Nominations continue to come in for 2026 election
- Jul 1
- 2 min read
Chris Abbott
Editor
On Oct. 26, residents of Norfolk County will be voting in-person for the 2026 municipal election.
This year Norfolk is using a hybrid voting system, combining online and in-person voting. Online voting starts Oct. 9 and continues through to Oct. 23. In-person voting is Oct. 26.
The following is a list of individuals who have filed nomination papers with the Norfolk County Clerk. Nomination packages will continue to be accepted until August 21, 2026, at 2 p.m.
The clerk will review and certify these nominations by 4 p.m. on August 24, and will post them publicly thereafter.
For more information, see www.norfolkcounty.ca/vote/
David Finch was the most recent addition to the list of mayoral candidates, filing his nomination papers on June 23.
So far, the Norfolk candidates (published online as of June 29), in the order nominations were submitted:
MAYOR
Noel Haydt, Doug Brunton, Ken Hewitt, Rhyus Reeves, Keith Milner and David Finch
WARD 1
(Includes Port Rowan, Long Point, and Walsingham)
Greg D'Hulster
WARD 2
(Includes Courtland, Langton, and Wyecombe)
Linda Vandendriessche
WARD 3
(Includes Delhi, La Salette, and Windham Centre)
Chris Gill, Hetty Verlinden, Doug Moyaert
WARD 4
(Includes Vittoria, Turkey Point, and Port Ryerse)
Chris Van Paassen
WARD 5
(Includes the town of Simcoe)
Quentin Dixon, Kevin Allen, Princess Peace, Glenn Paquette
WARD 6
(Includes Port Dover and Renton)
Pam Taylor
WARD 7
(Includes Waterford, Villa Nova and Wilsonville)
Warren Cummings
SCHOOL BOARDS
School board candidates include Eva Dixon and John Harris (Grand Erie District School Board Trustee - Wards 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6); Rita Collver and Jason Gemmill (Grand Erie District School Board Trustee - Wards 3 and 7); Carol Luciani (Brant-Haldimand-Norfolk Catholic District
School Board Trustee); Dorithee Petit-Pas (Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir School Board Trustee); and David Paradis (Conseil scolaire Viamonde
School Board Trustees).
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