Candidates for the 2026 municipal election in Amherstburg

The 2026 municipal election is Oct. 26 and candidates have until this Friday (Aug. 21) at 2 p.m. to file their nomination papers. Here are the candidates, 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(Frank DiPasquale has withdrawn from the mayor’s race.)

DEPUTY MAYOR

Linden Crain

Bill Petruniak

COUNCILLOR

Molly Allaire*

T.J. Botsford

Keith Boussey

Frank Cleminson

Peter Courtney*

Lorne Dupuis

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 COUNTY DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

Mary Jane Fields

Jeremy Palko

WINDSOR-ESSEX CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

Dana Tonus

Jesmond Tabone