Haldimand County

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Mayor 1 to be elected4 candidates

Andy Griffin	🔎 🔎 Haldimand Votes – Municipal Election Coverage 2026: Andy Griffin envisions a more unified council if elected mayor
Jake Vandendool Ran 2022 · Mayor (31.0%)	🔎 🔎 Haldimand Votes – Municipal Election Coverage 2026: Jake Vandendool aiming to bring momentum, professionalism back
Jesse Little	🔎 🔎 Haldimand Votes – Municipal Election Coverage 2026: Jesse Little to push for more accountability if elected
Shelley Ann Bentley Incumbent Elected 2022 · Mayor (32.1%)	🔎

Councillor — Ward 1 1 to be elected2 candidates

Brian Doyle	🔎
Debera McKeen Incumbent	🔎

Councillor — Ward 2 1 to be elected4 candidates

Bruce F. Mehlenbacher	🔎
John Metcalfe Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 2	🔎
Paul Beauvais Ran 2022 · Councillor, Ward 2	🔎
William Allen	🔎

Councillor — Ward 3 1 to be elected2 candidates

Dan Lawrence Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 3	🔎
Ryan Mastromatteo	🔎

Councillor — Ward 4 1 to be elected3 candidates

Anna Mroz	🔎
Jason Harnett	🔎
Tony Dalimonte Ran 2022 · Councillor, Ward 4	🔎

Councillor — Ward 5 1 to be elected3 candidates

Ben Tucci	🔎
Cathy Case	🔎
Dave Chevrier	🔎

Councillor — Ward 6 1 to be elected8 candidates

Earl Reinink	🔎
Geoff Edie	🔎
Ian Cowan	🔎
John Ricker	🔎
Lisa Taylor Ran 2022 · Councillor, Ward 6	🔎
Patti Turnbull	🔎
Rob Shirton Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 5	🔎
Veronika Simmons	🔎

Councillor — Ward 7 6 candidates

Kelly Jones Shaw	🔎
Rabiya Azeez	🔎
Rebecca Stewart	🔎
Rob Duncan	🔎
Russ McTear	🔎
Shiwani Sagar	🔎

🗞 On the radar — local coverage

• Everything you need to know about Haldimand County’s 2026 municipal electionCHCH · 2026-09-16

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

📊 2022 in review

Turnout in 2022: 36.5% (14,916 of 40,868 eligible voters). Full certified results: AMO 2022 portal.