2026 Hamilton, Ontario, municipal election

2026 Hamilton municipal election
October 26, 2026
Mayor before election

Andrea Horwath

 Elected Mayor

TBD

The 2026 Hamilton municipal election will occur on 26 October 2026, as per the Ontario Municipal Elections Act, 1996.[1][2] Residents of Hamilton will elect one mayor and members of the Hamilton City Council using a first-past-the-post electoral system in single-member constituencies, called wards.[3] Based on their electoral registration, voters will also be eligible to elect one of 11 Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board trustees, 9 Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board trustees, 1 Conseil scolaire Viamonde trustee, or 1 Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir trustee.[3]

Mayoral election

Candidates

Declared

  • Andrea Horwath, 58th mayor of Hamilton (2022–present)[4]
  • Jelena Vermilion, local sex-worker and activist[5]

Potential

City council election

Ward 1 - Chedoke-Cootes

Declared:

  • Maureen Wilson, incumbent city councillor (2018–present)[8]

Ward 2 - Downtown

Declared:

  • Cameron Kroetsch, incumbent city councillor (2022–present)[9]
  • Daniel Myles, social media personality[10][11]

Potential:

Ward 3 - Hamilton Centre

Potential:

Ward 4 - Hamilton East

Declared:

  • Tammy Hwang, incumbent city councillor (2022–present)[13]

Ward 5 - Red Hill

Ward 6 - East Mountain

Ward 7 - Central Mountain

Ward 8 - West/Central Mountain

Ward 9 - Upper Stoney Creek

Ward 10 - Lower Stoney Creek

Ward 11 - Glanbrook

Ward 12 - Ancaster

Ward 13 - Dundas

Potential:

  • Loren Lieberman, former festival director and local cable access television host[12]

Ward 14 - West Mountain

Ward 15 - Flamborough

References

  1. ^ ""Municipal Elections Act, 1996", S.O. 1996, Chapter 32". ontario.ca. July 24, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Municipal Elections Schedule in Canada". muniscope.ca. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "City of Hamilton - Election Information". hamilton.ca. Archived from the original on May 2, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  4. ^ Coleman, Joey (July 10, 2025). "In response to a question asked by myself today, Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath stated she is "absolutely" running for re-election in 2026. Full Audio coming shortly on TPR. #HamOnt #yhmcc". Bluesky. @joeycoleman.ca. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  5. ^ Vermilion, Jelena (July 29, 2025). "I have decided I am going to run for Mayor of @CityofHamilton This City deserves a Mayor who cares and who actually shows up. #HamOnt #CDNPoli #ONPoli". Twitter. @IsisIntrepid. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Radley, Scott (May 2, 2025). "How the federal election might have affected Hamilton's next mayoral race". Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on May 2, 2025.
  7. ^ Coleman, Joey (April 26, 2025). "Joey's Notepad: Keanin Loomis Attended Magnolia Hall Opening As a Parent". The Public Record. Archived from the original on May 9, 2025.
  8. ^ Coleman, Joey (October 17, 2024). "Clr Maureen Wilson Unsuccessfully Calls for Term Limits Review". The Public Record. Archived from the original on October 6, 2024.
  9. ^ Coleman, Joey (July 11, 2025). "Ward 2 Councillor Cameron Kroetsch Will Seek Second Term in 2026 Election". The Public Record. Archived from the original on July 21, 2025.
  10. ^ Coleman, Joey (July 24, 2025). "COLEMAN: Election Laws are Not a Conspiracy". The Public Record. Archived from the original on July 25, 2025.
  11. ^ Myles, Daniel (July 21, 2025). "So , I complied with the request from Tammy Reeves manager of city elections but…. It tells me camp Krotch is scared 😳 🤣 and GoFundMe told me I have every right to ignore "Unsubstantiated emails" . However I felt it was just our ward two guy manipulating the elections manager, ahhh greasy dirty slimy disgusting politics 🤣 here comes Dan and I'm going to crush you all !". Facebook. Hamilton, Ontario: Facebook. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  12. ^ a b c Radley, Scott (June 6, 2025). "Some candidates already prepping for 2026 municipal election". Hamilton Spectator.
  13. ^ Coleman, Joey (July 12, 2025). "Ward 4 Councillor Tammy Hwang Will Run for Re-Election in 2026". The Public Record. Archived from the original on July 21, 2025.
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