Municipality of Highlands East · ON — Canada Municipal Elections 2026

Lower · part of County of Haliburton

8,592

eligible voters 2026

21.3%

turnout in 2022

seats on the ballot

certified candidates

incumbents running

3,830

population

Central km²

land area

Mayor 1 to be elected5 candidates

Cheryl Ellis Ran 2022 · Mayor (41.8%)	🔎
Dave Burton Incumbent Elected 2022 · Mayor (58.2%)	🔎 🔎 Haliburton County sees surge in voter engagement as municipal election nears Grassroots group aims for more choice on Haliburton County’s municipal election ballots
Krystle Anne Pegg	🔎
Mike Killingsworth	🔎 🔎 Meet Highlands East mayoral candidate Mike Killingsworth
Steve Kauffeldt	🔎

Councillor Bicroft — Ward 1 1 to be elected4 candidates

Councillor Cardiff — Ward 2 1 to be elected2 candidates

Angela Lewis Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 2	🔎
Jo-Anne Gould-Green	🔎

Councillor Glamorgan — Ward 3 1 to be elected2 candidates

Arlene Quinn	🔎
Cecil Ryall Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 3	🔎

Councillor Monmouth — Ward 4 1 to be elected2 candidates

Amy Toye	🔎
Ruth Strong Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 4	🔎

🗞 On the radar — local coverage

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

Turnout in 2022: 21.3% (1,934 of 9,099 eligible voters). Full certified results: AMO 2022 portal.

✅ Dave Burton1,117 votes · 58.2%

Cheryl Ellis801 votes · 41.8%

✅ Cam McKenzie0 votes ·

✅ Angela Lewis449 votes ·

Janice Dahms198 votes ·

✅ Cecil Ryall0 votes ·

✅ Ruth Strong0 votes ·

Sources: official candidate listing · 2022 certified results