Municipality of Kincardine · ON — Canada Municipal Elections 2026

Lower · part of County of Bruce

11,329

eligible voters 2026

43.0%

turnout in 2022

seats on the ballot

certified candidates

incumbents running

12,268

population

South Western km²

land area

Mayor 1 to be elected3 candidates

Barb Fisher	🔎 🔎 Barb Fisher joins race for mayor of Kincardine in October municipal election
Bill Stewart Serving council — different office Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 2	🔎
Kenneth Craig Incumbent Elected 2022 · Mayor (59.3%)	🔎

Deputy Mayor 1 to be elected1 candidates

Rory Cavanagh Serving council — different office Elected 2022 · Councillor At Large

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Councillor At Large 3 to be elected4 candidates

Ali Shah	🔎
Darrel Perry	🔎
Michael McKechnie	🔎
Mike Hinchberger Serving council — different office Elected 2022 · Councillor At Large	🔎

Councillor — Ward 1 2 to be elected2 candidates

Jennifer Prenger Serving council — different office Elected 2022 · Councillor At Large	🔎
Russ Crook	🔎

Councillor — Ward 2 1 to be elected2 candidates

Kyle McKay	🔎
Michael Ferrier	🔎

Councillor — Ward 3 1 to be elected1 candidates

Amanda Steinhoff-Gray Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 3

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🗞 On the radar — local coverage

Kincardine election candidates help volunteers prepare Peace Garden for winterThe Kincardine Record · 2026-10-12
Get to know the 2026 Kincardine municipal election candidates - Owen Sound Sun-TimesOwen Sound Sun-Times · 2026-09-12
Race for mayor, councillors in Kincardine as list of candidates is certifiedThe Kincardine Record · 2026-08-24
Barb Fisher joins race for mayor of Kincardine in October municipal electionThe Kincardine Record · 2026-08-17
Race for Kincardine councillor-at-large in October municipal electionThe Kincardine Record · 2026-08-14
Second candidate running for Kincardine's Ward 1 in October electionThe Kincardine Record · 2026-08-13
New candidate on roster for Kincardine councillor-at-large in October electionThe Kincardine Record · 2026-08-12
Another new candidate joins Kincardine roster for municipal election in OctoberThe Kincardine Record · 2026-08-02

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

📊 2022 in review

Turnout in 2022: 43.0% (4,681 of 10,884 eligible voters). Full certified results: AMO 2022 portal.

Deputy Mayor

✅ Andrea Clarke2,838 votes ·

Gerry Glover960 votes ·

Uli Hack867 votes ·

Mayor

✅ Kenneth Craig2,776 votes · 59.3%

Laura Haight1,905 votes · 40.7%

Councillor At Large

✅ Mike Hinchberger2,814 votes ·

✅ Rory Cavanagh2,788 votes ·

✅ Jennifer Prenger1,927 votes ·

Jeff Hegmans1,613 votes ·

Scott Wilson1,137 votes ·

Carla Glover1,088 votes ·

Jim David540 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 1

✅ Beth Blackwell0 votes ·

✅ Doug Kennedy0 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 2

✅ Bill Stewart668 votes ·

Carol Blake409 votes ·

Linda McKee152 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 3

✅ Amanda Steinhoff-Gray474 votes ·

Bill Mckeeman216 votes ·

Sources: official candidate listing · 2022 certified results