Haldimand County
Provisional — data as of 2026-08-01; 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: single
- Upper tier: none (single-tier)
- Population (2021 Census): 49216
Official links
- Clerk's election page: https://www.haldimandcounty.ca/election/
- Candidate list: https://www.haldimandcounty.ca/government-administration/elections/2026-municipal-election/registered-candidates/
- 2022 results: none on file
- Coverage status (this dataset's own honesty flag): census, as of 2026-08-01
Races on file (10)
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 — Municipality-wide
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- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: Shelley Ann Bentley — running in 2026: yes
- Open seat: no
- Filed candidates on file below: 4 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-01: 4)
- 2022 baseline: turnout 36.50% · margin 1.12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley Ann Bentley | undated | https://shelleyannbentley.com/ | Bentley4Mayor@gmail.com; 905-865-4536; (905) 865-4536 |
| Andy Griffin | undated | https://griffinformayor.ca | andy@griffinformayor.ca; 289-776-5717; (289) 776-5717 |
| Jesse Little | undated | none on file | none on file |
| Jake Vandendool | undated | https://vote-jake.ca | jake@vote-jake.ca; 289-408-8276; (289) 408-8276 |
Councillor — Ward 1
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- 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: 0)
- 2022 baseline: turnout 36.5% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Doyle | undated | none on file | scrapmetal19@gmail.com; 905-929-4268; (905) 929-4268 |
| Debera McKeen | undated | none on file | Deb4ward1@gmail.com |
Councillor — Ward 2
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- 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: 2)
- 2022 baseline: turnout 36.50% · margin 35.45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce F. Mehlenbacher | undated | https://votebruceward2.ca | Bruce@VoteBruceWard2.ca; 905-517-5345; (905) 517-5345 |
| John Metcalfe | undated | none on file | johnmetcalfe35@gmail.com; 905-869-5804; (905) 869-5804 |
Councillor — Ward 3
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- 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: 2)
- 2022 baseline: turnout 36.50% · margin 19.74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Lawrence | undated | none on file | reelectdanlawrence@gmail.com; 905-741-8790; (905) 741-8790 |
| Ryan Mastromatteo | undated | https://ryanforward3.ca | Ryan@Ryanforward3.ca; 905-518-2414; (905) 518-2414 |
Councillor — Ward 4
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- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
- Open seat: unknown
- Filed candidates on file below: 3 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 3)
- 2022 baseline: turnout 36.50% · margin 31.14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Dalimonte | undated | https://www.tonydalimonte.ca/ | dalimontea7@gmail.com; 905-768-1260; (905) 768-1260 |
| Jason Harnett | undated | none on file | jharnett88@outlook.com; 289-808-1310; (289) 808-1310 |
| Anna Mroz | undated | none on file | annamrozward4@gmail.com |
Councillor — Ward 5
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- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
- Open seat: unknown
- Filed candidates on file below: 3 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 3)
- 2022 baseline: turnout 36.50% · margin 22.52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathy Case | undated | none on file | (905) 701-3275 |
| Dave Chevrier | undated | none on file | chevy4haldimand@gmail.com; 905-691-2863; (905) 691-2863 |
| Ben Tucci | undated | none on file | tucci.ben@gmail.com; 905-774-3555; 519-841-1917; (905) 774-3555; (519) 841-1917 |
Councillor — Ward 6
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- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
- Open seat: unknown
- Filed candidates on file below: 7 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 7)
- 2022 baseline: turnout 36.5% · margin 4.36 pts · acclaimed: no
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown
Filed candidates (7, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Cowan | undated | none on file | iancowan16@gmail.com; 289-377-9697; (289) 377-9697 |
| Geoff Edie | undated | none on file | geoff_edie@hotmail.com; 416-526-1757; (416) 526-1757 |
| Earl Reinink | undated | none on file | haldimandcounts@gmail.com; earlreinink@ymail.com |
| Rob Shirton | undated | none on file | rob.shirton@gmail.com; 905-515-8934; (905) 515-8934 |
| Veronika Simmons | undated | https://veronikasimmons.com | contact@veronikasimmons.com |
| Lisa Taylor | undated | none on file | lisahftaylor@gmail.com; 289-209-8580; (289) 209-8580 |
| Patti Turnbull | undated | none on file | pattiturnbull@gmail.com |
Councillor — Ward 7
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- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
- Open seat: unknown
- Filed candidates on file below: 5 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 5)
- 2022 baseline: turnout not on file% · margin not on file pts · acclaimed: n/a
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown
Filed candidates (5, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabiya Azeez | undated | none on file | rabi.ward7@gmail.com |
| Rob Duncan | undated | none on file | rob4caledonia@gmail.com; 519-766-6648; (519) 766-6648 |
| Russ McTear | undated | none on file | mctearrussell@gmail.com; 905-765-3674; (905) 765-3674; (289) 689-4433 |
| Kelly Jones Shaw | undated | none on file | kellyjonesshaw@gmail.com; 289-339-9787; (289) 339-9787 |
| Rebecca Stewart | undated | none on file | none on file |
Trustee — BHNCDSB — Haldimand zone
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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)
- 2022 baseline: turnout 36.5% · margin not on file pts · acclaimed: n/a
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Poirier | undated | none on file | tpoirier064@gmail.com; 905-765-7982; (905) 765-7982 |
Trustee — GRANDERIE — Haldimand zone
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- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
- Open seat: unknown
- Filed candidates on file below: 3 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 3)
- 2022 baseline: turnout not on file% · margin 0.22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judy Brough | undated | none on file | judybrough1@gmail.com; 905-774-5438; 289-382-9341; (905) 774-5438; (289) 382-9341 |
| Patrick H. Cook | undated | none on file | phcook@rogers.com; 905-512-8131; (905) 512-8131 |
| Lisa Passmore | undated | none on file | lisapassmore14@gmail.com; 289-377-9259; (289) 377-9259 |
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.