2018 Brantford municipal election

2018 Brantford mayoral election | <- 2014 | October 22, 2018 (2018-10-22) | 2022 ->

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Candidate  | Kevin Davis | Chris Friel | Dave Wrobel
Popular vote  | 12,867 | 7,200  | 3,345
Percentage  | 52.93% | 29.62%  | 13.76%

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Results by municipal ward

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| Mayor of Brantford before election

Chris Friel

| Elected Mayor of Brantford

Kevin Davis

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

## Mayoral candidates[edit]

* 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[edit]

### Mayor[edit]

Mayoral Candidate[5] | Vote[6] | %

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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
John Turmel | 128 | 0.53
Wayne Maw | 50 | 0.21

### Brantford City Council[edit]

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:[6]

| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Choices abound in Brantford mayoral race - Brantford Expositor". Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
2. ^ "About Mayor Kevin Davis". Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
3. ^ "Berardi in mayor's race - Brantford Expositor". Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
4. ^ "Brantford mayoral candidates face off - Brantford Expositor". Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
5. ^ "Candidates". brantfordvotes.brantford.ca. September 28, 2018.
6. ^ a b "Results". brantfordvotes.brantford.ca. November 1, 2018.
7. ^ "Most city wards expand boundaries | Brantford Expositor". Archived from the original on May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.