8:55 p. m.
We finally have some results from the county!
Sherry Bondy has been re-elected as Mayor with 5,288 votes, while Trevor Menard received 2,206.
Rob Shepley was acclaimed as the Deputy Mayor.
The winners in Ward 1 are Katie Mc Guire-Blais and Joe Garon.
In Ward 2, Kim Verbeek will continue to represent the area.
Bill Baker and Ron Rogers are the winners in Ward 3.
And Racheal Mills will be representing Ward 4.
8:50 p. m.
Fred Francis, former Windsor City Councillor for Ward 1, is currently leading the mayoral race. He has 47.44 percent of the counted votes so far. The incumbent Drew Dilkens trails with 37.2 percent. Kat Pasquatch is in third place with 9 percent.
We can declare Frazier Fathers as the winner in Ward 2. He has secured 80 percent of the vote so far with results from 10 out of 15 polls reported.
An incumbent pulling ahead is Angelo Marignani in Ward 7, holding onto 68.8 percent of votes with about 68 percent of ballots counted.
Kieran Mc Kenzie, who is also an incumbent councillor in Ward 9, is showing a solid lead with around 70 percent of ballots counted.
The race looks competitive in Ward 10; however, Jim Morrison, the incumbent there, sits in third place. Adam Ibrahim and Mark Masanovich each hold about 34 percent of the vote at this point.
We’re still waiting on results from the county area.
8:21 p. m.
No updates yet from Essex County; however, in Windsor, Drew Dilkens currently leads by just five votes against Fred Francis in the mayoral race.
The early leaders for council include Darcie Renaud in Ward 1 with a bit over 31 percent of votes counted so far. In Ward 2, Frazier Fathers maintains a strong lead at about 56 percent while Renaldo Agostino shows early success in Ward 3.
Mike Burton has a slight edge over Chris Holt in Ward 4. Holt previously served as Councillor for this ward before losing to Drew Dilkens last election and he’s looking to make a comeback now.</pc
In Ward 5, Shane Potvin is currently leading his competition.
Nik Jirgens holds a narrow lead over Wendi Nicholson in Ward6.
A tight contest exists early on between Angelo Marignani and Beth Ann Prince for Ward7.
Kevin Racine leads us into Ward8.
Catching up on Ward10, Jim Morrison, the current representative here, takes chargewith41percentofvotesrecordedthusfar.
That’s only after32outof85polls have been reported though!.
8:00 p. m.
The polls have officially closed! We expect results to start coming through shortly. If you’re still waiting your turn to vote-hang tight! You’re still able to cast your ballot. Only one local municipality will definitely see a new mayor by tonight’s end-Pelee Island-since Cathy Miller opted not to run again. The candidates vying for her position are Jaak Purres and Dave De Lellis. In Windsor alone there are eleven candidates competing for mayor but it’s likely between incumbent Drew Dilkens and Fred Francis-the current councillor from Ward1and brothertoformer Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis. Kat Pasquatchisalsooneofthosecandidatesworthkeepinganeyeoninthemayoralrace. Expectfournewfacesin Windsor City Councilaswell! With Fred Francismovingontothe Mayoralrace, a seatin Ward1willbeopen. Mark Mc Kenziefrom Ward4, Ward5’s Ed Sleiman, and Jo-Anne Gignac, thelongestservingcitycouncilmemberdecidednottorunagain. Asforcountyincumbents, runningfortheirnexttermsarethemayorsinallmunicipalities! Long-time Tecumseh Mayor Gary Mc Namara facesoffagainstcurrent Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti. Former MPPCheryl Hardcastleaimsto returnto Tecumseh Town Councilbyrunningin Ward4against Brian Houston. Incumbent La Salle Mayor Crystal Melocheiscompetingagainsttwootherchallengers, Shaun Dassand Michael Macri. Current Essex County Wardenand Leamington Mayoralcandidate Hilda Mac Donaldonlyhasoneopponenttonight, Cris Biron. Amherstburg’smayoralincumbent Michael Prueseekshissecondterm against Chris Gibband Bill Fryer. Lakeshore’s Tracey Bailey,(theincumbent), isrunningformayoragainst Sam Sinjariand Argo Pace. Trevor Menardchallenges Sherry Bondyin Essexformayor. Finally, in Kingsville, mayoress Dennis Rogersfightsforanotherterm against Thomas Neufeld, Mary Ellen Havlik, and Roshan Nallaratnam.
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