Nominations & Candidate Profiles

This page will provide information about all candidates who have submitted their nominations and have been officially certified for the 2026 Municipal Election. Once the nomination period opens and candidates begin filing their paperwork, certified candidate names, office positions, and profiles will be posted here.

Nominations filed for the offices of School Board Trustee include the area of both the City of Cambridge and the Township of North Dumfries.

What You'll Find Here (Once Available)

  • Nomination filings
  • a complete list of certified candidates for each office (Mayor, Ward Councillor, and School Board Trustee)
  • Candidate profiles and contact information 
  • Withdrawals and acclamations 
  • Important notices related to candidate certification 

All information will appear here after the Nomination period opens on May 1, 2026 and once candidates file their nomination papers. 


Key Dates

Date Details
May 1, 2026 Candidate and Third-Party Advertiser Nomination and Registration Period Opens
August 21, 2026 Nomination Day: last day to file nominations or withdraw
August 24, 2026 Certification Day
October 23, 2026 Final day to register as a Third-Party Advertiser

List of Candidates

Candidate's Name Filing Date

Contact Information

(if provided)

Website/Social Media

(If provided)

Certification Status

(Certification Day, August 24, 2026)

HAMILTON, Scott 

5/1/2026

scott@scottformayor.ca

Filed

KENNEDY, Brian 

5/1/2026

brian@kennedyforcambridge.ca

www.kennedyforcambridge.ca

Filed

LIGGETT, Jan 

5/4/2026

-

-

Filed

Candidate's Name Filing Date

Contact Information

(if provided)

Website/Social Media

(If provided)

Certification Status

(Certification Day, August 24, 2026)

DONKERSGOED, Jeff 

5/5/2026

jeffdonkersgoedward1@gmail.com

https://www.jeffward1.ca/

Filed

SHWERY, Helen 

5/6/2026

 helen@helenshwery.com

helenshwery.com

Filed

         

Candidate's Name Filing Date

Contact Information

(if provided)

Website/Social Media

(If provided)

Certification Status

(Certification Day, August 24, 2026)

CRAIG, David 

5/8/2026

info@votedavidcraig.ca

-

Filed

DEVINE, Mike 

5/25/2026

-

-

Filed

         

Candidate's Name Filing Date

Contact Information

(if provided)

Website/Social Media

(If provided)

Certification Status

(Certification Day, August 24, 2026)

KIMPSON, Corey

5/22/2026

-

-

Filed

         
         

Candidate's Name Filing Date

Contact Information

(if provided)

Website/Social Media

(If provided)

Certification Status

(Certification Day, August 24, 2026)

EARNSHAW, Ross 

5/4/2026

(519) 722-9498

 rossearnshaw.ca

Filed

O'HARA, David 

5/4/2026

djro333@gmail.com

(519) 222-4161

-

Filed

         

Candidate's Name Filing Date

Contact Information

(if provided)

Website/Social Media

(If provided)

Certification Status

(Certification Day, August 24, 2026)

ROBERTS, Sheri 

5/1/2026

sheri@sroberts.ca

www.sroberts.ca 

 Filed

         
         

Candidate's Name Filing Date

Contact Information

(if provided)

Website/Social Media

(If provided)

Certification Status

(Certification Day, August 24, 2026)

CARTER, Randy 

6/2/2026

- -

Filed

HARRINGTON, Barbara 

5/5/2026

ward6.harrington@gmail.com

www.barbaraharrington.net

www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-harrington-a1022a285

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61589227713878 

Filed 

         

Candidate's Name Filing Date

Contact Information

(if provided)

Website/Social Media

(If provided)

Certification Status

(Certification Day, August 24, 2026)

DANSON, Kristen 

5/28/2026

-

-

Filed

GUERIN, David

6/25/2026

david@davidguerin.com

www.davidguerin.com

Filed

IESO, Dani 

6/1/2026

-

-

Filed

TEAT, John 

5/20/2026

-

-

Filed

Candidate's Name Filing Date

Contact Information

(if provided)

Website/Social Media

(If provided)

Certification Status

(Certification Day, August 24, 2026)

ERMETA, Nicholas 

5/27/2026

-

-

Filed

         
         

Candidate's Name Filing Date

Contact Information

(if provided)

Website/Social Media

(If provided)

Certification Status

(Certification Day, August 24, 2026)

DEEB, Nina 

5/5/2026

-

-

Filed

Deemed Withdrawn (May 7, 2026)

         
         

Nominations will no longer be accepted for the Regional Chair position pursuant to the Better Regional Governance Act, 2026

All nominations submitted prior to its passage are deemed withdrawn.

For more information, please contact the Region of Waterloo.

Candidate's Name Filing Date

Contact Information

(if provided)

Website/Social Media

(If provided)

Certification Status

(Certification Day, August 24, 2026)

AREFIN, Salman 

06/08/2026

-

-

Filed

CRAIG, Doug 

05/25/2026

-

-

Filed

VENKATARAMAN, Prakash

06/24/2026

-

-

Filed

WOLF, Pam 

05/11/2026

-

-

Filed

For more information, please contact the Region of Waterloo.

Candidate's Name Filing Date

Contact Information

(if provided)

Website/Social Media

(If provided)

Certification Status

(Certification Day, August 24, 2026)

         
         
         
No filings have been received at this time.

Candidate's Name Filing Date

Contact Information

(if provided)

Website/Social Media

(If provided)

Certification Status

(Certification Day, August 24, 2026)

ALLORE, Jennifer 

5/7/2026

-

-

Filed

PHILLIPS, Marisa 

5/1/2026

-

-

Filed

SIKORA, Robert Francis 

5/12/2026

-

-

Filed 

Candidate's Name Filing Date

Contact Information

(if provided)

Website/Social Media

(If provided)

Certification Status

(Certification Day, August 24, 2026)

BARRIMA, Rachid

06/08/2026

-

 

-

Filed

         
         

 

For more information, please contact the City of London

Candidate's Name Filing Date

Contact Information

(if provided)

Website/Social Media

(If provided)

Certification Status

(Certification Day, August 24, 2026)

PETIT-PAS, Dorthee 06/11/2026 - - Filed
         
         

 

For more information, please contact the City of Kitchener.

Third-Party Advertisers

Third Party Advertiser Filing Date Contact Information

Status

LAROCQUE Matthew  6/11/2026

mattlarocque2026@gmail.com

(226) 565-1711

Filed

More Information

For more information regarding Elections, contact the City of Cambridge's Clerks' Office

Clerks' Office
50 Dickson Street
PO Box 669 
Cambridge, ON N1R 5W8
Telephone: (519) 513-6415