2018 Brantford municipal election explained

Election Name:	2018 Brantford mayoral election
Type:	Mayoral
Ongoing:	no
Party Name:	no
Previous Election:	2014 Brantford municipal election
Previous Year:	2014
Next Year:	2022
Candidate1:	Kevin Davis
Popular Vote1:	12,867
Percentage1:	52.93%
Image1:	KD
Color1:	4E385F
Candidate2:	Chris Friel
Popular Vote2:	7,200
Percentage2:	29.62%
Color2:	A9161C
Candidate3:	Dave Wrobel
Popular Vote3:	3,345
Percentage3:	13.76%
Image3:	DW
Color3:	FBEB71
Map Size:	300px
Mayor of Brantford
Before Election:	Chris Friel
After Election:	Kevin Davis

The 2018 Brantford municipal election took place on October 22, 2018. Incumbent Mayor Chris Friel lost re-election to Kevin Davis.

Mayoral candidates

• Chris Friel, incumbent Mayor^[1]
• Kevin Davis, lawyer and former City Councillor^[2]
• Dave Wrobel, former City Councillor and mayoral candidate in 2014
• Barbara Berardi, local businesswoman^[3]
• Michael Issa, retired business executive^[4]
• John Turmel, perennial candidate^[1]
• Wayne Maw, volunteer and activist^[1]

Results

Mayor

Mayoral Candidate^[5]	Vote^[6]	%
Kevin Davis	12,867	52.93
Chris Friel (X)	7,200	29.62
Dave Wrobel	3,345	13.76
Barbara Berardi	532	2.19
Michael Issa	186	0.77
	128	0.53
Wayne Maw	50	0.21

Two to be elected from each ward. The map has changed slightly from 2014 due to the annexation of some territory from Brant County.^[7]

The results for city council are as follows:

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Ward 1 Candidate Vote % Rick Weaver (X) 2,054 30.41 Jan vander Stelt 1,874 27.73 Michael Sullivan 966 14.30 Mario Lucente 889 13.16 Tracey Bucci 449 6.65 Ramandeep Khokhar 399 5.91 Amrik Deol 125 1.85

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Ward 2 Candidate Vote % John Utley (X) 2,952 28.06 John Sless (X) 2,933 27.87 Alex Felsky 1,914 18.19 Warren Bechard 976 9.28 Erica James 687 6.53 Peter Sheere 677 6.43 Sandra Anderson 383 3.64

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Ward 3 Candidate Vote % Dan McCreary (X) 4,214 37.40 Greg Martin (X) 3,477 30.86 Linda Hunt 1,717 15.24 Naser Hamed 933 8.28 Nicole Durnford 926 8.22

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Ward 4 Candidate Vote % Richard Carpenter (X) 3,842 45.69 Cheryl Antoski (X) 3,601 42.83 Rob Ferguson 671 7.98 Mike Gomon 294 3.50

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Ward 5 Candidate Vote % Brian Van Tilborg (X) 1,471 26.67 Joshua Wall 954 17.04 Mark Littell 879 15.70 John Oneill 831 14.84 Kathryn Kissinger 502 8.96 Ian Carson 236 4.21 Dustin Starchuk 233 4.16 Jeff Goreski 206 3.68 David Swanson 119 2.13 Dale Beemer 100 1.79 Michael Peterson 69 1.23

Notes and References

1. Web site: Choices abound in Brantford mayoral race - Brantford Expositor . 2020-06-23 . dead . June 26, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200626132604/https://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/news/local-news/choices-abound-in-brantford-mayoral-race .
2. Web site: About Mayor Kevin Davis . 2020-06-23 . dead . June 26, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200626060611/https://www.brantford.ca/en/your-government/about-mayor-kevin-davis.aspx#:~:text=Elected%20the%2050th%20Mayor%20of,he%20is%20honoured%20to%20serve.&text=Mayor%20Davis%20has%20served%20as,2%20from%201985%20to%201991. .
3. Web site: Berardi in mayor's race - Brantford Expositor . 2020-06-23 . dead . June 26, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200626093950/https://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2018/05/25/berardi-in-mayors-race/wcm/decd815a-ccc0-824d-3def-631019b8c9e0 .
4. Web site: Brantford mayoral candidates face off - Brantford Expositor . 2020-06-23 . dead . June 26, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200626100349/https://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/news/local-news/brantford-mayoral-candidates-face-off .
5. Web site: Candidates. September 28, 2018. brantfordvotes.brantford.ca.
6. Web site: Results. November 1, 2018. brantfordvotes.brantford.ca.
7. Web site: Most city wards expand boundaries | Brantford Expositor . 2018-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180522042605/http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2017/01/11/most-city-wards-expand-boundaries . 2018-05-22 . dead .