Everything you need to know about Fort Erie’s 2026 municipal election

Fort Erie residents will go to the polls to cast their votes for the town’s next mayor and other municipal officials on Oct. 26, 2026.

More information on voting in Fort Erie and key dates can be found on the town’s website.

The deadline to submit or withdraw nominations was Aug. 21 at 2 p.m.

Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name alongside a brief bio. This page will be updated regularly as the race develops, and individual ward candidate lists will follow the same format.

Fort Erie’s mayoral race

• Mike Campbell
• Tom Insinna has been the regional councillor for Fort Erie since being elected in 2018. His mayoral platform focuses on protecting local healthcare, respecting taxpayers, supporting jobs and investment and public safety.
• Juan Liu’s platform seems to focus heavily on tax reform.
• Wayne H. Redekop (incumbent) is the current mayor of Fort Erie. Redekop’s first stint as town mayor ran from 1997 to 2006. He returned to office in 2014 and has held the position ever since.

Ward 1

• George McDermott (incumbent)

Ward 2

• Nick Dubanow (incumbent)
• Jon Nadeau

Ward 3

• Darren Flagg (incumbent)
• Andrew Holdsworth
• Jennifer S. Priestley

Ward 4

• Joan Christensen (incumbent)
• Tavis McGlashan
• Matt Paul
• Daniel Turner

Ward 5

• Scott Boumeester
• Tom Lewis (incumbent)
• Thomas Mete
• Kassandra Ryerson

Ward 6

• Ann-Marie Noyes (incumbent)

School board trustee candidates

District School Board of Niagara

• Susan Jovanovic
• Keith Sutherland
• Steve Webb

Niagara Catholic District School Board

• Danny DiLorenzo

Conseil scolaire Viamonde

• Matthew Graham
• Amanda Leduc
• Marcel Tikeng

Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir

• Jean Max Philome

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