37 candidates for Kelowna council race

Sep 11, 2026 | 5:31 PM Pattison Media

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There will be a total of 37 candidates running for Kelowna city council next month.

An unofficial list published by the chief electoral officer Friday afternoon also shows a third mayoral candidate. The official list of candidates will be confirmed on September 18.

Kelowna will have at least four new councillors, as four incumbents announced previously they would not be seeking re-election.

Incumbent mayor Tom Dyas faces a challenge from councillor Ron Cannan, and late entrant Andrew Uitvlugt.

Candidates for Mayor:

• Ron Cannan

• Tom Dyas

• Andrew Uitvlugt

Candidates for Councillor:

• Susan Ames

• Les Bellamy

• Chris Bocskei

• Doris Bregolisse

• Nikki Csek

• Greg Dahms

• Todd Daniels

• Maxine DeHart

• Indy Dhial

• Crystal Dougan

• Tim Down

• Julia Fraser

• Daniel Fritter

• Bal Grewal

• King James

• Hamid Khajavi

• Kevin Kraft

• Davis Kyle

• Gord Lovegrove

• Teresa May

• Trevor McAleese

• Randy Millis

• H. Morales

• Brian Pinter

• JC Rathwell

• Brady Rogers

• Brian Rogers

• Mike Rose

• Todd Sanderson

• Corey Severin

• Mohini Singh

• Glendon Smedley

• Silverado Socrates

• Laura Thurnheer

• Lee-Ann Tiede

• Rick Webber

• Rob Wilkinson

Candidates for School District No. 23 Board of Education School Trustee:

• Joyce Brinkerhoff

• Deb Dickerson-Pogue

• Richard Gauthier

• Val Johnson

• Jim Strachan

• Ashok Kumar Verma

By: 1047 The Lizard; Pattison Media

Source: 37 candidates for Kelowna council race | 104.7 The Lizard | The Rock of Kelowna