Minto, Town of
Municipality facts
- Tier: lower
- Upper tier: Wellington, County of
- Population (2021 Census): 9094
Official links
- Clerk's election page: https://www.town.minto.on.ca/government/2026-municipal-election
- Candidate list: https://www.town.minto.on.ca/government/2026-municipal-election/list-of-candidates
- 2022 results: none on file
- Coverage status (this dataset's own honesty flag): census, as of 2026-08-01
Races on file (5)
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
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- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: Dave Turton — running in 2026: yes
- Open seat: no
- Filed candidates on file below: 1 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 1)
- 2022 baseline: turnout not on file% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Turton | 2026-05-01 | none on file | none on file |
Councillor — at-large
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- Seats: 5
- Incumbent: Geoff Gunson; Ed Podniewicz; Paul Zimmerman; Ron Elliott; Judy Dirksen — running in 2026: unknown
- Open seat: unknown
- Filed candidates on file below: 10 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-01: 10)
- 2022 baseline: turnout not on file% · margin not on file pts · acclaimed: yes
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown
Filed candidates (10, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judy Dirksen | 2026-06-01 | none on file | none on file |
| Ron B. Elliott | 2026-05-08 | none on file | none on file |
| Jennifer Gibson | 2026-06-01 | none on file | none on file |
| Louise Howe | undated | none on file | none on file |
| Shawn McDonald | 2026-05-05 | none on file | none on file |
| Joe Park | 2026-05-15 | none on file | none on file |
| Patrick Raftis | undated | none on file | none on file |
| Mike Roesch | 2026-05-28 | none on file | none on file |
| Susan Thurston | 2026-05-22 | none on file | none on file |
| Paul Zimmerman | 2026-05-01 | none on file | none on file |
Trustee — UGDSB — Minto, Mapleton, Wellington North (filed with Wellington North)
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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)
- 2022 baseline: turnout 27.72% · margin not on file pts · acclaimed: n/a
- 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.)
Deputy_mayor — at-large
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- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: Jean Anderson — running in 2026: unknown
- Open seat: unknown
- Filed candidates on file below: 0 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 0)
- 2022 baseline: turnout not on file% · margin not on file pts · acclaimed: yes
- 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.)
County_councillor — at-large (Wellington County Council seat)
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- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: David Anderson — running in 2026: unknown
- Open seat: unknown
- Filed candidates on file below: 1 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 1)
- 2022 baseline: turnout 27.72% · margin 79.84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Anderson | undated | none on file | none on file |
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.