Former Chatham-Kent Mayor Randy Hope is looking to get his old job back.
Hope filed his nomination papers and is running once again for Chatham-Kent’s top elected position.
Hope served three terms as mayor from 2006 to 2018.
He was also a MPP for the New Democratic Party from 1990 to 1995.
He is the sixth person to file for the position of mayor.
Hope joins current Chatham-Kent Councillors Lauren Anderson and Michael Bondy, Nelson Burm, Ryan Gow and incumbent Mayor Darrin Canniff on the mayoral ballot.
Election day is Monday, October 26, 2026.
