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.
Certain seats have been acclaimed, as is indicated below. No vote will be required for those positions, and their names will not appear on the ballot in October.
One (1) to be elected by all electors in the Township of Blandford-Blenheim.
| Mayor |
| Name |
| Haight, Clayton |
| Peterson, Mark |
One (1) to be elected by all electors in the Township of Blandford-Blenheim.
| Deputy Mayor |
| Name |
| Young, Tina |
Three (3) to be elected by all electors in the Township of Blandford-Blenheim.
| Councillor |
| Name |
| Banbury, G. Bruce |
| Demarest, Nancy |
| Hnat, Vanessa |
| Kohman, Richard |
| Shoemaker, Bob |
| Wymenga, Crystal |
One (1) to be elected by English separate school electors in Oxford County.
| Trustee |
| Name |
| Holmes, Mary |
Two (2) to be elected by English public school electors in Oxford County.
| Trustee |
| Name |
| Lampkin, Benjamin |
| McKinnon, William |
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 |
| Bourbeau, Joseph-Guy |
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.
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