St. Thomas, City of
Provisional — data as of 2026-07-27; 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): 42840
Official links
- Clerk's election page: https://www.stthomas.ca/city_hall/city_clerk/2026_municipal_election
- Candidate list: none on file
- 2022 results: none on file
- Coverage status (this dataset's own honesty flag): census, as of 2026-07-27
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: Joe Preston — running in 2026: no
- Open seat: yes
- Filed candidates on file below: 2 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 2)
- 2022 baseline: turnout 30.6% · margin 27.98 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Frederick | undated | https://www.aidanfrederick.ca | aidanfrederick928@gmail.com; 519-857-2151 |
| Jeff Kohler | undated | none on file | jkohler67@live.com; 519-631-6401 |
Councillor — At-large
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- Seats: 8
- Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
- Open seat: unknown
- Filed candidates on file below: 13 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 13)
- 2022 baseline: turnout 30.6% · margin 0.05 pts · acclaimed: no
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown
Filed candidates (13, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lori Baldwin-Sands | undated | none on file | loribaldwinsands@live.com; 519-207-2247 |
| Mike Brisson | undated | none on file | mike.brisson1957@gmail.com; 519-671-7160 |
| Gary Clarke | undated | none on file | clarkegary1717@gmail.com; 519-633-7195 |
| Rose Gibson | undated | none on file | rosegibson00@gmail.com; 519-668-4924 |
| Jim Herbert | undated | none on file | jherbertref@bell.net; 519-631-0511 |
| Joe Docherty Jr. | undated | none on file | joedochertyjr@rogers.com; 519-859-9898 |
| Douglas MacTavish | undated | none on file | douglasmact@outlook.com; 519-207-8867 |
| Brian May | undated | https://studioartsmusic.com/ | brian@studioartsmusic.com; 519-633-7222 |
| Geoff Mountenay | undated | none on file | geoff.mountenay@gmail.com; 226-268-8753 |
| Joan Rymal | undated | none on file | rymalj@hotmail.com; 519-614-8897 |
| Earl Taylor | undated | https://voteearltaylor.weebly.com | 1earltaylor@gmail.com; 519-670-9223 |
| Kay Vaughan | undated | none on file | kayvaughan84@gmail.com; 519-520-4704 |
| Kyle Yates | undated | none on file | kyleedwardyates@gmail.com; 519-719-1909 |
Trustee — LDCSB — Elgin County (1 seat)
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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 30.60% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hall | undated | none on file | billhall0819@gmail.com; 519-631-6694 |
Trustee — TVDSB — Elgin County (2 seats)
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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 30.60% · margin 11.52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Knott | undated | none on file | melissaknott1521@gmail.com; 519-200-1521 |
| Bob Pate | undated | https://www.bobpatetvdsbtrustee.ca | bobrpate@gmail.com; 519-615-0678 |
Trustee — CSC Providence — Providence zone: Elgin, Middlesex, Oxford (per Central Elgin official Notice of Nomination)
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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 2026-08-04: not on file)
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown
No candidates on file for this race yet. (races.csv lists an unknown number registrant(s) as of 2026-08-04; candidates.csv has no matching rows — check the clerk link above directly, this dataset may simply not have caught up.)
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.