Candidates for the 2026 municipal election in Amherstburg

Deadline looms for candidate nominations.

The 2026 municipal election is Oct. 26 and candidates have until Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. to file their nomination papers. Here are the candidates who have filed, as of press time. They are listed in alphabetical order, based on their last name.

(* denotes an incumbent)

MAYOR

Frank Cerasa

Bill Fryer

Chris Gibb

Michael Prue*

(Frank DiPasquale has withdrawn.)

DEPUTY MAYOR

Linden Crain

Bill Petruniak

COUNCILLOR

Molly Allaire*

T.J. Botsford

Keith Boussey

Peter Courtney*

Saurabh Katara

Lena Lazanja

Shawn LeBlanc

Tony Pietrangelo

Stephanie Pouget-Papak

Dhaval Prajapati

CONSEIL SCOLAIRE VIAMONDE

Emmanuelle Richez

CONSEIL SCOLAIRE CATHOLIQUE PROVIDENCE 

Didier Marotte

GREATER ESSEX COUNTYDISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

Mary Jane Fields

Jeremy Palko

WINDSOR-ESSEX CATHOLICDISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

Dana Tonus

Jesmond Tabone

Candidates for the 2026 municipal election in Amherstburg