Houston

Brian Houston Brian Houston. (Source: Brian Houston)
  • Email: brian@brianhouston.ca
  • Phone: 519-562-1042

Ward 5

Marisa Nabbout

Marisa Nabbout Marisa Nabbout. (Source: Marisa Nabbout/Facebook)
  • Email: votemarisaward5@gmail.com
  • Phone: 519-566-6069
  • Facebook page: Marisa Nabbout

Municipality of Chatham-Kent candidates:

Mayor

Darrin Canniff - Incumbent

Darrin Canniff Mayor-elect Darrin Canniff credits his team, family and community for his win in Chatham-Kent, Ont., on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. (Chris Campbell / CTV Windsor)
  • Email: info@darrincanniff.com

Lauren Anderson

Lauren Anderson Lauren Anderson. (Source: Lauren Anderson)
  • Email: lauren@laurenandersonofficial.ca

Michael Bondy

Councillor Michael Bondy Councillor Michael Bondy in Chatham-Kent, Ont., on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. (Chris Campbell / CTV Windsor)
  • Email: bondyin2026@gmail.com

Nelson Burm

No contact information available, as per Chatham-Kent’s website.

Ryan Gow

Ryan Gow Ryan Gow. (Source: Ryan Gow)
  • Email: ryangow11@outlook.com

Ward 1 - South West Kent

Andréa Palmer

Andréa Palmer Andréa Palmer. (Source: Andréa Palmer)

Gerhard Taves

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Email: gerhardtavesckw1@gmail.com

Michael Bond

Michael Bond Michael Bond. (Source: Michael Bond)
  • Email: mbond.campaign@gmail.com

Mark Authier

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  • Email: authierprint@gmail.com

Ward 2 - South East Kent

Matthew Giffin

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  • Email: matthewgiffin1@gmail.com

Matt Lamarche

Matt Lamarche Matt Lamarche. (Source: Matt Lamarche)
  • Email: votemattlamarche@hotmail.com

Brad Snobelen

Brad Snobelen Brad Snobelen. (Source: Brad Snobelen)

Chad Carnie

Chad Carnie Chad Carnie. (Source: Chad Carnie)
  • Email: chadcarnie@hotmail.com

Hassan Tariq

No contact information listed, as per Chatham-Kent’s website.

Spencer Stinson

Spencer Stinson Spencer Stinson. (Source: Spencer Stinson)

Ward 3 - North East Kent

Cory Couture

Cory Couture Cory Couture. (Source: Cory Couture)

Emery Huszka

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  • Email: emery4ward3@mdirect.net

Matthew Pietens

Matthew Pietens Matthew Pietens. (Source: Matthew Pietens)
  • Email: mattpietens@gmail.com

James Plunkett

James Plunkett James Plunkett. (Source: James Plunkett)
  • Email: jamesplunkettward3@gmail.com

Mark Huston

Mark Huston Mark Huston. (Source: Mark Huston)
  • Email: mark4ck@gmail.com

Kyle Carter

Kyle Carter Kyle Carter. (Source: Kyle Carter)

Ward 4 - North West Kent

John Cummings

John Cummings John Cummings. (Source: John Cummings)

Kirk Hooker

Kirk Hooker. Kirk Hooker. (Source: Kirk Hooker)
  • Email: kirkhooker38@gmail.com

Rhonda Jubenville

022625_CKL Chatham Kent Leamington riding profile candidates ontario election Rhonda Jubenville, New Blue Party of Ontario (Source: New Blue Party of Ontario)
  • Email: rhondaj4ward4@gmail.com

Ward 5 - Wallaceburg and area

Brendan Authier

Brendan Authier Brendan Authier. (Source: Brendan Authier)

David Hyatt

David Hyatt David Hyatt. (Source: David Hyatt)
  • Email: dave-hyatt@hotmail.com

Jason Debuck

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  • Email: debuckski@gmail.com

Zac Nicholson

Zac Nicholson Zac Nicholson. (Source: Zac Nicholson)

Loree Bailey

No contact information listed, as per Chatham-Kent’s website.

Chris Young

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  • Email: young2026ward5@gmail.com

Steven Burritt

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  • Email: stevenburritt@hotmail.com

Ward 6 - North West Chatham

Alysson Storey

Alysson Storey Alysson Storey. (Source: Alysson Storey, Councillor, Chatham-Kent, Ontario/Facebook)
  • Email: votestorey@gmail.com

Sheila Moir-Martin

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  • Email: smmartin481@gmail.com

Ben Labadie

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  • Email: ben@peercra.com

Karen Montgomery

Karen Montgomery Karen Montgomery. (Source: Karen Montgomery)

F. Brian Machado

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  • Email: brian.marchadoward6@gmail.com

Ward 7 - North East Chatham

Steve Kenney

Steve Kenney Steve Kenney. (Source: Steve Kenney)

Amy Finn

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  • Email: finny1820@gmail.com

Larry Hutchins

Larry Hutchins Larry Hutchins. (Source: Larry Hutchins)
  • Email: larryhutchinsward7ck@gmail.com

Jason Reynolds

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  • Email: reynolds4chathamkent@gmail.com

Steve Adkins

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  • Email: steveadkins101@gmail.com

Michael Fife

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  • Email: drfife.ckcouncil@gmail.com

Doug Robbins

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  • Email: voterobbinsck@gmail.com

Dustin Gawne

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  • Email: dustin@alternativehighs.ca

Marc King

Marc King Marc King. (Source: Marc King)
  • Email: kingforcouncilward7@gmail.com
  • Facebook: Marc King

Ward 8 - South Chatham

Luke Van Der Vliet

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  • Email: lukevandervliet8@gmail.com

Sandra Dorner

Sandra Dorner Sandra Dorner. (Source: Sandra Dorner)
  • Email: sandradorner134@icloud.com

John Duquette

John Duquette John Duquette. (Source: John Duquette)
  • Email: johnduquette2026@gmail.com

Andy Fisher

Andy Fisher Andy Fisher. (Source: Andy Fisher)
  • Email: andyfisher@hotmail.com

Rick Nicholls

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  • Email: ricknicholls@protonmail.com

Stephani Shill

Stephani Shill Stephani Shill. (Source: Stephani Shill)

Scott Thompson

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  • Email: scottthompsonward8@gmail.com

Ryan Drouillard

Ryan Drouillard Ryan Drouillard. (Source: Ryan Drouillard)
  • Email: ryanjdrouillard@yahoo.com

Paulo Graciano

Paulo Graciano Paulo Graciano. (Source: Paulo Graciano)
  • Email: paulo.graciano2026@gmail.com

Deb Martin

No contact information listed, as per Chatham-Kent’s website.