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 Nomination Period Opens
August 21, 2026 Nomination Day: last day to file nominations or withdraw
August 24, 2026 Certification Day

List of Candidates

Candidate’s Name

Filing Date

Contact Information

(If provided)

Website

(If provided)

Certification Status

 

(Certification Day, August 24, 2026)

Scott Hamilton

5/1/2026

scott@scottformayor.ca

Filed

Brian Kennedy

5/1/2026

brian@kennedyforcambridge.ca

www.kennedyforcambridge.ca

Filed

Jan Liggett

5/4/2026

-

-

Filed

 

 

 

 

 

Candidate’s Name

Filing Date

Contact Information

(If provided)

Website

(If provided)

Certification Status

 

(Certification Day, August 24, 2026)

 Jeff Donkersgoed

5/5/2026

-

-

Filed

 Helen Shwery

5/6/2026

-

-

Filed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Candidate’s Name

Filing Date

Contact Information

(If provided)

Website

(If provided)

Certification Status

 

(Certification Day, August 24, 2026)

 David Craig

5/8/2026

info@votedavidcraig.ca

-

Filed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No filings have been received at this time.

Candidate’s Name

Filing Date

Contact Information

(If provided)

Website

(If provided)

Certification Status

 

(Certification Day, August 24, 2026)

Ross Earnshaw

5/4/2026

-

-

Filed

David O'Hara

5/4/2026

djro333@gmail.com

(519) 222-4161

-

Filed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Candidate’s Name

Filing Date

Contact Information

(If provided)

Website

(If provided)

Certification Status

 

(Certification Day, August 24, 2026)

 Sheri Roberts

5/1/2026

sheri@sroberts.ca

-

Filed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Candidate’s Name

Filing Date

Contact Information

(If provided)

Website

(If provided)

Certification Status

 

(Certification Day, August 24, 2026)

Barbara Harrington

5/5/2026

ward6.harrington@gmail.com

-

Filed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No filings have been received at this time.

No filings have been received at this time.

Candidate’s Name

Filing Date

Contact Information

(If provided)

Website

(If provided)

Certification Status

 

(Certification Day, August 24, 2026)

 Nina Deeb

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.

No filings have been received at this time.

 

For more information, please contact the Region of Waterloo.

No filings have been received at this time.

Candidate’s Name

Filing Date

Contact Information

(If provided)

Website

(If provided)

Certification Status

 

(Certification Day, August 24, 2026)

 Jennifer Allore

5/7/2026

-

-

Filed

 Marisa Phillips

5/1/2026

-

-

Filed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No filings have been received at this time.

 

For more information, please contact the City of London

No filings have been received at this time.

 

For more information, please contact the City of Kitchener.

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