# 2018 Niagara Region municipal elections

Elections were held in the Niagara Region of Ontario on October 22, 2018, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

## Niagara Regional Council

| Position | Elected |
| Fort Erie Mayor | Wayne H. Redekop |
| Fort Erie Councillor | Tom Insinna |
| Grimsby Mayor | Jeff A. Jordan |
| Grimsby Councillor | Wayne Fertich |
| Lincoln Mayor | Sandra Easton |
| Lincoln Councillor | Robert Foster |
| Niagara Falls Mayor | Jim Diodati |
| Niagara Falls Councillor | Peter Nicholson |
| Niagara Falls Councillor | Barbara Greenwood |
| Niagara Falls Councillor | Bob Gale |
| Niagara-on-the-Lake Lord Mayor | Betty Disero |
| Niagara-on-the-Lake Councillor | Gary Zalepa Jr. |
| Pelham Mayor | Marvin Junkin |
| Pelham Councillor | Diana Huson |
| Port Colborne Mayor | Bill Steele |
| Port Colborne Councillor | Barbara Butters |
| St. Catharines Mayor | Walter Sendzik |
| St. Catharines Councillor | Jim Bradley |
| St. Catharines Councillor | George Darte |
| St. Catharines Councillor | Sandie Bellows |
| St. Catharines Councillor | Laura Ip |
| St. Catharines Councillor | Brian Heit |
| St. Catharines Councillor | Tim Rigby |
| Thorold Mayor | Terry Ugulini |
| Thorold Councillor | Tim Whalen |
| Wainfleet Mayor | Kevin Gibson |
| Welland Mayor | Frank Campion |
| Welland Councillor | Pat Chiocchio |
| Welland Councillor | Leanna Villella |
| West Lincoln Mayor | David Bylsma |

## Regional Chair

For the first time, the chair of regional council was to be directly elected. However, on the last day of candidate registration the Ontario Government announced they would be cancelling this council race.
At the time of this cancellation, five candidates were registered to run for he chair position. Incumbent chair Al Caslin and Pelham Mayor Dave Augstyn both decided to run for a regional council seat in their respective municipalities.

## Fort Erie
### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Wayne H. Redekop (X) | 5,370 | 56.03 |
| Stephen Passero | 3,903 | 40.72 |
| George Jardine | 311 | 3.24 |

### Regional Councillor

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Tom Insinna | 3,783 | 40.67 |
| Sandy Annunziata (X) | 3,492 | 37.54 |
| Joan Christensen | 1,624 | 17.46 |
| Douglas Baker-Smith | 402 | 4.32 |

### Fort Erie Town Council
#### Ward 1

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| George P. McDermott (X) | 764 | 63.25 |
| Dale Hirons | 444 | 36.75 |

#### Ward 2

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Nick Dubanow | 838 | 52.87 |
| Marlo Toppazzini | 408 | 25.74 |
| John Mollicone | 339 | 21.39 |

#### Ward 3

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Kimberly Zanko (X) | 811 | 45.23 |
| Tracey Calder Rosettani | 528 | 29.45 |
| Dean Demizio | 277 | 15.45 |
| Scott Winger | 177 | 9.87 |

#### Ward 4

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Marina Butler (X) | 673 | 43.56 |
| Ron Brunner | 522 | 33.79 |
| Pati Habermann | 270 | 17.48 |
| Robert Hirons | 80 | 5.18 |

#### Ward 5

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Don Lubberts (X) | 599 | 35.03 |
| Michael Reles | 585 | 34.21 |
| Leah Feor | 526 | 30.76 |

#### Ward 6

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ann-Marie Noyes | 902 | 57.05 |
| Christoffer M. Knutt (X) | 679 | 42.95 |
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## Grimsby
### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jeff A. Jordan | 6,344 | 71.51 |
| Steve D. Berry | 2,527 | 28.49 |
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## Lincoln
### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Sandra Easton (X) | 4,397 | 66.30 |
| Robert Condotta | 2,235 | 33.70 |
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## Niagara Falls

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### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jim Diodati (X) | 13,875 | 58.09 |
| Kim Craitor | 8,252 | 34.55 |
| Dinah Lilia Mourise | 1,047 | 4.38 |
| Kip Finn | 710 | 2.97 |

### Regional Council

Three to be elected. Regional councillors do not sit in city council.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Peter Nicholson | 9,674 | 17.85 |
| Barbara Greenwood | 7,653 | 14.12 |
| Bob Gale (X) | 7,211 | 13.30 |
| Selina Volpatti (X) | 6,483 | 11.96 |
| John Morocco | 4,743 | 8.75 |
| Tim Housser | 4,262 | 7.86 |
| Chris Rigas | 3,744 | 6.91 |
| Dianne Munro | 2,912 | 5.37 |
| Anne Angelone | 2,630 | 4.85 |
| Dave Eke | 1,973 | 3.64 |
| Theresa Johnson | 1,942 | 3.58 |
| Clarke Bitter | 980 | 1.81 |

### Niagara Falls City Council

8 to be elected at-large.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Mike Strange (X) | 12,021 | 8.85 |
| Victor Pietrangelo (X) | 8,846 | 6.51 |
| Wayne Thomson (X) | 8,355 | 6.15 |
| Lori Lococo | 7,666 | 5.64 |
| Wayne Campbell (X) | 7,413 | 5.46 |
| Vince Kerrio (X) | 7,356 | 5.41 |
| Chris Dabrowski | 7,130 | 5.25 |
| Carolyn Ioannoni (X) | 7,015 | 5.16 |
| Joyce Morocco (X) | 6,535 | 4.81 |
| Rich Merlino | 5,673 | 4.18 |
| Kenneth Groves | 5,248 | 3.86 |
| Steve Ludzik | 5,080 | 3.74 |
| Shirley Fisher | 4,276 | 3.15 |
| Tony Baldinelli | 3,713 | 2.73 |
| Karen Stearne | 3,346 | 2.46 |
| Tom Stranges | 3,328 | 2.45 |
| Peter Dychtiar | 3,122 | 2.30 |
| Angela Peebles | 3,047 | 2.24 |
| Anne Radojcic | 2,951 | 2.17 |
| Peter Fischer | 2,922 | 2.15 |
| Norm Puttick | 2,856 | 2.10 |
| Gary Baker | 2,594 | 1.91 |
| Jamie Jones | 1,972 | 1.45 |
| Domenic Caruso | 1,816 | 1.34 |
| Christian Bell | 1,727 | 1.27 |
| Tim Tredwell | 1,569 | 1.15 |
| Lucia Baldinelli Ciampa | 1,555 | 1.14 |
| Margie Manker | 1,528 | 1.12 |
| Ralph Panucci | 1,443 | 1.06 |
| Nick Maruca | 986 | 0.73 |
| Harvey Gordon | 868 | 0.64 |
| Vito Pennimpede | 761 | 0.56 |
| Jordan Cowe | 679 | 0.50 |
| Daniel Faraci | 455 | 0.33 |

## Niagara-on-the-Lake
### Lord Mayor

| Lord Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Betty Disero | 4,169 | 50.14 |
| Patrick Darte (X) | 2,743 | 32.99 |
| Daniel Turner | 1,402 | 16.86 |
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## Pelham
### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Marvin Junkin | 3,975 | 55.66 |
| Gary Edward Accursi | 1,671 | 23.40 |
| Carla Baxter | 1,495 | 20.94 |
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## Port Colborne
### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Bill Steele | 2,634 | 39.88 |
| Betty Konc | 1,932 | 29.25 |
| Wayne Elliott | 1,789 | 27.09 |
| Ron St. Jean | 249 | 3.77 |
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## St. Catharines

The 2018 St. Catharines municipal election took place on Monday October 22, 2018 to determine a mayor, regional and city councillors and school trustees in the city of St. Catharines, Ontario. The election of a regional chair was also scheduled, but was cancelled by the provincial government led by Premier Doug Ford on Friday July 27, 2018, the registration deadline for candidates.

### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Walter Sendzik (X) | 21,574 | 71.85 |
| Richard Stephens | 5,834 | 19.43 |
| Johnny Tischler | 1,465 | 4.88 |
| Tunde Soniregun | 1,153 | 3.84 |
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### Regional Council

Six to be elected at-large. Regional councillors do not sit in city council.
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
| Jim Bradley | 18,954 | 14.10 |
| George Darte | 12,516 | 9.31 |
| Sandie Bellows | 11,117 | 8.27 |
| Laura Ip | 9,878 | 7.35 |
| Brian Heit (X) | 8,499 | 6.32 |
| Tim Rigby (X) | 8,435 | 6.27 |
| Kelly Edgar (X) | 7,233 | 5.38 |
| Mike Britton | 6,765 | 5.03 |
| Bruce Timms (X) | 5,859 | 4.36 |
| Haley Bateman | 5,546 | 4.13 |
| Mark Elliott | 5,519 | 4.10 |
| Rob Depetris | 4,784 | 3.56 |
| Mo Al Jumaily | 4,105 | 3.05 |
| Debbie MacGregor (X) | 3,844 | 2.86 |
| Emily Beth Spanton | 3,421 | 2.54 |
| Frank Rupcic | 3,360 | 2.50 |
| Peter Gill | 3,247 | 2.42 |
| Mary Margaret Murphy | 2,763 | 2.06 |
| Len Stack | 2,735 | 2.03 |
| Alan Caslin (X) | 1,928 | 1.43 |
| Lou Felice | 1,476 | 1.10 |
| Paul Allan | 1,438 | 1.07 |
| Bob Szajkowski | 1,024 | 0.76 |
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### St. Catharines City Council
#### Ward 1 - Merriton

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Greg Miller | 1,848 | 25.31 |
| Lori Littleton | 1,527 | 20.91 |
| David Haywood (X) | 1,380 | 18.90 |
| Lesley Seaborne | 1,121 | 15.35 |
| Kim Clifford | 742 | 10.16 |
| Diane Foster | 281 | 3.85 |
| Marta Liddiard | 280 | 3.83 |
| Hayden Lawrence | 123 | 1.68 |
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#### Ward 2 - St. Andrew's

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Joe Kushner (X) | 2,954 | 39.12 |
| Matt Harris (X) | 2,850 | 37.74 |
| Emilio Raimondo | 1,748 | 23.15 |
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#### Ward 3 - St. George's

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Sal Sorrento (X) | 1,921 | 30.42 |
| Kevin Townsend | 1,536 | 24.33 |
| Brody Longmuir | 1,475 | 23.36 |
| Vicky-Lynn Smith | 1,126 | 17.83 |
| Thomas Grundy | 256 | 4.05 |
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#### Ward 4 - St. Patrick's

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Karrie Porter | 3,098 | 41.03 |
| Mat Siscoe (X) | 2,279 | 30.19 |
| Robin McPherson | 2,173 | 28.78 |
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#### Ward 5 - Grantham

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Bill Phillips (X) | 2,860 | 26.52 |
| Dawn Dodge | 2,227 | 20.65 |
| Jeff Brooks | 1,944 | 18.03 |
| Mark Stevens | 1,262 | 11.70 |
| Dennis Van Meer | 1,067 | 9.90 |
| Alan C. Ziemianin | 665 | 6.17 |
| Rob Gill | 501 | 4.65 |
| Matthew Bastead | 257 | 2.38 |
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#### Ward 6 - Port Dalhousie

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Carlos Garcia (X) | 3,263 | 30.35 |
| Bruce Williamson (X) | 3,018 | 28.07 |
| Jeff Mackie | 2,422 | 22.53 |
| Wolfgang Guembel | 2,047 | 19.04 |
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## Thorold
### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Terry Ugulini | 3,298 | 64.41 |
| Henry D'Angela | 1,822 | 35.59 |
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## Wainfleet
### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Kevin Gibson | 1,009 | 35.29 |
| Richard Dykstra | 468 | 16.37 |
| Ted Hessels | 455 | 15.91 |
| Andrew Watts | 411 | 14.38 |
| Alfred Kiers | 397 | 13.89 |
| Ken Martin | 119 | 4.16 |
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## Welland
### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Frank Campion (X) | 10,100 | 77.90 |
| Steven Soos | 1,453 | 11.21 |
| David Clow | 1,413 | 10.90 |
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### Regional Councillor

Two to be elected
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Pat Chiocchio | 6,354 | 29.96 |
| Leanna Villella | 6,344 | 29.92 |
| Paul Grenier (X) | 4,735 | 22.33 |
| George Marshall (X) | 3,773 | 17.79 |
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### Welland City Council

Two elected from each ward

#### Ward 1

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Mary Ann Grimaldi (X) | 1,000 | 30.07 |
| Adam Moote | 886 | 26.64 |
| Ryan Huckla | 639 | 19.21 |
| Tom Bacolini | 299 | 8.99 |
| Shirley Cordiner | 221 | 6.64 |
| Holly Syer | 219 | 6.58 |
| Robin Comtois | 62 | 1.86 |
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#### Ward 2

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Leo Van Vliet (X) | 1,407 | 34.08 |
| David McLeod (X) | 1,404 | 34.01 |
| Serge Daoust | 535 | 12.6 |
| Debi Katsmar | 465 | 11.26 |
| Brad Ulch | 317 | 7.68 |
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#### Ward 3

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Lucas Spinosa | 1,547 | 37.36 |
| John Chiocchio (X) | 1,191 | 28.76 |
| John Mastroianni (X) | 1,019 | 24.61 |
| John Thomas McNall | 384 | 9.27 |
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##### By-election

A by-election was held on August 9, 2021, in Ward 3 to fill the vacancy of Lucas Spinosa who resigned.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| John Mastroianni | 712 | 35.28 |
| Steve Soos | 386 | 19.13 |
| Cathy Connor | 341 | 16.90 |
| Nancy Dmytrov Bilboe | 271 | 13.43 |
| Douglas R. Thomas | 205 | 10.16 |
| Phil Gladman | 91 | 4.51 |

#### Ward 4

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Bryan Green | 1,146 | 28.92 |
| Tony Dimarco (X) | 1,126 | 28.41 |
| Melissa McGlashan | 820 | 20.69 |
| Maria Lallouet | 652 | 16.45 |
| Phill Gladman | 119 | 3.00 |
| Charles Owen | 100 | 2.52 |
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#### Ward 5

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Graham Speck | 1,110 | 32.93 |
| Claudette Richard (X) | 1,099 | 32.60 |
| Ken LeBlanc | 662 | 19.64 |
| Leslie Robichaud | 233 | 6.91 |
| Niki Ann Brideau | 206 | 6.11 |
| Devin Paul James St. Jean | 61 | 1.81 |
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#### Ward 6

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Bonnie Fokkens (X) | 1,096 | 31.76 |
| Jim Larouche (X) | 874 | 25.33 |
| Mike Konderka | 816 | 23.65 |
| Jamie Lee | 443 | 12.84 |
| James Takeo | 222 | 6.43 |
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## West Lincoln
### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| David Bylsma | 2,115 | 47.51 |
| Douglas Joyner (X) | 1,104 | 24.80 |
| Joann Chechalk | 1,034 | 23.23 |
| Paul Wiebe | 199 | 4.47 |
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