Elections were held in the Niagara Region of Ontario on October 22, 2018, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

Niagara Regional Council Position Elected Fort Erie Mayor Wayne H. RedekopFort Erie Councillor Tom InsinnaGrimsby Mayor Jeff A. JordanGrimsby Councillor Wayne FertichLincoln Mayor Sandra Easton Lincoln Councillor Robert FosterNiagara Falls Mayor Jim DiodatiNiagara Falls Councillor Peter NicholsonNiagara Falls Councillor Barbara Greenwood Niagara Falls Councillor Bob GaleNiagara-on-the-Lake Lord Mayor Betty DiseroNiagara-on-the-Lake Councillor Gary Zalepa Jr.Pelham Mayor Marvin JunkinPelham Councillor Diana HusonPort Colborne Mayor Bill SteelePort Colborne Councillor Barbara ButtersSt. Catharines Mayor Walter SendzikSt. Catharines Councillor Jim Bradley St. Catharines Councillor George DarteSt. Catharines Councillor Sandie BellowsSt. Catharines Councillor Laura IpSt. Catharines Councillor Brian HeitSt. Catharines Councillor Tim Rigby Thorold Mayor Terry UguliniThorold Councillor Tim WhalenWainfleet Mayor Kevin GibsonWelland Mayor Frank CampionWelland Councillor Pat ChiocchioWelland Councillor Leanna VillellaWest Lincoln Mayor David Bylsma

Regional Chair For the first time, the chair of regional council was to be directly elected. However, on the last day of candidate registration the Ontario Government announced they would be cancelling this council race.

At the time of this cancellation, five candidates were registered to run for he chair position. Incumbent chair Al Caslin and Pelham Mayor Dave Augstyn both decided to run for a regional council seat in their respective municipalities.

Fort Erie Mayor Mayoral Candidate Vote % Wayne H. Redekop (X) 5,37056.03 Stephen Passero 3,90340.72 George Jardine 311 3.24

Regional Councillor Candidate Vote % Tom Insinna 3,78340.67 Sandy Annunziata (X) 3,49237.54 Joan Christensen 1,62417.46 Douglas Baker-Smith 402 4.32

Fort Erie Town Council

Ward 1 Candidate Vote % George P. McDermott (X) 76463.25 Dale Hirons 44436.75

Ward 2 Candidate Vote % Nick Dubanow 83852.87 Marlo Toppazzini 40825.74 John Mollicone 33921.39

Ward 3 Candidate Vote % Kimberly Zanko (X) 81145.23 Tracey Calder Rosettani 52829.45 Dean Demizio 27715.45 Scott Winger 177 9.87

Ward 4 Candidate Vote % Marina Butler (X) 67343.56 Ron Brunner 52233.79 Pati Habermann 27017.48 Robert Hirons 80 5.18

Ward 5 Candidate Vote % Don Lubberts (X) 59935.03 Michael Reles 58534.21 Leah Feor 52630.76

Ward 6 Candidate Vote % Ann-Marie Noyes 90257.05 Christoffer M. Knutt (X) 67942.95

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Grimsby Mayor Mayoral Candidate Vote % Jeff A. Jordan 6,344 71.51 Steve D. Berry 2,527 28.49 Source:

Lincoln Mayor Mayoral Candidate Vote % Sandra Easton (X) 4,39766.30 Robert Condotta 2,23533.70 Source:

Niagara Falls Source:

Mayor Mayoral Candidate Vote % Jim Diodati (X) 13,875 58.09 Kim Craitor 8,252 34.55 Dinah Lilia Mourise 1,047 4.38 Kip Finn 710 2.97

Regional Council Three to be elected. Regional councillors do not sit in city council. Candidate Vote % Peter Nicholson 9,67417.85 Barbara Greenwood 7,65314.12 Bob Gale (X) 7,21113.30 Selina Volpatti (X) 6,48311.96 John Morocco 4,743 8.75 Tim Housser 4,262 7.86 Chris Rigas 3,744 6.91 Dianne Munro 2,912 5.37 Anne Angelone 2,630 4.85 Dave Eke 1,973 3.64 Theresa Johnson 1,942 3.58 Clarke Bitter 980 1.81

Niagara Falls City Council 8 to be elected at-large.

Candidate Vote % Mike Strange (X) 12,021 8.85 Victor Pietrangelo (X) 8,846 6.51 Wayne Thomson (X) 8,355 6.15 Lori Lococo 7,666 5.64 Wayne Campbell (X) 7,413 5.46 Vince Kerrio (X) 7,356 5.41 Chris Dabrowski 7,130 5.25 Carolyn Ioannoni (X) 7,015 5.16 Joyce Morocco (X) 6,535 4.81 Rich Merlino 5,673 4.18 Kenneth Groves 5,248 3.86 Steve Ludzik 5,080 3.74 Shirley Fisher 4,276 3.15 Tony Baldinelli 3,713 2.73 Karen Stearne 3,346 2.46 Tom Stranges 3,328 2.45 Peter Dychtiar 3,122 2.30 Angela Peebles 3,047 2.24 Anne Radojcic 2,951 2.17 Peter Fischer 2,922 2.15 Norm Puttick 2,856 2.10 Gary Baker 2,594 1.91 Jamie Jones 1,972 1.45 Domenic Caruso 1,816 1.34 Christian Bell 1,727 1.27 Tim Tredwell 1,569 1.15 Lucia Baldinelli Ciampa 1,555 1.14 Margie Manker 1,528 1.12 Ralph Panucci 1,443 1.06 Nick Maruca 986 0.73 Harvey Gordon 868 0.64 Vito Pennimpede 761 0.56 Jordan Cowe 679 0.50Daniel Faraci 455 0.33

Niagara-on-the-Lake Lord Mayor Lord Mayoral Candidate Vote % Betty Disero 4,169 50.14 Patrick Darte (X) 2,743 32.99 Daniel Turner 1,402 16.86 Source:

Pelham Mayor Mayoral Candidate Vote % Marvin Junkin 3,975 55.66 Gary Edward Accursi 1,671 23.40 Carla Baxter 1,495 20.94 Source:

Port Colborne Mayor Mayoral Candidate Vote % Bill Steele 2,634 39.88 Betty Konc 1,932 29.25 Wayne Elliott 1,789 27.09 Ron St. Jean 249 3.77 Source:

St. Catharines

The 2018 St. Catharines municipal election took place on Monday October 22, 2018 to determine a mayor, regional and city councillors and school trustees in the city of St. Catharines, Ontario. The election of a regional chair was also scheduled, but was cancelled by the provincial government led by Premier Doug Ford on Friday July 27, 2018, the registration deadline for candidates.

Mayor Mayoral Candidate Vote % Walter Sendzik (X) 21,574 71.85 Richard Stephens 5,834 19.43 Johnny Tischler 1,465 4.88 Tunde Soniregun 1,153 3.84 Source:

Regional Council Six to be elected at-large. Regional councillors do not sit in city council. Candidate Total votes % of total votes Jim Bradley 18,954 14.10 George Darte 12,516 9.31 Sandie Bellows 11,117 8.27 Laura Ip 9,878 7.35 Brian Heit (X) 8,499 6.32 Tim Rigby (X) 8,435 6.27 Kelly Edgar (X) 7,233 5.38 Mike Britton 6,765 5.03 Bruce Timms (X) 5,859 4.36 Haley Bateman 5,546 4.13 Mark Elliott 5,519 4.10 Rob Depetris 4,784 3.56 Mo Al Jumaily 4,105 3.05 Debbie MacGregor (X) 3,844 2.86 Emily Beth Spanton 3,421 2.54 Frank Rupcic 3,360 2.50 Peter Gill 3,247 2.42 Mary Margaret Murphy 2,763 2.06 Len Stack 2,735 2.03 Alan Caslin (X) 1,928 1.43 Lou Felice 1,476 1.10 Paul Allan 1,438 1.07 Bob Szajkowski 1,024 0.76 Source:

St. Catharines City Council

Ward 1 - Merriton Candidate Vote % Greg Miller 1,848 25.31 Lori Littleton 1,527 20.91 David Haywood (X) 1,380 18.90 Lesley Seaborne 1,121 15.35 Kim Clifford 742 10.16 Diane Foster 281 3.85 Marta Liddiard 280 3.83 Hayden Lawrence 123 1.68 Source:

Ward 2 - St. Andrew's

Candidate Vote % Joe Kushner (X) 2,954 39.12 Matt Harris (X) 2,850 37.74 Emilio Raimondo 1,748 23.15 Source:

Ward 3 - St. George's Candidate Vote % Sal Sorrento (X) 1,921 30.42 Kevin Townsend 1,536 24.33 Brody Longmuir 1,475 23.36 Vicky-Lynn Smith 1,126 17.83 Thomas Grundy 256 4.05 Source:

Ward 4 - St. Patrick's Candidate Vote % Karrie Porter 3,098 41.03 Mat Siscoe (X) 2,279 30.19 Robin McPherson 2,173 28.78 Source:

Ward 5 - Grantham

Candidate Vote % Bill Phillips (X) 2,860 26.52 Dawn Dodge 2,227 20.65 Jeff Brooks 1,944 18.03 Mark Stevens 1,262 11.70 Dennis Van Meer 1,067 9.90 Alan C. Ziemianin 665 6.17 Rob Gill 501 4.65 Matthew Bastead 257 2.38 Source:

Ward 6 - Port Dalhousie

Candidate Vote % Carlos Garcia (X) 3,263 30.35 Bruce Williamson (X) 3,018 28.07 Jeff Mackie 2,422 22.53 Wolfgang Guembel 2,047 19.04 Source:

Thorold Mayor Mayoral Candidate Vote % Terry Ugulini 3,29864.41 Henry D'Angela 1,82235.59 Source:

Wainfleet Mayor Mayoral Candidate Vote % Kevin Gibson 1,009 35.29 Richard Dykstra 468 16.37 Ted Hessels 455 15.91 Andrew Watts 411 14.38 Alfred Kiers 397 13.89 Ken Martin 119 4.16 Source:

Welland Mayor Mayoral Candidate Vote % Frank Campion (X) 10,10077.90 Steven Soos 1,45311.21 David Clow 1,413 10.90 Source:

Regional Councillor Two to be elected Candidate Vote % Pat Chiocchio 6,354 29.96 Leanna Villella 6,344 29.92 Paul Grenier (X) 4,735 22.33 George Marshall (X) 3,773 17.79 Source:

Welland City Council

Two elected from each ward

Ward 1 Candidate Vote % Mary Ann Grimaldi (X) 1,000 30.07 Adam Moote 886 26.64 Ryan Huckla 639 19.21 Tom Bacolini 299 8.99 Shirley Cordiner 221 6.64 Holly Syer 219 6.58 Robin Comtois 62 1.86 Source:

Ward 2 Candidate Vote % Leo Van Vliet (X) 1,407 34.08 David McLeod (X) 1,404 34.01 Serge Daoust 535 12.6 Debi Katsmar 465 11.26 Brad Ulch 317 7.68 Source:

Ward 3 Candidate Vote % Lucas Spinosa 1,547 37.36 John Chiocchio (X) 1,191 28.76 John Mastroianni (X) 1,019 24.61 John Thomas McNall 3849.27 Source:

By-election A by-election was held on August 9, 2021, in Ward 3 to fill the vacancy of Lucas Spinosa who resigned.

Candidate Vote % John Mastroianni 712 35.28 Steve Soos 386 19.13 Cathy Connor 341 16.90 Nancy Dmytrov Bilboe 271 13.43 Douglas R. Thomas 205 10.16 Phil Gladman 91 4.51

Ward 4 Candidate Vote % Bryan Green 1,146 28.92 Tony Dimarco (X) 1,126 28.41 Melissa McGlashan 820 20.69 Maria Lallouet 652 16.45 Phill Gladman 119 3.00 Charles Owen 100 2.52 Source:

Ward 5 Candidate Vote % Graham Speck 1,110 32.93 Claudette Richard (X) 1,099 32.60 Ken LeBlanc 662 19.64 Leslie Robichaud 233 6.91 Niki Ann Brideau 206 6.11 Devin Paul James St. Jean 61 1.81 Source:

Ward 6 Candidate Vote % Bonnie Fokkens (X) 1,096 31.76 Jim Larouche (X) 874 25.33 Mike Konderka 816 23.65 Jamie Lee 443 12.84 James Takeo 222 6.43 Source:

West Lincoln Mayor Mayoral Candidate Vote % David Bylsma 2,115 47.51 Douglas Joyner (X) 1,104 24.80 Joann Chechalk 1,034 23.23 Paul Wiebe 199 4.47 Source:

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