BarrieVotes.ca 2026 municipal election

Who is running in Barrie's 2026 election?

60 people are on the certified ballot for the 2026 Barrie municipal election: mayor, ten ward council seats, and trustees for four school boards. Election day is Monday, October 26, 2026; voting opens October 16.

This is the certified ballot. Nominations closed August 21, 2026, and the City Clerk certified the candidates on August 24, 2026. Nobody can now be added; a certified candidate's name stays on the ballot even if they withdraw.

Names and races checked on September 10, 2026 against the City of Barrie — List of Certified Candidates (Form EL07), signed by the City Clerk, dated August 24, 2026 (the City publishes the Clerk's signed list as a PDF on that page). Filing times and campaign contact details are from the City of Barrie — 2026 Election Certified Candidates List, last read September 10, 2026, plus details candidates have sent us directly, marked supplied. Home addresses published by the City are deliberately not reproduced here; see methodology.

Mayor 4

  • Alex Nuttall Incumbent

    Currently mayor

    Council appointments: Appointed by council for the 2022–2026 term to: the Barrie Police Service Board; the Simcoe County Housing Corporation board; the County of Simcoe Human Services Committee and Performance Management Committee (Archives and Museums); the Greater Barrie Chamber of Commerce (ex officio); the Royal Victoria Hospital Foundation and its Capital Expansion committee; and, with every member of council, Barrie Hydro Holdings Inc., the City-owned company that holds its Alectra shares. (City of Barrie By-law 2023-032, as amended, read October 8, 2026.)

    Public role: A director of Alectra Inc., the utility in which the City holds a stake. (Alectra, Board of Directors, read October 8, 2026.)

    Ward 10Ward 10MPMayor 2003 2026

    Nomination filed May 5, 2026 at 9:47 a.m.

  • Tanya Saari

    Ward 3Ward 3MPMayor 2003 2026

    Nomination filed July 6, 2026 at 8:43 a.m.

  • Kay Sayer

    Mayor 2003 2026

    Nomination filed August 7, 2026 at 1:15 p.m.

  • Russell Tighe

    Certified as “Russell J. Tighe” on the Clerk's list.

    Mayor 2003 2026

    Nomination filed August 14, 2026 at 2:33 p.m.

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Ward 1 councillor 6

Ward 2 councillor 5

Ward 3 councillor 4

Ward 4 councillor 5

Ward 5 councillor 2

Ward 6 councillor 3

Ward 7 councillor 2

Ward 8 councillor 3

Ward 9 councillor 4

Ward 10 councillor 3

School board trustees

Simcoe County District School Board English public

Barrie Wards 1, 2, 3

Barrie Wards 4, 5, 6

Barrie Wards 7, 8, 9, 10

Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board English Catholic

Barrie Wards 1, 2, 3, 5

  • Justin Heran Ex-Trustee

    School board trustee, elected 2006; holds no seat now

    TrusteeWard 4Ward 6Trustee 2003 2026

    Nomination filed August 11, 2026 at 2:29 p.m.

  • Susan van Amelsvoort Incumbent

    Currently a trustee for Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board, elected 2022. Trustee zones have since been redrawn.

    Trustee 2003 2026

    Nomination filed May 15, 2026 at 3:13 p.m.

Barrie Wards 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Conseil scolaire Viamonde French public

Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir French Catholic

Common questions

Who is running in the 2026 Barrie election?

60 people are on the certified ballot: for mayor, for the ten ward council seats, and for school board trustee across four boards. Every race is listed on this page, from the City Clerk's certified list.

Who is running for mayor of Barrie?

4 people are certified candidates for mayor: Alex Nuttall, Tanya Saari, Kay Sayer, Russell Tighe. See the mayoral race for their records and campaign details.

When is the 2026 Barrie municipal election?

Election day is Monday, October 26, 2026. Internet and telephone voting runs from October 16 at 10 a.m. to October 26 at 8 p.m. — see every date and deadline.

How many candidates are running in Barrie in 2026?

60 certified candidates across 18 races: 4 for mayor, 37 across the ten ward council seats, and the rest for school board trustee in seven zones. No race was acclaimed.

Who is running in my ward?

Ward boundaries changed for 2026, so check first: enter your address to find your ward, then open that ward's race from the list on this page.

Who is running for school board trustee in Barrie?

Trustee candidates for all four boards — English public, English Catholic, French public and French Catholic — are listed at school boards. Your ballot carries one trustee race, set by your school support.

Is this the final candidate list?

Yes. The City Clerk certified the candidates on August 24, 2026, after nominations closed on August 21, 2026. No race was acclaimed. This page was checked against the certified list on September 10, 2026.

Questionnaire answers will appear on each race page as they come in. Every candidate gets the same questions, and answers publish verbatim, with a clear note where someone did not respond.

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