BarrieVotes.ca 2026 municipal election

Who is running for mayor of Barrie?

4 people have filed to run for mayor of Barrie in the 2026 municipal election.

This list is not final. Nominations remain open until August 21, 2026, and the City Clerk does not certify who is on the ballot until August 24, 2026. People can still file, and can still withdraw.

Transcribed from the City of Barrie — 2026 Election Candidates List, retrieved August 21, 2026. Home addresses published by the City are deliberately not reproduced here; see methodology.

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Common questions

Who is running for mayor of Barrie in 2026?

4 people have filed to run for mayor of Barrie: Alex Nuttall, Tanya Saari, Kay Sayer, Russell Tighe. Nominations closed August 21, 2026; the Clerk certifies the ballot on August 24, 2026.

Who is the current mayor of Barrie?

Alex Nuttall is the sitting mayor, elected in 2022, and has filed to run again in 2026.

When is the Barrie mayoral election?

Election day is Monday, October 26, 2026; internet and telephone voting opens October 16. See every date and deadline.

About the mayoralty

  • 1mayor, elected citywide
  • 10councillors, one per ward
  • 30.45% turnout in 2022

Every Barrie voter gets a say in this race, unlike the ward and trustee races, where you vote only in your own. The last three contests have looked very different from each other.

Mayor of Barrie, previous elections
YearCandidates Won by ShareMargin
2022 7 Alex Nuttall 42.7% 777
2018 2 Jeff Lehman 91.0% 22,387
2014 4 Jeff Lehman 92.3% 25,204
2010 8 Jeff Lehman 39.2% 3,974
2006 3 Dave Aspden 50.3% 2,441
2003 4 Rob Hamilton 51.6% 6,312

Source: City of Barrie certificates of election results. Full results: every election.