The 2026 Waterloo Region municipal elections will be held on October 26, 2026, in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, to elect Waterloo Regional Council, the mayors and city councils of Cambridge, Kitchener, North Dumfries, Waterloo, Wellesley, Wilmot, and Woolwich, the Waterloo Region District School Board (Public), the Waterloo Catholic District School Board, and the regional members of Conseil Scolaire de District Catholiques Centre-Sud and Conseil Scolaire Viamonde (Public). The elections were part of the wider 2026 Ontario municipal elections.
(X) denotes incumbent.
Waterloo Regional Council Chair Following the passage of the "Better Regional Governance Act", the provincial government will appoint the chair of the Region. Voters in the Region had elected the Chair since 1997.
Council Waterloo Regional Council includes the chair, the mayors of the seven constituent municipalities (see below) and eight directly elected councillors from the three main cities:
List of candidates: Candidate Vote % Cambridge (2 to be elected) Pam Wolf (X) Doug Craig (X) Salman Arefin Prakash Venkataraman Bryan Causarano-Bolton Kitchener (4 to be elected) Joe Gowing (X) Michael Harris (X) Matt Rodrigues (X) Colleen James (X) Kim Huxted Simon Guthrie Michael Wisniewski Anna Meksavanh Eve Elizabeth Simson Kevin White Mac Graham Ed Edwards Waterloo (2 to be elected) Jim Erb (X) Chantal Huinink (X) Sarvesh Pratap Singh Chris Moser Lindsay Manary Soo Bok Lee Rami Said
Cambridge List of candidates:
Mayor
Mayor Jan Liggett is running for re-election. She is being opposed by city councillor Scott Hamilton, and businessman Ryan Bolender. Mayoral Candidate Vote %Jan Liggett (X) Tony Chaves Ryan Bolender Scott Hamilton Ihtsham Haq Ken Roche
Cambridge City Council
Candidate Vote % Ward 1 Helen Shwery (X) Jeff Donkersgoed Saleem Shaikh Ward 2Mike Devine (X) David Craig Mark Linton Matt Rogers Ward 3Corey Kimpson (X) Kiran Abid Shaun Spalding Ward 4Ross Earnshaw (X) Jawad Ahmad Malik David O'Hara Ward 5 Sheri Roberts (X) Nazim Shawh Ward 6Adam Cooper (X) Randy Carter Barbara A. Harrington Chris McCormick Ward 7 Tasneem Chhadiya Manuel da Silva Kristen Danson David Guerin Dani Ieso John Teat Ward 8 Nicholas Ermeta (X) Chris Alward Cody Botelho George Fiddick Arpan Pandit
Kitchener List of candidates:
Mayor
Mayor Berry Vrbanovic is running for re-election. Running against him are homelessness advocate David Alton, international human rights lawyer Wazhma Frogh, and businessman George Trihenea.
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Berry Vrbanovic (X) David Alton Wazhma Frogh George Trihenea Wali Khan Manikantan Nair Cindy Ward
Kitchener City Council
Candidate Vote % Ward 1 Scott Davey (X) Elizabeth Bate Haile Kiflai Zahid Mian Mahmood Ward 2 Dave Schnider (X) Soran Ibrahim Derrick Rabethge Ward 3 Jason Deneault (X) Shawn Bradshaw Joanne Delaney-Fraser Lurdes Jordao Ismail Mohamed Matt Parker Ward 4 Christine Michaud (X) Anant Jain Ibraheem Kappaya Vikki Poirier Harry Scanlan Ward 5 Nate Bahlbi Dimple Birdee Muhammad Miqdad Hudda Jon Massimi Rich Peers Navjot Sandhu Sumit Selhi Fitz Vanderpool Tacey Weiler Ward 6 Paul Singh (X) Amber Louise Culley Brooklin Wallis Ward 7 Bil Ioannidis (X) Richie Nanan Nikki Rollick Ward 8 Margaret Johnston (X) Wendy Creighton Philip Molto Carly Pettinger Ward 9Mohamed Askalany Debbie Chapman (X) Tim Willcox Ward 10 Stephanie Stretch (X) Everton Dixon Sam Nabi Peter Gordon Piluk Aalaa Rehman
North Dumfries List of candidates:
Mayor Mayor Sue Foxton is not running for re-election. Running to replace her is councillor Rod Rolleman.
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Prabhjap Sandhu Terry Knarr Rodney Rolleman
Waterloo List of candidates:
Mayor
Mayor Dorothy McCabe has announced she will be running for re-election. Mayoral Candidate Vote %Dorothy McCabe (X) Jeyas Balaskanthan Jamie Hari Jerry Jiang Shannon Weber
Waterloo City Council
Candidate Vote % Ward 1 Sandra Hanmer (X) Joel Botter Ward 2 Asma Al-Wahsh Khaled Berbash Shawn Humes Ying Susan Jiang Venkat Kondam Moraa Mochama Janice Moore Ward 3 Hans Roach (X) Victoria Robertson Ward 4 Diane Freeman (X) Travis Restoule Syed Tirmizi Ward 5 Eda Dede Scott Piatkowski Andrew Portwine Marty Rempel Victoria Richardson Ward 6 Mary Lou Roe (X) Damian Mikhail Ward 7 Julie Wright (X) Abdullah
Wellesley List of candidates:
Mayor Mayor Joe Nowak is running for re-election. Running against him is businessman Chris Martin.
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Joe Nowak (X) Chris Martin
Wilmot Mayor Mayor Natasha Salonen is running for re-election. She is being opposed by Stephanie Goertz, co-founder and organizer with the Waterloo Region Grassroots Response to the Ukrainian Crisis, Ward 2 Councillor Kris Wilkinson, and homebuilder Clive Woolner.
List of candidates: Mayoral Candidate Vote % Natasha Salonen (X) Stephanie Goertz Kristopher Wilkinson Clive Woolner
Woolwich Mayor Mayor Sandy Shantz is not running for re-election. Running to replace her is Ward 1 councillor Evan Burgess, Ward 2 councillor Eric Schwindt, and Elmira resident Chane Ballantyne.
List of candidates: Mayoral Candidate Vote % Chane Ballantyne Evan Burgess Glenn Fern Eric Schwindt
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