Certified Candidates Announced for Leamington’s 2026 Municipal Election

Following the close of nominations on Friday, August 21, 2026, the Municipal Clerk has certified the official list of candidates for Leamington’s 2026 Municipal and School Board Election.

The certified candidates are:

Mayor (One position available)

  • Cris Biron
  • Hilda MacDonald

Deputy Mayor (One position available)

  • Paul Tiessen
  • Dean Wilkinson

Councillor (Five positions available)

  •  Anthony Abraham
  • Carol Bell
  • John Biekx
  • Bill Dunn
  • Renée Knight
  • Heather Latam
  • Bruce Medcalf
  • Rielly O’Shaughnessy
  • Mandi Quiring
  • Oscar Ramirez
  • Corey Robertson
  • Chad Robinson
  • Tim Wilkinson
  • Nigel Williams

Greater Essex County District School Board Trustee (One position available) English Public School Board, representing Leamington and Pelee Township

  • Cheryl Lovell
  • Ethan Wuerch

Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board Trustee

English Separate School Board, representing Leamington, Essex, Kingsville and Pelee Township

  • Mary DiMenna (Acclaimed)

Conseil scolaire Viamonde Trustee

French Public School Board, representing Leamington, Windsor, Pelee Township, Kingsville, Amherstburg, LaSalle, Tecumseh, Lakeshore and Essex

  • Emmanuelle Richez (Acclaimed)

Candidates for the French Public School Board file their nominations with the City of Windsor and are certified by the City of Windsor.

 

Conseil scolaire catholique Providence Trustee (One position available) French Separate School Board, representing Leamington, Pelee Township and Lakeshore

  • Doris Sauvé
  • David Tremblay

Candidates for the French Separate School file their nominations with the Municipality of Lakeshore and are certified by the Municipality of Lakeshore

 

Election Day is Monday, October 26, 2026. Advance voting will be available on October 10, 17 and 21.

 

Residents are encouraged to confirm that they are registered to vote using the Municipality’s Online Voter Lookup tool. Those who are not on the list or need to update their information can submit an online amendment form.

The official list of certified candidates, candidate contact information, voter tools and election details are available at leamington.ca/Election.

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