Certified Candidates

The nomination period for the 2026 municipal election closed at 2 pm on Friday, August 21, 2026. The Clerk has completed the certification of nominations in accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996.

The contact information provided is what the candidate has consented to share on the Township of Wilmot's website. The Township does not confirm that the contact information is accurate or functional. Questions about contact information should be raised directly with the candidate.

Candidates are listed in the order in which their names will appear on the ballot, alphabetically by surname, in accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996.

Official List of Certified Candidates (PDF)

Candidate's Name Contact Information (if provided) Website (if provided) Filing Date
Stephanie Goertz 519-242-8524
stephanie4wilmot@gmail.com
www.stephaniegoertz.ca May 1, 2026
Natasha Salonen
election@natashasalonen.com
https://natashasalonen.com/election/ May 1, 2026
Kristopher Wilkinson kris4wilmot@gmail.com www.kris4wilmot.com May 1, 2026
Clive Woolner 519-580-3402
votecliveformayor@gmail.com
https://www.clivewoolner.ca/ August 17, 2026

Candidate's Name Contact Information (if provided) Website (if provided) Filing Date
Stewart Cressman 519-572-8214
stewart4wilmot@gmail.com
  May 6, 2026
Kiera Upward 226-789-1405
kiera4council@gmail.com
https://kieraupward4ward1.squarespace.com/ May 17, 2026
Peter Varga 519-505-7157
pvarga7773@rogers.com
https://npps.ca/about-peter-1 August 21, 2026

Candidate's Name Contact Information (if provided) Website (if provided) Filing Date
Alan Dicknoether alanD4ward2@gmail.com https://sites.google.com/view/aland4ward2 August 17, 2026
Lucy Lantz lucylantzward2@gmail.com http://lucylantz.ca/ August 21, 2026
Michael Roth 519-501-5719
mgroth4684@gmail.com
  August 21, 2026
Heide Guil  Withdrawn     August 17, 2026 (Withdrawn August 21, 2026)

Candidate's Name Contact Information (if provided) Website (if provided) Filing Date
Tammy Gaudun Gies tammygaudungies@gmail.com https://tammygaudungies.wixsite.com/tammy-gaudun-gies-ca  August 21, 2026
Harvir Sidhu 519-591-3402
harv4council@gmail.com
  May 8, 2026
Kevin Sundberg

519-894-0618
ward3@kevinsundberg.ca

kevinsundberg.ca
August 21, 2026

Two to be elected.

Candidate's Name Contact Information (if provided) Website (if provided) Filing Date
Jeff Bell jeffbell4wilmot@outlook.com   August 18, 2026
Scott Dunstall 226-753-6009
scottdunstall4wilmot@gmail.com
https://scottdunstall4wilmot.ca/ August 21, 2026
Sam Hiemstra 226-339-0901
samhiemstra7@gmail.com
www.samhiemstra.ca August 17, 2026
Steven Martin 519-662-9923
mail@stevenmartin.ca
www.stevenmartinwilmot.ca June 8, 2026
Krista Straus straus4council@gmail.com www.kristastraus.com June 22, 2026

Following the adoption of the Better Regional Governance Act, 2026, on May 7, 2026 the Regional Chair is now a Provincially appointed position and will not appear on the ballot. No nominations for this position may be filed or accepted. Any nominations received prior to the passing of the Act are deemed withdrawn. 

Three to be elected.

Candidate's Name Contact Information (if provided) Website (if provided) Filing Date
Cristina Bairos-Fernandes 519-571-4942
cristina.bf@pm.me
  August 18, 2026
Brian Best brian@best4schoolboard.com www.best4schoolboard.com August 20, 2026
Brian Bourke     August 21, 2026
Karen Coviello karen@karencoviello.ca www.karencoviello.ca August 20, 2026
Clinton Hefferman clinton.hefferman26@gmail.com   May 14, 2026
Kathleen Woodcock 226-929-3101   May 1, 2026
Geoff Horsman 226-600-9048
geoff.horsman@gmail.com
  August 18, 2026
Adam Malik
Withdrawn
   

July 30, 2026
(Withdrawn August 14, 2026)

Four to be elected.

Candidate's Name Contact Information (if provided) Filing Date
Harriet Cullen https://canva.link/tps1s11410goghc May 13, 2026
Janice Fiaschetti   August 20, 2026
Ruthann Fisher ruthannfisher15@gmail.com
http://www.ruthannfisher.ca/
July 13, 2026
Jess Hutton jesshuton4wcdsb@gmail.com July 30, 2026
Suzanne Kearns suzanne4wcdsbtrustee@gmail.com
suzanne4wcdsbtrustee.org
August 18, 2026
Renée Kraft re-electkraft@outlook.com August 20, 2026
Josh Rivers

vote@joshrivers.com
519-803-4111

August 20, 2026
Sandra Wojcik   August 10, 2026

One to be elected.

Candidate's Name Contact Information (if provided) Filing Date
Rachid Barrima rbarrima@laurentian.ca 
www.rachidbarrima.ca
June 10, 2026

One to be elected.

Candidate's Name Contact Information (if provided) Filing Date
Dorothée Petit-Pas   June 11, 2026

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