Peterborough Picks Its Next Mayor Tonight: Watch PTBOCanada’s Interviews With Mayoral Candidates

By Scott Arnold

Peterborough voters head to the polls today, Monday, October 26th, to choose the city’s next mayor. If you haven’t voted yet, or want one last look at the people hoping to lead the city, PTBOCanada sat down with six of the seven mayoral candidates to talk about their campaigns and what they hope to bring to Peterborough.

PEterborough residents will elect a new mayor to city hall today with voting for the municial election set to close at 8pm on Monday, October 26th. (photo by scott arnold)

Earlier this month we shared video interviews with Brian Lumsden, Jacob Méthot, Keith Riel, Michael Eamon, Neil Morton and Rebecca Schillemat, giving each candidate an opportunity to introduce themselves and share their vision for Peterborough’s future.

While seven candidates are listed on the ballot, Rob Hailman suspended his campaign on October 4th and was not available for our interviews which took place the following week.

Meet the Candidates

If you haven’t cast your ballot yet, there’s still time to make your voice heard in Peterborough’s 2026 municipal election with voting locations set to close at 8pm. You can also vote online at peterborough.elections.vote/en/home.

The City of Peterborough anticipates posting unofficial election results at approximately 9pm.

Scott Arnold is a Journalist and Content Creator at PTBOCanada Media Inc

Engage with us on social media on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Tiktok, Youtube and LinkedIn. Write to us at tips@ptbocanada.com. Sign up for our newsletter here.