The nomination period for the 2026 Municipal Election in Chatham-Kent closed on Friday, August 21, 2026 at 2 p.m.
Election day is Monday, October 26, 2026.
Here are the full list of candidates across Chatham-Kent:
MAYOR
Lauren Anderson
Michael Bondy
Nelson Burm
Darrin Canniff
April Colby
Ryan Gow
Randy Hope
WARD 1 – SOUTH WEST KENT
Tom Askew
Mark Authier
Michael Bond
Melissa Harrigan
Andréa Palmer
Gerhard Taves
WARD 2 – SOUTH EAST KENT
Chad Carnie
Anthony Ceccacci
Matthew Giffin
Fred Hooper
Matt Lamarche
Denise Maynard
Albert Pilbeam/em>
Brad Snobelen
Spencer Stinson
Hassan Tariq
WARD 3 – NORTH EAST KENT
Lauren Aziz
Kyle Carter
Cory Couture
Mark Huston
Emery Huszka
Matthew Pietens
James Plunkett
WARD 4 – NORTH WEST KENT
John Cummings
Kirk Hooker
Rhonda Jubenville
WARD 5 – WALLACEBURG
Bill Arends
Brendan Authier
Loree Bailey
Jim Blake
Dave Brunditt
Steven Burritt
Mark Childs
Jason Debuck
Brent DeNure
David Hyatt
Zac Nicholson
Victoria Stewart
Bill Wolsing
Chris Young
WARD 6 – NORTH WEST CHATHAM
Jeff Comiskey
Ben Labadie
F. Brian Machado
Sheila Moir-Martin
Karen Montgomery
Dave Palmer
Bonny Pigeon
Alysson Storey
Marc Westerman
WARD 7 – NORTH EAST CHATHAM
Steve Adkins
Marjorie Crew
Penelope Duchesne
Michael Fife
Amy Finn
Dustin Gawne
Michael Gibbons
Rick Hottot
Larry Hutchins
Steve Kenney
Marc King
Jason Reynolds
Jonathan Meriano
Doug Robbins
Karen Robinet
Dustin Ryan
Dale VanDusen
WARD 8 – SOUTH CHATHAM
Connor Allin
Bruce Caldwell
Cynthia Côté
Sandra Dorner
Ryan Drouillard
John Duquette
Andy Fisher
Paulo Graciano
Deb Martin – WITHDRAWN
Brock McGregor
Rick Nicholls
Stephani Shill
Scott Thompson
Luke Van Der Vliet
