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.
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">Fort Erie, Ontario">Fort Erie
Ward 6
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Grimsby">Grimsby, Ontario">Grimsby
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Lincoln">Lincoln, Ontario">Lincoln
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Niagara Falls">Niagara Falls, Ontario">Niagara Falls
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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 | 7,211 | 13.30 |
| Selina Volpatti | 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 |
8 to be elected at-large.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Mike Strange | 12,021 | 8.85 |
| Victor Pietrangelo | 8,846 | 6.51 |
| Wayne Thomson | 8,355 | 6.15 |
| Lori Lococo | 7,666 | 5.64 |
| Wayne Campbell | 7,413 | 5.46 |
| Vince Kerrio | 7,356 | 5.41 |
| Chris Dabrowski | 7,130 | 5.25 |
| Carolyn Ioannoni | 7,015 | 5.16 |
| Joyce Morocco | 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 |
Lord Mayor
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Pelham">Pelham, Ontario">Pelham
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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.
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Regional Council">Niagara Regional Council">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 | 8,499 | 6.32 |
| Tim Rigby | 8,435 | 6.27 |
| Kelly Edgar | 7,233 | 5.38 |
| Mike Britton | 6,765 | 5.03 |
| Bruce Timms | 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 | 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 | 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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Ward 1 - Merriton
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Ward 2 - St. Andrew's
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Joe Kushner | 2,954 | 39.12 |
| Matt Harris | 2,850 | 37.74 |
| Emilio Raimondo | 1,748 | 23.15 |
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Ward 3 - St. George's
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Ward 4 - St. Patrick's
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Ward 5 - Grantham
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Bill Phillips | 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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| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Carlos Garcia | 3,263 | 30.35 |
| Bruce Williamson | 3,018 | 28.07 |
| Jeff Mackie | 2,422 | 22.53 |
| Wolfgang Guembel | 2,047 | 19.04 |
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Wainfleet">Wainfleet, Ontario">Wainfleet
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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 | 4,735 | 22.33 |
| George Marshall | 3,773 | 17.79 |
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''Two elected from each ward''
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Ward 3
Source: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 |
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Ward 6
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West Lincoln">West Lincoln, Ontario">West Lincoln
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