We asked all the council and mayoral candidates we could reach some basic questions to kick off our campaign coverage. In some cases, we added known facts that were not provided.

We'll add responses online from candidates we didn't immediately reach, and other updates, throughout the campaign.

Mayor There are 15 candidates on the ballot to be Hamilton mayor: Jim Davis, Fred Eisenberger, Paul Fromm, Henry Geissler, Carlos Gomes, Edward Graydon, Todd May, Michael Pattison, George Rusich, Phil Ryerson, Ute Schmid-Jones, Vito Sgro, Ricky Tavares, Mark Wozny and Nathalie Xian Yi Yan.

See our mayor candidates page for more information on the candidates.

Ward 1 There are 13 candidates on the ballot for the Ward 1 seat on Hamilton city council: Jason Allen, Sharon Anderson, Syed Bakht, Sharon Cole, Ela Eroglu, Jordan Geertsma, Sophie Geffros, Carol Lazich, Richard Massie, Lyla Miklos, Linda Narducci, Harrison White and Maureen Wilson.

Ward 1 candidates information | Ward 1 election issues

Ward 2 There are 8 candidates on the ballot for the Ward 2 seat on Hamilton city council: Diane Chiarelli, Jason Farr, Cameron Kroetsch, Nicole Smith, Mark Tennant, James Unsworth, John Vail, Suresh Venodh Daljeet.

Ward 2 candidates information. | Ward 2 election issues

Ward 3 There are 13 candidates on the ballot for the Ward 3 seat on Hamilton city council: Milena Balta, Keith Beck, Alain Bureau, Steven Paul Denault, Laura Farr, Brendan Kavanaugh, Ned Kuruc, Tony Lemma, Nrinder Nann, Stephen Rowe, Amanda Salonen, Dan Smith and Kristeen Sprague.

Ward 4 There are 2 candidates vying for the Ward 4 seat on Hamilton city council: Rod Douglas and Sam Merulla.

Ward 5 There are 3 candidates on the ballot for the Ward 5 seat on Hamilton city council: Chad Collins, Stewart Klazinga and Juanita Maldonado.

Ward 5 candidates information | Ward 5 election issues

Ward 6 There are 3 candidates on the ballot for the Ward 6 seat on Hamilton city council: Tom Jackson, Timothy Taylor and Brad Young.

Ward 6 candidates information | Ward 6 election issues

Ward 7 There are 11 candidates on the ballot for the Ward 7 seat on Hamilton city council: Steve Benson, Steve Clarke, Kristopher Clowater, Adam Dirani, Karen Grice-Uggenti, Joseph Kazubek, Dan MacIntyre, Jim McColl, Geraldine McMullen, Esther Pauls and Roland Schneider.

Ward 7 candidates information | Ward 7 election issues

Ward 8 There are 6 candidates on the ballot for the Ward 8 seat on Hamilton city council: Eve Adams, Christopher Climie, John-Paul Danko, Steve Ruddick, Anthony Simpson and Colleen Wicken.

Ward 8 candidates information | Ward 8 election issues

Ward 9 There are 5 candidates on the ballot for the Ward 9 seat on Hamilton city council: Brad Clark, Doug Conley, David Ford, Peter Lanza and Lakhwinder Singh Multani.

Ward 9 candidates information | Ward 9 election issues

Ward 10 There are 4 candidates on the ballot for the Ward 10 seat on Hamilton city council: Jeff Beattie, Louie Milojevic, Ian Thompson and Maria Pearson.

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Ward 10 candidates information | Ward 10 election issues

Ward 11 There are 2 candidates on the ballot for the Ward 11 seat on Hamilton city council: Brenda Johnson and Waleed Shewayhat.

Ward 12 There are 5 candidates on the ballot for the Ward 12 seat on Hamilton city council: Mike Bell, Lloyd Ferguson, Kevin Marley, Miranda Reis and John Scime.

Ward 12 candidates information | Ward 12 election issues

Ward 13 There are 7 candidates on the ballot for the Ward 13 seat on Hamilton city council: Gaspare Bonomo, Rich Gelder, Kevin Gray, Pamela Mitchell, John Mykytyshyn, John Roberts, Arlene Vanderbeek.

Ward 13 candidates information | Ward 13 election issues

Ward 14 There are 5 candidates on the ballot for the Ward 14 seat on Hamilton city council: Roslyn French-Sanges, Robert Iszkula, Vincent Samuel, Terry Whitehead and Bryan Wilson.

Ward 14 candidates information | Ward 14 election issues

Ward 15 There are 2 candidates on the ballot for the Ward 15 seat on Hamilton city council: Susan McKechnie and Judi Partridge.

— Compiled by Matthew Van Dongen, The Hamilton Spectator

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