2018 Windsor municipal election explained
| Election Name: | 2018 Windsor municipal election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Windsor municipal election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Windsor municipal election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | October 22, 2018 |
| Turnout: | 35.21% ( 2.25 pp) |
| Nominee1: | Drew Dilkens |
| Popular Vote1: | 31,201 |
| Percentage1: | 59.40% |
| Color1: | 004bac |
| Color2: | B6202E |
| Nominee2: | Matt Marchand |
| Popular Vote2: | 18,626 |
| Percentage2: | 35.46% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| Mayor |
| Before Election: | Drew Dilkens |
| After Election: | Drew Dilkens |
The 2018 Windsor municipal election occurred on October 22, 2018 to elect the Mayor of Windsor, Windsor City Council and the Greater Essex County District School Board, Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire catholique Providence and Conseil scolaire Viamonde.
The election was held on the same day as elections in every other municipality in Ontario, as well as the elections in neighbouring towns in Essex County.
As per the Ontario Municipal Elections Act, 1996, nomination papers for candidates for municipal and school board elections would be filed from May 1, 2018, at which time the campaign period began.[1]
Mayor
| Mayoral Candidate[2] [3] [4] | Vote | % |
|---|
| Drew Dilkens (X) | 31,201 | 59.40 |
| Matt Marchand | 18,626 | 35.46 |
| Ernie Lamont | 1,121 | 2.13 |
| Tom Hensel | 797 | 1.52 |
| Frank Dyck | 785 | 1.49 | |
Ward 1
| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Fred Francis (X) | 3,507 | 52.92 |
| Darcie Renaud | 2,167 | 32.70 |
| Matt Ford | 428 | 6.46 |
| Wiquar Husain | 277 | 4.18 |
| Krysta Glovasky-Ridsdale | 248 | 3.74 | |
Ward 2
| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Fabio Constante | 2,139 | 56.86 |
| John Elliott (X) | 1,623 | 43.14 | |
Ward 3
| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Rino Bortolin (X) | 2,710 | 72.23 |
| Helmi Charif | 690 | 18.39 |
| Steve Palenkas | 352 | 9.38 |
Patricia Mary Copus
(withdrawn) | | | |
Ward 4
| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Chris Holt (X) | 4,407 | 79.48 |
| Janice Campbell | 1,138 | 20.52 | |
Ward 5
| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Ed Sleiman (X) | 2,294 | 52.72 |
| Joey Wright | 1,341 | 30.82 |
| Adam Castle | 391 | 8.99 |
| Lillian B. Kruzsely | 165 | 3.79 |
| Joe Lucier* | 108 | 2.48 |
| Martin A. Utrosa* | 52 | 1.20 | |
*Withdrawn but still on ballot
Ward 6
| Council Candidate[5] | Vote | % |
|---|
| Jo-Anne Gignac (X) | 3,709 | 50.26 |
| Jeff Denomme | 2,682 | 36.35 |
| Terry Yaldo | 902 | 12.22 |
| Josh Jacquot | 86 | 1.17 | |
| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Irek Kusmierczyk (X) | 4,745 | 69.85 |
| Angelo Marignani | 982 | 14.46 |
| Barbara Holland | 658 | 9.69 |
| Alebert Saba | 408 | 6.01 |
Steve Gavrilos
(withdrawn) | | | |
Ward 8
| Council Candidate[6] | Vote | % |
|---|
| Gary Kaschak | 932 | 23.98 |
| David Sundin | 832 | 21.40 |
| Gemma Grey-Hall | 628 | 16.16 |
| Greg Lemay | 574 | 14.77 |
| Patti Hayes | 296 | 7.62 |
| John Abati | 255 | 6.56 |
| Lisa Valente | 231 | 5.94 |
| Kathryn MacDonell | 139 | 3.58 |
Angela Fitzpatrick
(withdrawn) | | | |
Ward 9
| Council Candidate[7] | Vote | % |
|---|
| Kieran McKenzie | 3,178 | 64.00 |
| Hilary Payne (X) | 985 | 19.83 |
| Alex Aggarwal | 803 | 16.17 | |
Ward 10
| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Jim Morrison | 1,499 | 28.99 |
| Paul Borrelli (X) | 1,249 | 24.16 |
| Mark Masanovich | 942 | 18.22 |
| Mohamed Chams | 604 | 11.68 |
| Michael Patterson | 490 | 9.48 |
| Olivia Ashak | 209 | 4.04 |
| Wally Chafchak | 94 | 1.82 |
| Sadiq Pirani | 83 | 1.61 | |
Wards 1, 2, 9
| Trustee Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Jessica Sartori | 4332 | 26.1% |
| Linda Qin | 3625 | 21.8% |
| Kim McKinley | 3399 | 20.5% |
| Patrick Hannon | 2146 | 12.9% |
| Shirley-Lyn Watson | 2053 | 12.4% |
| Sushi Jain | 1040 | 6.3% | |
Wards 3, 4, 10
| Trustee Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Sarah Cipkar | 5310 | 31.5% |
| Alan Halberstadt | 4916 | 29.2% |
| David Ferguson | 2698 | 16% |
| Katrina Elchami | 1429 | 8.5% |
| Omar Chafchak | 1313 | 7.8% |
| Jag Pathak | 634 | 3.8% |
| Beau Helbert | 543 | 3.2% | |
Wards 5, 6, 7, 8
| Trustee Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Cathy Cooke | 7629 | 33.6% |
| Gale Simko Hatfield | 5474 | 24.1% |
| Cheryl Lovell | 4984 | 22% |
| Henry Lau | 2811 | 12.4% |
| Laurie Komon | 1805 | 8% | |
Wards 1, 10
| Trustee Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Fulvio Velentinis | 2860 | 72.5% |
| Kevin M. Homick | 703 | 17.8% |
| Joshua Pinese | 384 | 9.7% | |
Wards 2, 9
| Trustee Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Tony Polifroni | 1922 | 72.4% |
| Xavier Gonzalez | 731 | 27.6% | |
Wards 3, 4
| Trustee Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Bernard Mastromattei | 990 | 48.9% |
| Eric Renaud | 560 | 27.7% |
| Andrew Furlong | 474 | 23.4% | |
Wards 5, 8
| Trustee Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Fred Alexander | 1439 | 57.4% |
| Jason Lazarus | 1067 | 42.6% | |
Wards 6, 7
| Trustee Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Kim Bouchard | 3391 | 69.8% |
| Jeremy Renaud | 1465 | 30.2% | |
Wards 1-10 (Windsor only)
| Trustee Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Guillaume Teasdale | 250 | 56.2% |
| Owen Herold | 107 | 24% |
| Yogen Noyadoo | 88 | 19.8% | |
Wards 6, 7 (Windsor only)
| Trustee Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Pauline Morais | 386 | 85% |
| François Nono | 68 | 15% | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Municipal Election Resources - 2018 Regular Election. Ministry of Municipal Affairs. July 15, 2017. July 12, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170712070611/http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page219.aspx. dead.
- Web site: Mayor .
- Web site: Election results . October 23, 2018 . October 23, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181023020118/https://results.citywindsor.ca/Home/Elections . dead .
- https://www.citywindsor.ca/cityhall/Municipal-Election/Documents/rpt_EL220.pdf Municipal election
- Web site: Councillor Ward 6 .
- Web site: Councillor Ward 8 .
- Web site: Councillor Ward 9 .
