The 2026 Kamloops general election to decide the next mayor, council and school trustees will be held Oct. 17, 2026.

Early voting opportunities will be Oct. 7, Oct. 10 and Oct. 14 at Heritage House, 100 Lorne St. and McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre, 1665 Island Parkway.

Visit Maps.Kamloops.ca/Election2026 for information on the 16 polling locations in the city, including addresses, accessibility information and bus route details. All polling locations will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and the application to vote by mail will be available beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8.

This voting guide will be updated as more information becomes available.

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Who is running in the 2026 general election? 

Applications close for candidates running in the municipal election on Sept. 11, and the official slate of candidates will be announced by Sept. 21. 

The following candidates have submitted nomination packages. This article will be updated as more names become available. This list is not official until the declaration of candidates is made by the chief election officer. 

Mayoral candidates:

Mike O’Reilly is running for mayor after two four-year terms as a councillor. Learn more here. 

Ray Dhaliwal is running for mayor after previously serving as a councillor in 2017. Dhaliwa does not yet have an election website. This article will be updated when more information is made available.

Nelly Dever is running for mayor after serving on council from 2011 to 2014. Learn more here.

Reid Hamer-Jackson is running for reelection. Learn more here.

Kris Lloyd-Middleton is running for mayor. Lloyd-Middleton does not yet have an election website. This article will be updated when more information is made available.

Ivory Winston is running for mayor. Learn more here.

Council candidates:

Katie Neustaeter is running for reelection. Learn more here. 

Nancy Bepple is running for reelection. Learn more here. 

Dale Bass is running for reelection. Bass does not yet have an election website. This article will be updated when more information is available.

Kelly Hall is running for reelection. Learn more here. 

Stephen Karpuk is running for reelection. Karpuk does not yet have an election website. This article will be updated when more information is available.

Margot Middleton is running for reelection. Learn more here. 

Bill Sarai is running for reelection. Learn more here. 

Jesse Ritcey is running for Kamloops City council for the second time. He ran for council in 2022. Learn more here.

Steve Bucher is running for Kamloops City council for the first time. Learn more here. 

Randy Sunderman is running for Kamloops City council for the first time. Learn more here. 

Dennis Giesbrecht is running for Kamloops City council for a second time. He ran for council in 2022 election. Learn more here. 

Kathrine Blair-Wunderlich is running for Kamloops City council for the first time. Learn more here. 

Brian Andrews is running for Kamloops City council for the first time. Learn more here. 

Christopher Mitra is running for Kamloops City council for the first time. Learn more here.

Doug Ronnquist is running for Kamloops City council for the first time. Ronnquist does not yet have an election website. This article will be updated when more information is available.  

Cindy Sonne is running for Kamloops City council for the first time. Learn more here.

Rob Bertrand is running for Kamloops City council for the first time. Learn more here. 

Dave Baker is running for Kamloops City council. Learn more here.

Bonnie Cleland is running for Kamloops City council. Cleland does not yet have an election website. This article will be updated when more information is available.  

Alberto De Marni is running for Kamloops City council. De Marni does not yet have an election website. This article will be updated when more information is available.  

Bryce Eberle is running for Kamloops City council. Learn more here.

Mac B Gordon is running for Kamloops City council. Gordon does not yet have an election website. This article will be updated when more information is available.  

Ian Head is running for Kamloops City council. Learn more here.

Lyndsay McDonald is running for Kamloops City council. Learn more here.

Barbara Morin is running for Kamloops City council. Learn more here.

Kadin Rainville is running for Kamloops City council. Rainville does not yet have an election website. This article will be updated when more information is available.  

Robin Reebs is running for Kamloops City council. Reebs does not yet have an election website. This article will be updated when more information is available.  

Greg Unger is running for Kamloops City council. Unger does not yet have an election website. This article will be updated when more information is available.  

Nevin Webster is running for Kamloops City council. Learn more here.

School District No. 73 Board of Trustees candidates:

Jo Kang is running for reelection after one term as a trustee. Learn more here.

Kathleen Karpuk is running for reelection after five terms as a trustee. Learn more here.

John O’Fee is running for reelection after four terms. Learn more here.

Troylana Manson is running for her first term as a trustee. Learn more here.

Katherine Gulley is running for her first term as a trustee. Learn more here.

Bonnie Mcbride for her first term as a trustee. Learn more here.

Shahriar Behmanesh is running for his first term as a trustee. He ran in the 2022 election. Learn more here.

James Blenkhorn is running for his first term as a trustee. Learn more here.

Aaron Krausert is running for his first term as a trustee. Krausert does not yet have an election website. This article will be updated when more information is available.  

Who can vote?  

To qualify to vote, you must be 18 years of age or older on general voting day, be a Canadian citizen and resident of British Columbia for at least six months and be a resident of Kamloops.

Electors must have two pieces of identification to prove both residency and identity, and at least one piece must provide a signature.

These include a BC Driver’s Licence, BC Services Card, a document issued by the government of Canada that certifies registration under the Indian Act, a citizenship card issued by Métis Nation British Columbia, vehicle insurance papers, Social Insurance Number, property tax notice, credit card or debit card or utility bill.

Non-resident property electors may vote once, regardless of how many properties they own. If a property has more than one registered owner, only one can register as a non-resident property elector, and they must have the written consent of the majority of the other owners. 

To learn more about where and how to vote, visit www.kamloops.ca/city-hall/city-council/municipal-election/voting-information.