Official Election Results

The Municipal Clerk declared the official election results for Haldimand County’s 2026 municipal election on October 27, 2026. There were 2 methods of voting for the election: online and in-person.

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Chad Curtis, Clerk of the Corporation of Haldimand County, has certified that during the Municipal Election for Haldimand County held on October 26, 2026, the certified candidates for the offices listed below received the following votes as recorded. 

2026 Municipal and School Board Elections Official Results (PDF)

Mayor and Councillors

Mayor

Mayoral results
Name Total votes
Bentley, Shelley Ann 5,209
Griffin, Andy 2,091
Little, Jesse 377
Vandendool, Jake 9,253

Ward 1

Ward 1 results
Name Total votes
Doyle, Brian 1,617
McKeen, Debera 1,120

Ward 2

Ward 2 results
Name Total votes
Allen, William 194
Beauvais, Paul Thomas 175
Mehlenbacher, Bruce F. 1,232
Metcalfe, John 969

Ward 3

Ward 3 results
Name Total votes
Lawrence, Dan 1,774
Mastromatteo, Ryan 812

Ward 4

Ward 4 results
Name Total votes
Dalimonte, Tony 957
Harnett, Jason 1,277
Mroz, Anna 251

Ward 5

Ward 5 results
Name Total votes
Case, Cathy 1,398
Chevrier, Dave 62
Tucci, Ben 606

Ward 6

Ward 6 results
Name Total votes
Cowan, Ian 170
Edie, Geoff 561
Reinink, Earl 296
Ricker, John 324
Shirton, Rob 733
Simmons, Veronika 128
Taylor, Lisa 280
Turnbull, Patti 110

Ward 7

Ward 7 results
Name Total votes
Azeez, Rabiya 220
Duncan, Rob 215
Jones Shaw, Kelly 336
McTear, Russ 542
Sagar, Shiwani 173
Stewart, Rebecca 418

School Board Trustee

Grand Erie District School Board

Grand Erie Public School Board results
Name Total votes
Brough, Judy 5,746
Cook, Patrick H. 3,619
Crawford, Tyrrel 2,379
Montague, Jen 6,150
Passmore, Lisa 6,340

Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board (English Separate)

Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board results
Name Total votes
Poirier, Toni Acclaimed

Conseil scolaire Viamonde (French Public)

Conseil scolaire Viamonde (French Public) results
Name Total votes
Paradis, David Acclaimed

Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (French Separate)

Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (French Separate) results
Name Total votes
Petit-Pas, Dorothée Acclaimed

Detailed Breakdowns

Total votes and turnout

Total votes and turnout
Total eligible electors Total voted Turnout (%)
47,066 17,091 36.31%

Votes by voting method

Votes by voting method
Method Votes cast Percent of total votes cast
Online 8,610 50.37%
In-person 8,481 49.62%

Votes by Ward

Total votes and turnout by Ward
Ward Total eligible electors Votes Cast Turnout (%)
Ward 1 7,341 2,768 37.71%
Ward 2 6,716 2,593 38.61%
Ward 3 6,907 2,602 37.67%
Ward 4 6,688 2,502 37.41%
Ward 5 5,633 2,083 36.98%
Ward 6 6,660 2,618 39.31%
Ward 7 7,121 1,925 27.03%

Votes by method - Mayor

Votes by method - Mayor
Name Online Voting Advance Voting
In -person		 Voting Day
In-person		 Total
Shelley Ann Bentley 2,327 421 2,461 5,209
Andy Griffin 1,036 165 890 2,091
Jesse Little 189 27 161 377
Jake Vandendool 4,961 707 3,585 9,253

Votes by voting location - Mayor

Votes by voting location - Mayor 
Voting Location Shelley Ann Bentley Andy Griffin Jesse Little Jake Vandendool Total Ballots
Online Voting
October 16-25,2026		 2,327 1,036 189 4,961 8,610
Cayuga - Advance
October 17, 2026		 126 10 3 114 255
Dunnville - Advance
October 18, 2026		 131 112 18 249 516
Hagersville - Advance
October 19, 2026		 43 19 3 82 149
Jarvis - Advance
October 20, 2026		 62 14 1 59 137
Caledonia - Advance
October 21, 2026		 59 10 2 203 278
Cayuga
Voting Day		 352 97 22 427 901
Caledonia Lions
Voting Day		 285 78 30 1021 1420
Dunnville
Voting Day		 601 579 54 906 2162
Gateway Church
Voting Day		 141 36 13 336 528
Hagersville
Voting Day		 311 42 23 373 754
Jarvis Lions
Voting Day		 333 31 9 270 649
Selkirk Christian Chapel
Voting Day		 438 27 10 252 732

Votes by method - Ward 1 Councillor

Votes by method - Ward 1 Councillor
Name Online Voting Advance Voting
In -person		 Voting Day
In-person		 Total
Brian Doyle 806 148 663 1,617
Debera McKeen 494 119 507 1,120

Votes by method - Ward 2 Councillor

Votes by method - Ward 2 Councillor
Name Online Voting Advance Voting
In -person		 Voting Day
In-person		 Total
William Allen 73 17 104 194
Paul Thomas Beauvais 96 14 65 175
Bruce F. Mehlenbacher 580 87 565 1,232
John Metcalfe 523 87 359 969

Votes by method - Ward 3 Councillor

Votes by method - Ward 3 Councillor
Name Online Voting Advance Voting
In-person		 Voting Day
In person		 Total
Dan Lawrence 939 119 716 1,774
Ryan Mastromatteo 448 47 317 812

Votes by method - Ward 4 Councillor

Votes by method - Ward 4 Councillor
Name Online Voting Advance Voting
In-person		 Voting Day
In person		 Total
Tony Dalimonte 502 77 378 957
Jason Harnett 677 100 500 1,277
Anna Mroz 122 34 95 251

Votes by method - Ward 5 Councillor

Votes by method - Ward 5 Councillor
Name Online Voting Advance Voting
In-person		 Voting Day
In person		 Total
Cathy Case 747 76 575 1,398
Dave Chevrier 27 1 34 62
Ben Tucci 268 46 292 606

Votes by method - Ward 6 Councillor

Votes by method - Ward 6 Councillor
Name Online Voting Advance Voting
In-person		 Voting Day
In person		 Total
Ian Cowan 86 11 73 170
Geoff Edie 250 52 259 561
Earl Reinink 111 34 151 296
John Ricker 140 19 165 324
Rob Shirton 378 89 266 733
Veronika Simmons 65 20 43 128
Lisa Taylor 127 30 123 280
Patti Turnbull 50 11 49 110

Votes by method - Ward 7 Councillor

Votes by method - Ward 7 Councillor
Name Online Voting Advance Voting
In-person		 Voting Day
In person		 Total
Rabiya Azeex 151 2 67 220
Rob Duncan 115 11 89 215
Kelly Jones Shaw 168 22 146 336
Russ McTear 259 36 247 542
Shiwani Sagar 105 1 67 173
Rebecca Stweart 228 13 177 418

Votes by method - English Public School Board Trustee

Votes by method - English Public School Board Trustee
Name Online Voting Advance Voting
In -person		 Voting Day
In-person		 Total
Judy Brough 3,022 460 2,264 5,746
Patrick H. Cook 1,753 271 1,595 3,619
Tyrrel Crawford 1,279 173 927 2,379
Jen Montague 3,254 441 2,455 6,150
Lisa Passmore 3,098 525 2,717 6,340

Votes by voting location - English Public School Board Trustee

Votes by voting location - English Public School Board Trustee
Voting Location Judy Brough Patrick H. Cook Tyrrel Crawford Jen Montague Lisa Passmore Total Ballots
Online Voting
October 16-25,2026		 3,022 1,753 1,279 3,254 3,098 8,610
Cayuga - Advance
October 17, 2026		 71 58 31 91 103 255
Dunnville - Advance
October 18, 2026		 242 87 52 107 234 516
Hagersville - Advance
October 19, 2026		 39 35 15 76 50 149
Jarvis - Advance
October 20, 2026		 26 33 15 79 29 137
Caledonia - Advance
October 21, 2026		 82 58 60 88 109 278
Cayuga
Voting Day		 233 188 101 383 332 901
Caledonia Lions
Voting Day		 372 370 284 441 500 1420
Dunnville
Voting Day		 1137 423 224 364 1029 2162
Gateway Church
Voting Day		 120 98 77 126 150 528
Hagersville
Voting Day		 152 223 98 393 235 754
Jarvis Lions
Voting Day		 90 143 59 401 169 649
Selkirk Christian Chapel
Voting Day		 160 150 84 347 302 732

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