Tillsonburg residents have re-elected Deb Gilvesy as mayor following Monday’s 2026 municipal election.
According to the Town’s preliminary results, Gilvesy received 4,475 votes, representing 68.6 per cent of the vote. Her challenger, current councillor Kelly Spencer, received 2,052 votes, or 31.4 per cent.
Six councillors were also elected to serve on Tillsonburg Town Council for the next four-year term.
Lindsay Ambrus Mejaski led the councillor race with 3,951 votes, followed by Chris Parker with 3,761, Dave Beres with 3,307, Chrissy Rosehart with 3,001, John Gilvesy with 2,794 and Ron Gasparetto with 2,766.
The six successful candidates will join Mayor Gilvesy at the council table, with three incumbent councillors returning alongside three other elected councillors.
The remaining candidates in the councillor race were Stephen Molnar with 2,659 votes, Katherine Englander with 2,642, Clayton Curtis with 2,393, Dee Tosto with 1,225 and Kim Sage with 914. Felix Nonso Nzemeka received 1,391 votes.
The Town thanked all candidates, election workers and residents who participated in the municipal election.
According to the Association of Municipalities election website, there were 6,527 votes cast for the mayoral race out 17,382 Eligible Voters which works out to about 37.5% voter turnout.
The results were initially published as unofficial and uncertified. The municipal clerk was scheduled to review and certify the results by the end of October 27.
