Who's running in Hamilton's municipal election this fall
Eighty-four people are running in this fall's municipal election
Eighty-four people are running in this fall's municipal election, including 11 for mayor and 14 for Ward 3. That's one fewer than last year.
The deadline for nominations closed on Friday afternoon. There are challengers in every city ward, with the highest number in wards where the incumbents aren't running.
In Ward 1, sitting councillor Brian McHattie is running for mayor, as is Brad Clark in Ward 9. Coun. Russ Powers of Ward 13 in Dundas is retiring, and Coun. Bernie Morelli, long-time representative of Ward 3, died earlier this year.
Eighty-five people ran last year.
Here's the list of candidates, with the incumbents in italics:
Mayor
- Michael Baldasaro
- Ejaz Butt
- Mike Clancy
- Brad Clark
- Fred Eisenberger
- Warrand Francis
- Nick Iamonico
- Crystal Lavigne
- Brian McHattie
- Phil Ryerson
- Ricky Tavares
Ward 1
- Jason Allen
- Tony Greco
- Aidan Johnson
- Brian Lewis
- Ira Rosen
- Sandy Shaw
Ward 2
- Ed Dallas
- Jason Farr
- Kristina Heaton
- Ryan Henry
- John Vail
- Terri Wallis
Ward 3
- Ralph Agostino
- Maria Anastasiou
- Bob Assadourian
- Mark Dimillo
- Sean Gibson
- Matthew Green
- Jol Hess
- Eva John
- Brian Kelly
- Victor Mejia
- Byron Wayne Millette
- Drina Omazic
- Carlos Pinho
- Tim Simmons
- Bernie Szajkowski
Ward 4
- Sam Merulla
- Lorna Moreau
- Tina Whalen
Ward 5
- David Brown
- Chad Collins
- George Rusich
- Larry Storm
Ward 6
- Tom Jackson
- Brad Olynchuk
- Dan Rodrigues
Ward 7
- Keith Beck
- Greg Burghall
- Scott Duvall
Ward 8
- Joshua Peter Czerniga
- Terry Whitehead
Ward 9
- Lee Austin
- Doug Conley
- Nancy Fiorentino
- Cam Galindo
- Tone Marrone
- Geraldine McMullen
- Marie Robbins
- Christopher Rosser
- Frank Rukavina
Ward 10
- Teresa DiFalco
- Maria Pearson
- Luana Yachetti
Ward 11
- Brenda Johnson
- Vincenzo Rigitano
Ward 12
- K. Grace Bryson
- Lloyd Ferguson
- John F. F. Iachelli
- Anthony Nicholl
Ward 13
- Mark Coull
- Rick Court
- Pamela Mitchell
- Kevin Norton
- Marc Rheal Risdale
- Danya Scime
- Christeen Urquhart
- Arlene Vanderbeek
- Toby Yull
Ward 14
- Steven Knowles
- Robert Pasuta
- Scott Stewart
Ward 15
- Neil Bos
- Judi Partridge
There are also 37 people running to be Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board trustees, and 25 running for the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board.
Catholic board chair Patrick Daly was acclaimed in Ward 7 in Ancaster. Trustee Carolyn Cornale was acclaimed for Wards 12, 13, 14 and 15 with the Catholic board.
There are challengers in every ward of the public school board.