Elections will be held in Simcoe County, Ontario on October 26, 2026 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
Simcoe County Council Following the passage of the "Better Regional Governance Act", the provincial government will appoint the Warden of the county, and shrink the size of council to 17, eliminating the deputy mayor positions. County Council will thus consist of the mayors of the county's 16 municipalities plus the chair.
Office Elected Warden Appointed by provincial government Mayor of Adjala-Tosorontio Mayor of Bradford West Gwillimbury Mayor of Clearview Mayor of Collingwood Mayor of Essa Mayor of Innisfil Mayor of MidlandMayor of New Tecumseth Mayor of Oro-Medonte Mayor of Penetanguishene Doug Rawson (acclaimed)Mayor of Ramara Mayor of Severn Mayor of Springwater Mayor of Tay Ted Walker (acclaimed)Mayor of Tiny Mayor of Wasaga Beach
Adjala-Tosorontio Mayor List of candidates: Mayoral Candidate Vote % Scott W. Anderson (X) Anub Simson Bob Meadows Steven Stogrin
Bradford West Gwillimbury List of candidates:
Mayor Challenging mayor James Leduc will be Ward 5 councillor Peter Gerragine, businessman Mauro Di Giovanni, Ward 6 councillor Nickolas Harper,Deputy Mayor Raj Sandhu, and entrepreneur Emil Alkhanov.
Mayoral Candidate Vote % James Leduc (X) Mauro Di Giovanni Peter Ferragine Nickolas Harper Raj Sandhu Emil Alkhanov
Deputy mayor Deputy Mayoral Candidate Vote % Stephanie Sinclair Joseph G. Giordano Youlan Williams
Bradford West Gwillimbury Town Council
Candidate Vote % Ward 1 Cheraldean Duhaney (X) Bibi Ganesh Kimberly Harvey Jeffrey Bellamy Vikas Patel Aftab Hussain Marianna Calamia Charlie Shaw Ward 2Jennifer Harrison Alfie Cavallo David Cummings Ward 3 Ben Verkaik (X) Carlos Botelho Rahmat Mansoor Ward 4 Salvatore Morra Kash Toor Jamal Pascall David Pullara Dhwanish Vaidya Henry Egharevba Ward 5 Munawar Chudary Darryl Eek Ward 6 Tristan Daniels Brent Fellman Elizabeth Lambert Matthew Patullo Ward 7 Peter Dykie (X) Stanley Joseph
Clearview Mayor List of candidates:
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Douglas Measures (X) Robert McArthur
Collingwood Mayor Mayor Yvonne Hamlin is running for re-election. Running against her is Town Councillor Kathy Jeffery, former Town Councillor Norman Sandberg, and entrepreneur Jonathan Hillis.
List of candidates: Mayoral Candidate Vote % Yvonne Hamlin (X) Jon Hillis Kathy Jeffery Norm Sandberg
Essa Mayor Mayor Sandie Macdonald is running for re-election.
List of candidates: Mayoral Candidate Vote % Sandie Macdonald (X) Francesco Lo Greco
Innisfil List of candidates:
Mayor Mayor Lynn Dollin is being challenged by Deputy Mayor Kenneth Fowler.
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Lynn Dollin (X) Kenneth Fowler Travis Romer Dana Stott
Deputy mayor Deputy Mayoral Candidate Vote % Dave Cockburn Fillip Letichever Rob Nicol
Innisfil Town Council
Candidate Vote % Ward 1 Kevin Eisses (X) Scott Newman Paul Veloso Ward 2 Grace Constantine (X) Susan Bennett Ignasius Croos Anil Dutta Carol Griffith Ward 3 Jennifer Richardson (X) Andrew Harrigan Alison Jacks Nina La Costa Ward 4 Alan Cugliari Melissa Faria Deb McGrath Tricia Tyrell Ward 5 Linda Zanella (X) Karen Brown Dan Davidson Ward 6 Robert Saunders (X) Keisha Knibbs Deborah O'Neill Ward 7 Fred Drodge (X) Rita Ditaranto
Midland Mayor Mayor Bill Gordon is being challenged by longtime resident Ute Schmid-Jones.
List of candidates:
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Bill Gordon (X) Ute Schmid-Jones
New Tecumseth List of candidates:
Mayor Mayor Richard Norcross is running for re-election. Deputy Mayor Stephanie MacLellan is running against him.
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Richard Norcross (X) Stephanie MacLellan Jaison Waldman
Deputy mayor Deputy Mayoral Candidate Vote % Marc Biss Steven Dollmaier
New Tecumseth Town Council The New Tecumseth Town Council will be reduced from having eight ward councillors to seven.
Candidate Vote % Ward 1 Chris Rapin (X) James Dougall Ward 2 Wendy Gabrek (X) Jason Shand Ward 3 Tony Phekoo Laurie Mortimer Ward 4 Alan Masters (X) Ben Miadovnik Ward 5 Nicole Cox (X) Peter Barbati Ward 6 Shira Harrison McIntyre (X) Kyle Warren Joseph Castellano Shannon Rose Ward 7 Andrea Jacks (X) Dianna Del Bianco Stefano Mercuri
Oro-Medonte Mayor Randy Greenlaw is running for re-election. He is being challenged by former Ward 3 councillor Cathy Keane.
Mayor List of candidates:
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Randy Greenlaw (X) Cathy Keane Joanie Pritchett
Penetanguishene Mayor List of candidates: Mayoral Candidate Vote % Doug Rawson (X) Acclaimed
Ramara Mayor Mayor Basil Clarke is not running for re-election. Running to replace him is deputy mayor Keith Bell, Ward 5 councillor Sherri Bell and musician Jim Cronk.
List of candidates: Mayoral Candidate Vote % Keith Bell Sherri Bell Jim Cronk
Severn Mayor Mayor Mike Burkett is running for re-election. He is being challenged by former councillor Jane Dunlop (mother of MPP Jill Dunlop) and political newcomer Danielle Falardeau.
List of candidates: Mayoral Candidate Vote % Mike Burkett (X) Danielle Falardeau Jane Dunlop
Springwater Mayor Jennifer Coughlin is running for re-election. She is being challenged by Deputy Mayor George Cabral.
Mayor List of candidates: Mayoral Candidate Vote % Jennifer Coughlin (X) George Cabral
Tay Mayor List of candidates: Mayoral Candidate Vote % Ted Walker (X) Acclaimed
Tiny Mayor Mayor David Evans is running for re-election. Running against him is councillor Dave Brunelle, and CEO of Health-E-Now Medical Network David Kohler.
List of candidates: Mayoral Candidate Vote % David Evans (X) Dave Brunelle David Kohler Chuck Stradling
Wasaga Beach Mayor Mayor Brian Smith is running for re-election, declaring his intent in 2025.
List of candidates: Mayoral Candidate Vote % Brian Smith (X) Mark Winegarden Leslie Farkas Christopher Stasoff Raven Broughton
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