Town of Gravenhurst · ON — Canada Municipal Elections 2026

Lower · part of The District Municipality of Muskoka

16,311

eligible voters 2026

33.5%

turnout in 2022

seats on the ballot

certified candidates

incumbents running

13,157

population

Central km²

land area

Mayor 1 to be elected4 candidates

Heidi Lorenz Incumbent Elected 2022 · Mayor (44.0%)	🔎
Jeff Watson	🔎 🔎 Jeff Watson Announces He Is Running For Mayor Of Gravenhurst Jeff Watson Enters Race for Mayor of Gravenhurst
Jo Morphy Serving council — different office Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 2	🔎
Marc Mantha Ran 2022 · Mayor (16.5%)	🔎

District Councillor 3 to be elected5 candidates

Christina Hunter Serving council — different office Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 5	🔎
Erin Strength Incumbent Elected 2022 · District Councillor	🔎
Jaden Hollingshead Ran 2022 · District Councillor	🔎
Penny Varney Serving council — different office Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 1	🔎
Sandy Cairns Incumbent Elected 2022 · District Councillor	🔎

Councillor — Ward 1 1 to be elected5 candidates

Brad Rundle Ran 2022 · Councillor, Ward 4	🔎
Elizabeth Shannon	🔎
Erin Gauthier	🔎
Gordie Merton Ran 2022 · District Councillor	🔎
Heidi Welker	🔎

Councillor — Ward 2 1 to be elected3 candidates

Anita Latner	🔎
David Kellam	🔎
Stephen Sims	🔎

Councillor — Ward 3 1 to be elected2 candidates

Carol Ann LeMoine	🔎
Larry Brassard	🔎

Councillor — Ward 4 1 to be elected1 candidates

Randy Jorgensen Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 4

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Councillor — Ward 5 1 to be elected2 candidates

Samantha Renee Ennest	🔎
Tina Kilbourne	🔎

🗞 On the radar — local coverage

Gravenhurst election takes shape with 20 candidatesSouth Muskoka Doppler · 2026-08-26
Gravenhurst election field takes shape as nominations closeHunters Bay Radio · 2026-08-21
Gravenhurst using new ward boundaries for next electionHunters Bay Radio · 2026-07-17
Jeff Watson Announces He Is Running For Mayor Of GravenhurstMuskoka411 · 2026-07-03
Seven Candidates Now Confirmed for Gravenhurst Municipal ElectionSouth Muskoka Doppler · 2026-06-23

Headlines from the campaign period, via Google News — quoted, not paraphrased.

📊 2022 in review

Turnout in 2022: 33.5% (4,933 of 14,704 eligible voters). Full certified results: AMO 2022 portal.

Mayor

✅ Heidi Lorenz2,155 votes · 44.0%

Terry Pilger1,937 votes · 39.5%

Marc Mantha809 votes · 16.5%

Councillor, Ward 1

✅ Penny Varney931 votes ·

Sandi Allan298 votes ·

James Tosswill153 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 2

✅ Jo Morphy0 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 3

✅ Michelle Robinson642 votes ·

Dan Kretschmar117 votes ·

Joanne Fairbrass94 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 4

✅ Randy Jorgensen505 votes ·

Brad Rundle171 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 5

✅ Christina Hunter742 votes ·

Leslie McCann412 votes ·

District Councillor

✅ Sandy Cairns3,186 votes ·

✅ Erin Strength2,005 votes ·

✅ Peter M. Johnston1,833 votes ·

Jaden Hollingshead1,691 votes ·

John Gordon1,686 votes ·

Gordie Merton838 votes ·

Allan J. Kent596 votes ·

Bryant Halsall189 votes ·

Sources: official candidate listing · 2022 certified results