Kingsville & Leamington vote Monday, Oct 26, 2026.
Who's running, who's not (yet), and the record behind every incumbent.
Oct 26
voting day
Aug 21
nominations close, 2:00 pm
26
candidates so far, both towns
14
council seats across the two towns
Kingsville — the races
Voting day Monday, Oct 26, 2026 · nominations close Aug 21, 2:00 pm · unofficial list from kingsville.ca/elections — re-captured Jul 31, 2026
MAYOR 1 seat
Mayor Dennis Rogers has not filed as of Jul 31 — candidates can register until Aug 21.
COUNCILLOR 5 seats
Councillors Gaffan and Patterson have not filed as of Jul 31.
SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE
David Keller Greater Essex District
Mary DiMenna Windsor-Essex Catholic
Emmanuelle Richez Viamonde
Marotte Didier Csc Providence
Incumbents link to their full voting/spending record on the Kingsville page. Candidate list updates weekly until Aug 21.
Get to know the candidates
Built ONLY from public, linked sources — captured Jul 30, 2026. Where a candidate hasn't published anything yet, we say so instead of guessing. Every candidate can add or correct their profile via the Corrections process.
Roshan Nallaratnamfor Mayor
Over a decade in public service — first as a police officer, then in senior political staff roles in the Ontario government (his account). Previously ran for office in Scarborough-Guildwood per Campaign Life Coalition's candidate records (third-party source). Commits to serving full-time as mayor. Documented prior run: 2018 Ontario provincial election, PC candidate in Scarborough-Guildwood, while serving as a Toronto police officer — during that campaign Global News reported he faced a police professional-standards investigation over an allegedly threatening email to a voter, an allegation he denied.
What to expect / where he stands: published priorities lean fiscal accountability + community safety; the Campaign Life Coalition record indicates past engagement with that group’s candidate questionnaires — review the source directly and draw your own conclusions. No Kingsville voting record exists yet (first local run).
Published platform (roshannallaratnam.com): responsible taxes & accountability · families and youth · seniors' well-being · community safety · local business & economy. Slogan: “A leader who listens. A community that thrives.”
Sources: campaign site · nomination
Mary Ellen Havlikfor Mayor
Filed for mayor. NO PUBLISHED PLATFORM FOUND YET
No campaign site located as of Jul 31. One documented civic stance: in 2023 she started a Change.org petition asking Town Council to bar buildings over 10 m / 3 storeys in Kingsville (210 signatures) — a building-height/development-scale platform signal. Campaign contact: [email protected] (from her nomination).
Sources: nomination
Robert Brandofor Deputy Mayor
Challenging incumbent Kimberly DeYong. NO PUBLISHED PLATFORM FOUND YET
No campaign site or verified coverage located as of Jul 30 — several unrelated people share this name, and per our rules we don't guess. Campaign contact: [email protected] · 226-270-4039.
Sources: nomination
Janice Durocherfor Councillor
First-time Kingsville candidate (not on the 2022 ballot). NO PUBLISHED PLATFORM FOUND YET
No campaign site located as of Jul 31. Documented community involvement: captained a "June 27 Miracle" food-drive team in 2021, listed alongside now–Deputy Mayor Kimberly DeYong (Kingsville Times; name-and-town match). Campaign contact: [email protected].
Sources: nomination · 2022 candidate list (absence checked)
Adam Edwardsfor Councillor
First-time Kingsville candidate (not on the 2022 ballot). NO PUBLISHED PLATFORM FOUND YET
No campaign site or coverage located as of Jul 30. Campaign contact: [email protected] · 519-791-1819.
Sources: nomination · 2022 candidate list (absence checked)
John Musselmanfor Councillor
First-time Kingsville candidate (not on the 2022 ballot). NO PUBLISHED PLATFORM FOUND YET
No verified campaign presence located as of Jul 30 — a possible local name match exists but is unverified, so we exclude it. Campaign contact: [email protected].
Sources: nomination · 2022 candidate list (absence checked)
David KellerTrustee · Greater Essex District
Repeat candidate — ran for the same GECDSB trustee seat in 2022 (as David Adam Keller), losing to incumbent Julia Burgess. No occupation on the public record.
Sources: nomination · 2022 candidate list
Mary DiMennaTrustee · Windsor-Essex Catholic
Incumbent — WECDSB trustee for this area since 2003; retired WECDSB elementary teacher (33 years in the classroom); has served as board Vice-Chair (windsorite.ca).
Sources: nomination · 2022 candidate list
Emmanuelle RichezTrustee · Viamonde (French public)
Sitting Viamonde trustee for Windsor-Essex AND Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Windsor (PhD McGill; prior work at the Quebec National Assembly and House of Commons). CONFIRMED — her own site, emmarichez.ca, identifies her as both
Sources: nomination · emmarichez.ca
Marotte DidierTrustee · Csc Providence (French Catholic)
Incumbent — Didier Marotte (the town list prints surname first), CSC Providence trustee for Essex/Amherstburg/Kingsville, acclaimed in 2022; past board president. Career: ~30 years as executive director of Place Concorde, the francophone community centre of Windsor-Essex-Kent, retiring March 2024 (Le Rempart).
Sources: nomination · 2022 candidate list
Leamington — the races
Unofficial list from leamington.ca/elections-2026 — captured Jul 31, 2026. First time Leamington's race is tracked here.
DEPUTY MAYOR 1 seat
Deputy Mayor Larry Verbeke has not filed as of Jul 31 — if that holds and no one else enters by Aug 21, Tiessen would be acclaimed.
COUNCILLOR 5 seats
Councillor Anthony Abraham has not filed as of Jul 31 — candidates can register until Aug 21.
SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE
Mary Dimenna Windsor-Essex Catholic
Emmanuelle Richez Viamonde
Same trustees as the Kingsville ballot — trustee seats span several municipalities. No English-public or French-Catholic candidates filed yet.
Get to know the Leamington candidates
Built ONLY from public, linked sources — captured Jul 31, 2026. Incumbents link to their full record above instead.
Cris Bironfor Mayor
Licensed paralegal (Law Society of Ontario) and legal-department manager at Ordonez Group (self-described, 2022); came to Canada as a political refugee from Chile.
Track record at the ballot box: ran for mayor in 2022, finishing third against MacDonald with 754 votes (9.32%). This is his second consecutive mayoral run.
Rielly O'Shaughnessyfor Councillor
Already inside the tent: sitting citizen member of Leamington's Accessibility Advisory Committee — and paid $870 in committee per-diems in 2025 per the Treasurer's own remuneration statement (listed there as "Reilly").
First run for council (not on the 2018 or 2022 ballots). Occupation: nothing on the public record yet.
Sources: linked above · nomination
John Biekxfor Councillor
A John Biekx has been a Unifor figure in Windsor-Essex — Local 444 "County Units Representative" and executive board member (2014 union newsletter), later listed as a Unifor National organizer. PROBABLE MATCH — NOT CONFIRMED BY CANDIDATE
First Leamington run (not on the 2018/2022 ballots).
Sources: Local 444 newsletter · nomination
Carol Bellfor Councillor
Leamington-area press documents a Carol Bell who is a former private investigator (moved from the GTA in 1997) and sister of the late community volunteer Lorraine Gibson, whose posthumous Mayor's Special Award she accepted in July 2025. PROBABLE MATCH — NOT CONFIRMED BY CANDIDATE
First Leamington run (not on the 2018/2022 ballots).
Bruce Medcalffor Councillor
Leamington Lions Club member and regular community-fundraiser volunteer (Hogs for Hospice pancake breakfasts). Occupation: nothing on the public record.
Track record at the ballot box: ran for MAYOR in 2018, finishing last with 333 votes (4.62%). 2026 is a run for the lower office.
2022 for context (Leamington): MacDonald beat Rob Schmidt and Cris Biron for mayor; Verbeke held deputy; today's five councillors emerged from an 11-name field. Turnout data and full 2022 results: 2022 results →
2022 for context: turnout was 50.19% (8,510 of 16,955 eligible voters). Dennis Rogers won a 3-way mayor race over Tamara Stomp and Laura Lucier; DeYong won deputy over Gord Queen and Samson Zad; today's five councillors were elected from a field of 14. 2022 results →