One mayor's race in Niagara came down to 15 votes.
Voters in all 12 of Niagara's municipalities chose their mayors on Monday, October 26th, 2026. By the next evening, seven towns and cities had published official results, and the other five had their unofficial counts posted while their clerks finish the checks.
The new mayors
- Fort Erie: Tom Insinna, Fort Erie's regional councillor from 2022 to 2026, takes over from Mayor Wayne Redekop.
- Lincoln: Adam Thomas Russell, a Ward 1 councillor from 2022 to 2026, follows Mayor Sandra Easton.
- Niagara Falls: Lori Lococo takes over from Mayor Jim Diodati, with 51.45% of the vote.
- Niagara-on-the-Lake: Vaughn Goettler becomes Lord Mayor, the title only Niagara-on-the-Lake uses, with 55.1% of the vote. He follows Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa.
- Port Colborne: Bea Kenny takes over from Mayor Bill Steele.
- Thorold: Tim Whalen takes over from Mayor Terry Ugulini.
- Welland: Pat Chiocchio came out on top in an eight-person race and takes over from Mayor Frank Campion.
Back for another term
- Grimsby: Jeff Jordan.
- Pelham: Marvin Junkin.
- St. Catharines: Mat Siscoe, mayor since November 2022, starts his second term.
- Wainfleet: Brian Grant, with 62% of the vote.
- West Lincoln: Cheryl Ganann, acclaimed: no one else ran for mayor of West Lincoln.
Three close races
Pelham's was the closest. Junkin finished 15 votes ahead of Frank Adamson, 3,216 to 3,201, in the Town of Pelham's certified count.
In Lincoln, Russell led Greg Reimer by 33 votes, 3,756 to 3,723, in the unofficial count.
And in Welland, Chiocchio finished 55 votes ahead of Graham Speck, 4,271 to 4,216, in the City of Welland's certified results.
A smaller Niagara Regional Council
From Sunday, November 15th, 2026, these 12 mayors are also Niagara Regional Council. Ontario's Better Regional Governance Act, 2026 ended the separately elected regional councillor seats, so the new Niagara Regional Council is the 12 mayors and a Regional Chair. The province can appoint the Regional Chair; if it doesn't, the council chooses one at its first meeting.
In the know
- The new term of council starts on Sunday, November 15th, 2026, and runs four years.
- Niagara Falls lists its results as official, and Pelham, Port Colborne, Thorold, Wainfleet, Welland and West Lincoln have certified theirs. In Fort Erie, Grimsby, Lincoln, Niagara-on-the-Lake and St. Catharines, the results were still unofficial on Tuesday, October 27th, until each clerk confirms them.
- Each municipality's full results, councillors included, are on its own website. The links are under Sources below.
