List of Certified Candidates
The nomination period for Blandford-Blenheim’s 2026 municipal election ended at 2:00 p.m. on August 21, 2026. Use the gold buttons below to view the list of certified candidates. The drop-down sections below allow you to view candidates by position.
One (1) to be elected by all electors in the Township of Blandford-Blenheim.
| Mayor | ||
| Name | Other | |
| Haight, Clayton | clayhaight@hotmail.com | 519-532-2656 |
| Peterson, Mark | peterson44@sympatico.ca | 519-788-8654 |
One (1) to be elected by all electors in the Township of Blandford-Blenheim.
| Deputy Mayor | ||
| Name | Phone | |
| Young, Tina | tinayoung201@gmail.com | 519-572-4700 |
Three (3) to be elected by all electors in the Township of Blandford-Blenheim.
| Councillor | |||
| Name | Phone | Campaign Office | |
| Banbury, G. Bruce | b.banbury@hotmail.com | 519-458-4904 / 519-536-3263 | |
| Demarest, Nancy | ndemarest24@gmail.com | 519-807-7827 | 767184 Township Road 5 |
| Hnat, Vanessa | vanessahnat@gmail.com | 519-590-8842 | |
| Kohman, Richard | rkohman@gmail.com | 519-222-4827 | |
| Shoemaker, Bob | bobs35@hotmail.com | 519-788-0494 | 806202 Oxford Road 29 |
| Wymenga, Crystal | cwymenga@outlook.com | 519-573-3331 |
One (1) to be elected by English separate school electors in Oxford County.
| Trustee | ||
| Name | Phone | |
| Holmes, Mary | paquette.holmes@gmail.com | 226-228-7784 |
Two (2) to be elected by English public school electors in Oxford County.
| Trustee | ||
| Name | Phone | |
| Lampkin, Benjamin | benflampkin@gmail.com | |
| McKinnon, William | billmckinnontrustee@gmail.com | |
One (1) to be elected by French language separate school electors to represent the Counties of Oxford, Elgin, and Middlesex.
NOTICE: An extended nomination period for the office of Conseil scolaire catholique Providence Trustee (French Separate School Board) will take place on Wednesday, August 26, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., as the number of nominations received was less than the number of positions to be filled. Certification for any nominations received for that office will occur by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
| Trustee | ||
| Name | Phone | |
One (1) to be elected by French language public school electors to represent the Counties of Oxford, Elgin, Lambton, Haldimand and Norfolk and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent.
| Trustee | ||
| Name | Phone | |
| Paradis, David | david.paradis@gmail.com | 416-844-5549 |