Essa, Township of
Provisional — data as of 2026-07-23; nominations close August 21, 2026. This page is one entry in a mechanically generated 444-municipality index; it is not hand-edited — see “How to correct an error” below.
Municipality facts
- Tier: lower
- Upper tier: Simcoe, County of
- Population (2021 Census): 22970
Official links
- Clerk's election page: https://www.essatownship.on.ca/council-administration/elections/
- Candidate list: none on file
- 2022 results: none on file
- Coverage status (this dataset's own honesty flag): census, as of 2026-07-23
Races on file (7)
This section informs; it does not rank, endorse, attack, or characterize any candidate — same posture as every other candidate-facing page in this kit.
Mayor — At Large
ON-essa-mayor
- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: Sandie Macdonald — running in 2026: yes
- Open seat: no
- Filed candidates on file below: 2 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 2)
- 2022 baseline: turnout 15.32% · margin not on file pts · acclaimed: yes
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown
Filed candidates (2, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Lo Greco | undated | https://francescologrecoformayor.com | infofrancescologreco@gmail.com; (416) 574-0687 |
| Sandie Macdonald | undated | none on file | sandie4essamayor2026@outlook.com; (705) 424-6844 |
Councillor — Ward 1
ON-essa-council-w01
- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
- Open seat: unknown
- Filed candidates on file below: 1 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 1)
- 2022 baseline: turnout 9.34% · margin 27.59 pts · acclaimed: no
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown
Filed candidates (1, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pieter Kiezebrink | undated | none on file | pieter_kiezebrink@hotmail.com; (705) 730-3598 |
Councillor — Ward 2
ON-essa-council-w02
- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
- Open seat: unknown
- Filed candidates on file below: 1 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 1)
- 2022 baseline: turnout 24.46% · margin 21.61 pts · acclaimed: no
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown
Filed candidates (1, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Sander | undated | none on file | (705) 726-7799 |
Councillor — Ward 3
ON-essa-council-w03
- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
- Open seat: unknown
- Filed candidates on file below: 1 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 1)
- 2022 baseline: turnout 21.81% · margin 11.96 pts · acclaimed: no
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown
Filed candidates (1, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liana Maltby | undated | none on file | lianamaltby@gmail.com; (705) 733-6502 |
Trustee — SCDSB — Adjala-Tosorontio, Clearview, CFB Borden, Essa (SCDSB trustee zone)
ON-BD-scdsb-trustee-essa
- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
- Open seat: unknown
- Filed candidates on file below: 1 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 1)
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown
Filed candidates (1, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandy Rafeek | 2026-05-01 | none on file | brandyrafeek@gmail.com; (705) 791-7009 |
Trustee — SMCDSB — Essa, Essa-CFB, Adjala-Tosorontio, Adjala-Tosorontio-CFB, New Tecumseth (SMCDSB trustee zone)
ON-BD-smcdsb-trustee-essa
- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
- Open seat: unknown
- Filed candidates on file below: 2 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 1)
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown
Filed candidates (2, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janice Hutchinson | undated | none on file | hutchinsonjanice@hotmail.com |
| Janice Hutchison | 2026-05-05 | none on file | hutchisonjanice@hotmail.com |
Deputy_mayor — At Large
ON-essa-deputy-mayor
- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
- Open seat: unknown
- Filed candidates on file below: 1 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 1)
- 2022 baseline: turnout 15.32% · margin not on file pts · acclaimed: yes
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown
Filed candidates (1, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Smith | undated | none on file | essacouncilmichael@gmail.com; (705) 794-3230 |
How to correct an error
This page is generated mechanically from municipalities.csv / races.csv / candidates.csv; it is not hand-edited. If anything above is wrong, out of date, or missing:
- Check the candidate's own current public campaign site or social account, and the municipality's own live candidate list (linked above) — those are the primary sources this page draws from.
- Corrections should point to a public, verifiable source (a candidate's own site, a clerk record, an official results document) — unsourced claims about any candidate are not taken.
- This page should be regenerated from the source CSVs after any correction, not edited in place.
Provisional — nominations close 2026-08-21.