Grimsby, Town of
Municipality facts
- Tier: lower
- Upper tier: Niagara, Regional Municipality of
- Population (2021 Census): 28883
Official links
- Clerk's election page: https://www.grimsby.ca/town-hall/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 — Citywide
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- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: Jeff Jordan — running in 2026: yes
- Open seat: no
- Filed candidates on file below: 4 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 4)
- 2022 baseline: turnout 37.54% · margin 61.60 pts · acclaimed: no
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown
Filed candidates (4, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veronica Charrois | undated | none on file | none on file |
| Simon Duong | undated | https://simonduongformayor.ca | none on file |
| Jeff Jordan | undated | none on file | none on file |
| Michelle Seaborn | undated | none on file | none on file |
Councillor — Ward 1
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- Seats: 2
- 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: 2)
- 2022 baseline: turnout 37.54% · margin 7.93 pts · acclaimed: no
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Bodnar | undated | none on file | gbodnargrimsby@pm.me |
| Margot Smeenk | undated | http://www.think.smeenk.ca | margot@think.smeenk.ca |
Councillor — Ward 2
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- Seats: 2
- Incumbent: Lianne Vardy; Don Howe — running in 2026: yes
- Open seat: no
- Filed candidates on file below: 5 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 5)
- 2022 baseline: turnout 37.54% · margin 5.73 pts · acclaimed: no
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): T2-competitive
Filed candidates (5, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Dunstall | undated | none on file | johnrdunstall@gmail.com |
| Don Howe | undated | none on file | w.donald.howe@gmail.com |
| Ben Purkiss | undated | http://www.benpurkiss.ca | ben@benpurkiss.ca |
| Dave Sharpe | undated | none on file | d_sharpe@hotmail.com |
| Lianne Vardy | undated | none on file | votevardy@gmail.com |
Councillor — Ward 3
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- Seats: 2
- Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
- Open seat: unknown
- Filed candidates on file below: 0 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 0)
- 2022 baseline: turnout 37.54% · margin 1.60 pts · acclaimed: no
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown
No candidates on file for this race yet. (races.csv lists 0 registrant(s) as of 2026-08-03; candidates.csv has no matching rows — check the clerk link above directly, this dataset may simply not have caught up.)
Councillor — Ward 4
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- Seats: 2
- Incumbent: Reg Freake; Nick DiFlavio — running in 2026: yes
- Open seat: no
- Filed candidates on file below: 3 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 3)
- 2022 baseline: turnout 37.54% · margin 4.37 pts · acclaimed: no
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown
Filed candidates (3, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick DiFlavio | undated | none on file | nick.diflavio@gmail.com |
| Wayne Fertich | undated | none on file | waynefertich67@gmail.com |
| Reg Freake | undated | none on file | rfreake@gmail.com |
Trustee — DSBN — Grimsby
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- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
- Open seat: unknown
- Filed candidates on file below: 0 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 0)
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown
No candidates on file for this race yet. (races.csv lists 0 registrant(s) as of 2026-08-03; candidates.csv has no matching rows — check the clerk link above directly, this dataset may simply not have caught up.)
Trustee — NIAGARA-CATHOLIC — Grimsby
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- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Dudok | undated | none on file | lynn.a.dudok@gmail.com |
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.