How and when to vote
- Election day Monday, Oct. 26, 2026
- Voting period Wednesday, Oct. 21, 9 a.m. to Monday, Oct. 26, 8 p.m.
The Township says voting is online or by telephone during this period. - Voters’ list Update or add your information before voting day.
Use the Township’s voter-information page or contact the Clerk’s Elections Office through the official election page. - Results Tuesday, Oct. 27
The Township’s calendar says it will declare results as soon as possible and provide public information about votes, declined ballots and rejected ballots.
Official 2026 municipal election information → Official voter information →
Official certified candidate list
Status: checked Sept. 20 against the Township’s official List of Certified Candidates. “Acclaimed” below is the Township’s label, not a Rustler assessment.
Mayor
- Acclaimed Mike Tarnowski
Councillor
- Charles Armstrong
- Dominique Bertrand
- Lisa Deacon
- Nick Gallagher
- Jamie Laurin
Police Village of Russell Trustee
- Acclaimed Julianne Bankley
- Acclaimed Alison Brown
- Acclaimed Stephanie MacMillan
School board trustee offices listed by the Township
- Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario Sue Wilson — acclaimed
- Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario Lindsay Doucet — acclaimed
- Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l’Est ontarien Jacques Héroux — acclaimed
- Upper Canada District School Board Tara Barton-Maclaren · James Vorobej
Election calendar and records
- Historical Aug. 21 — nomination and withdrawal deadline; Aug. 24 — candidate certification and possible acclamations.
- Deadline Oct. 23 — last day to register as a third-party advertiser.
- New term Nov. 15 — term begins; Nov. 16, 6 p.m. — inaugural meeting, according to the Township calendar.
- Official candidate information and nomination records →
- 2026 Municipal Election Accessibility Plan →
- Ontario’s 2026 municipal and school-board elections guide →
Rustler election records
Ask the CandidatesSend The Rustler a fair, factual question for a named candidate.
Interview chaptersOriginal public interview videos and independently checked topic links will appear here when available.
Election Night LiveResults will be labelled UNOFFICIAL until declared by the Clerk.
Rustler field reportRead the existing report on the mayoral acclamation and council field.
Candidate comparison process
Candidate comparison material identifies each named candidate’s attributed response and source. The phrase “No response received yet.” appears only beside a named request. The Rustler does not rank, score, recommend or predict candidates.
All-candidates-meeting video: no original public video is linked here. Any video links and chapter timestamps identify their original source.