What to Know About the Official Candidate List for Kelowna’s Upcoming Election
Published 4 weeks ago on September 12, 2026 By Current Editor
The official candidate list for the Kelowna municipal election on Oct. 17 is finalized, featuring candidates for mayor, city council, and school board trustee.
Kelowna Candidates Set for General Local Election
Voters in Kelowna will head to the polls on Oct. 17 following the official finalization of the candidate list for mayor, city council, and school board trustee positions. Interested individuals had until Sept. 11 at 4 p.m. to hand in their official paperwork at City Hall.
Mayoral and Council Candidates
Three individuals are competing for the office of mayor, including incumbent Tom Dyas, former councillor Ron Cannan, and resident Andrew Uivtlugt.
Meanwhile, more than 30 candidates are seeking election to the eight available city councillor seats. Among those competing are incumbents Rick Webber, Mohini Singh, Gord Lovegrove, and Maxine DeHart.
The remaining candidates running for council include Susan Ames, Les Bellamy, Christopher Bocskei, Doris Bregolisse, Nikki Csek, Greg Dahms, Todd Daniels, Indy Dhial, Crystal Dougan, Tim Down, Julia Fraser, Daniel Fritter, Bal Grewal, King James, Hamid Khajavi, Kevin Kraft, Davis Kyle, Teresa May, Trevor McAleese, Randy Millis, Humberto Morales, Brian Pinter, Jay Rathwell, Brady Rogers, Brian Rogers, Mike Rose, Todd Sanderson, Corey Severin, Glendon Smedley, Silverado Socrats, Laura Thurnheer, Lee-ann Tiede, and Rob Wilkinson.
Further Information
Details regarding the 2026 general local elections are available online at elections.bc.ca.
By: The Okanagan Current; Current Editor
