2022 Essex County municipal elections

Local election in Ontario, Canada

Map of Essex County showing the municipalities that use a Ward system for their Town Councils in Dark Blue, and an At-Large system (with the top 5 placed candidates elected) in Light Blue. Red is the City of Windsor and Pelee Township which are both nominally part of Essex County, but are considered separate municipalities, and do not send members to the Essex County Council.

Municipal elections were held in Essex County in Ontario on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

This page only includes the results for the towns of Essex County, and Pelee. While the City of Windsor (the largest population centre in the county by far) is nominally part of the county and counted in its population numbers, the city and its municipal government are a separate entity, and do not send any members to the County Council. The elections to Windsor's Mayor and City Council were held concurrently.

(NOTE: Elected candidates are shown in bold. An (X) indicates an incumbent candidate.)

## Essex County Council

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Essex County Council consists of the 7 mainland mayors of Essex County and their seven deputy mayors.[1]

Position  | Elected

|

Amherstburg Mayor | Michael Prue
Amherstburg Deputy Mayor | Chris Gibb
Essex Mayor | Sherry Bondy
Essex Deputy Mayor | Rob Shepley
Kingsville Mayor | Dennis Rogers
Kingsville Deputy Mayor | Kimberly DeYong
Lakeshore Mayor | Tracey Bailey
Lakeshore Deputy Mayor | Kirk Walstedt
LaSalle Mayor | Crystal Meloche
LaSalle Deputy Mayor | Michael Akpata
Leamington Mayor | Hilda Macdonald
Leamington Deputy Mayor | Larry Verbeke
Tecumseh Mayor | Gary McNamara
Tecumseh Deputy Mayor | Joe Bachetti

## Amherstburg

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See also: Amherstburg, Ontario

The following are the results for Mayor, Deputy Mayor, & the Municipal Council of Amherstburg.[2]

### Mayor

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Mayor Aldo DiCarlo did not run for re-election.[3]

Mayoral Candidate  | Vote  | %

|
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Michael Prue | 3,488 | 48.93
Bob Rozankovic | 1,530 | 21.46
Frank Cerasa | 1,073 | 15.05
John Laframboise | 1,038 | 14.56

### Deputy Mayor

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Deputy Mayoral candidate  | Vote  | %

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|

Chris Gibb | 2,766 | 39.00
Nancy Atkinson | 1,706 | 24.05
Joe Shaw | 1,110 | 15.65
Dennis Sanson | 841 | 11.86
Gregory Moore | 670 | 9.45

### Amherstburg Municipal Council

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The following candidates ran for the Amherstburg Municipal Council. All candidates run on a town-wide constituency, and the top 5 placed candidates are elected.

Candidate  | Vote  | %

|
|

Linden Crain | 3,795 | 12.74
Donald McArthur (X) | 3,091 | 10.38
Molly Allaire | 2,858 | 9.60
Peter Courtney (X) | 2,743 | 9.21
Diane Pouget | 2,624 | 8.81
Lori Wightman  | 2,180  | 7.32
Gerry Theriault  | 2,116  | 7.10
Patrica Simone (X)  | 2,114  | 7.10
Bill Fryer  | 1,579  | 5.30
Lawrence Amlin  | 1,489  | 5.00
Frank Di Pasquale  | 1,465  | 4.92
Marc Renaud (X)  | 1,253  | 4.21
Tara Kearsey  | 996  | 3.34
Holger Kretschmann  | 682  | 2.29
Andrew Argoselo  | 444  | 1.49
Lucas Anderson  | 356  | 1.20

## Essex

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See also: Essex, Ontario

The following are the results for Mayor, Deputy Mayor, & the Municipal Council of Essex[4]

### Mayor

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Mayoral Candidate  | Vote  | %

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Sherry Bondy | 3,794 | 54.16
Richard Meloche (X) | 3,211 | 45.84

### Deputy Mayor

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The following were the results for deputy mayor of Essex.[5]

Deputy Mayoral candidate  | Vote  | %

|
|

Rob Shepley | 3,581 | 52.83
Ron Rogers | 3,197 | 47.17

### Essex Municipal Council

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The following candidates ran for the Essex Municipal Council. Elections in Wards 1 and 3 elect the top two placed candidates, and Wards 2 and 4 elect only the first place candidate.

Candidate  | Vote  | %

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|

Ward 1 (elect 2)
Joe Garon (X) | 1,282 | 32.99
Katie McGuire-Blais | 1,186 | 30.52
Morley Bowman (X)  | 771  | 19.84
Glen Mills  | 647  | 16.65
Ward 2 (elect 1)
Kim Verbeek (X) | Acclaimed
Ward 3 (elect 2)
Brad Allard | 1,063 | 35.52
Jason Matyi | 1,038 | 34.68
Chris Vander Doelen (X) | 892 | 29.80
Ward 4 (elect 1)
Rodney Hammond | 626 | 56.86
Shawn Mulder  | 475  | 43.14

## Kingsville

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See also: Kingsville, Ontario

The following are the results for Mayor, Deputy Mayor, & the Municipal Council of Kingsville.[6]

### Mayor

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Mayor Nelson Santos stepped down as mayor on July 17 to take a job outside the region, and therefore did not run for re-election. Deputy mayor Gord Queen served as acting mayor in the interim.[7]

Mayoral Candidate  | Vote  | %

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Dennis Rogers | 3,182 | 37.98
Tamara Stomp | 3,036 | 36.23
Laura Lucier | 2,161 | 25.79

### Deputy Mayor

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Deputy mayoral candidate  | Vote  | %

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|

Kimberly DeYong | 4,629 | 55.82
Gord Queen (X) | 3,130 | 37.75
Samson Zad | 533 | 6.43

### Kingsville Municipal Council

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The following candidates ran for the Kingsville Municipal Council. All candidates run on a town-wide constituency, and the top 5 placed candidates are elected.

Candidate  | Vote  | %

|
|

Tony Gaffan (X) | 5,285 | 14.57
Larry Patterson (X) | 4,409 | 12.15
Thomas Neufeld (X) | 4,188 | 11.54
Debby Jarvis-Chausse | 3,443 | 9.49
Sheri Lowrie | 3,316 | 9.14
Barry Wilson  | 3,231  | 8.90
Michael Del Ciancio  | 2,568  | 7.08
Tim Seech  | 1,903  | 5.24
Michael Glass  | 1,728  | 4.76
Willy Fittler  | 1,673  | 4.61
Brandon Stanley  | 1,429  | 3.94
Les McDonald  | 1,326  | 3.65
Scott Collier  | 1,028  | 2.83
Gideon Spevak  | 756  | 2.08

## Lakeshore

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See also: Lakeshore, Ontario

The following are the results for Mayor, Deputy Mayor, & the Municipal Council of Lakeshore.[8]

Results of the 2022 Lakeshore Mayoral Election, showing which candidate had the majority of the vote in the town's 6 wards. Pie charts indicate the vote of all candidates.

### Mayor

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Incumbent mayor Tom Bain lost to deputy mayor Tracey Bailey.[9]

Mayoral Candidate  | Vote  | %

|
|

Tracey Bailey | 5,638 | 62.06
Tom Bain (X) | 3,447 | 37.94
Results of the 2022 Lakeshore Deputy Mayoral Election, showing which candidate had the majority of the vote in the town's 6 wards. Pie charts indicate the vote of all candidates.

### Deputy Mayor

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Deputy Mayoral Candidate  | Vote  | %

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Kirk Walstedt | 4,719 | 53.18
Dave Monk | 4,154 | 46.82

### Lakeshore Municipal Council

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Map of Lakeshore's six wards Candidate  | Vote  | %

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Ward 1
Ryan McNamara | 974 | 76.57
Nick Panasiuk | 298 | 23.43
Ward 2
Paddy Byrne | 605 | 56.38
Michael Hoffman | 468 | 43.62
Ward 3
Kelsey Santarossa (X) | 837 | 60.92
Giovanni Butera | 483 | 35.15
Mohamed Seddik | 54 | 3.93
Ward 4
John Kerr (X) | 1,327 | 61.92
Jennifer Alderson | 628 | 29.30
Sarah Aubin | 188 | 8.77
Ward 5
Ian Ruston | 656 | 40.62
Tim McDermott | 647 | 40.06
Steve Anhorn | 312 | 19.32
Ward 6
Larissa Vogler | 1,084 | 76.72
David Cecile | 178 | 12.60
David Larue | 151 | 10.69

## LaSalle

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See also: LaSalle, Ontario

The following are the results for Mayor, Deputy Mayor, & the Municipal Council of LaSalle.

### Mayor

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Incumbent mayor Marc Bondy did not run for re-election.[10] Crystal Meloche was elected as mayor of LaSalle by acclamation.[11] This led to a rare situation where both the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor positions were open seats, but both ended up being acclaimed.

This also made Crystal the first female Mayor of LaSalle in the town's history.[12]

Mayoral Candidate  | Vote  | %

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Crystal Meloche | Acclaimed

### Deputy Mayor

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Incumbent Deputy Mayor Crystal Meloche ran for Mayor, leaving this seat open as well. Michael Akpata was the only candidate to put their name forward, and was elected Deputy Mayor by acclamation.

Deputy Mayoral Candidate  | Vote  | %

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|

Michael Akpata | Acclaimed
Results of the 2022 LaSalle Town Council election by polling district. Each district is coloured according to the candidate which received the plurality of the vote.

### LaSalle Municipal Council

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The following candidates ran for the Town Council of LaSalle. All candidates run on a town-wide constituency, and the top 5 placed candidates are elected.

Candidate  | Vote  | %

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Jeff Renaud (X) | 4,810 | 14.41
Sue Desjarlais (X) | 4,267 | 12.78
Anita Riccio-Spagnuolo (X) | 4,064 | 12.17
Mark Carrick (X) | 3,896 | 11.67
Terry Burns | 3,156 | 9.45
Brad Krewench  | 2,641  | 7.91
Christopher Matis  | 2,547  | 7.63
Kevin O'Neil  | 2,434  | 7.29
David Lucier  | 1,783  | 5.34
Manpreet Brar  | 1,681  | 5.03
Brian Kovacsi  | 1,296  | 3.88

## Leamington

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See also: Leamington, Ontario

The following are the results for Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and the Municipal Council of Leamington.[13]

### Mayor

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Mayoral Candidate  | Vote  | %

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Hilda Macdonald (X) | 4,333 | 53.55
Jimmy Simoni | 3,004 | 37.13
Chris Biron | 754 | 9.32

### Deputy Mayor

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Deputy Mayoral Candidate  | Vote  | %

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Larry Verbeke (X) | 3,229 | 41.06
Shelly J. Quick | 2,330 | 29.63
John Tofflemire | 2,305 | 29.31

### Leamington Municipal Council

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The following candidates ran for the Leamington Municipal Council. All candidates run on a town-wide constituency, and the top 5 placed candidates are elected.

Candidate  | Vote  | %

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Tim Wilkinson (X) | 4,253 | 12.45
Bill Dunn (X) | 4,250 | 12.44
Paul Tiessen (X) | 3,949 | 11.56
Anthony Abraham | 2,806 | 8.22
Heather Latam | 2,363 | 6.92
Corey Robertson  | 2,210  | 6.47
Derek Friesen  | 2,166  | 6.34
Issac Schmitt  | 2,120  | 6.21
Christine Lehn  | 2,079  | 6.09
Tara Adams  | 1,684  | 4.93
Dave Metcalfe  | 1,637  | 4.79
Christine Montgomery  | 1,412  | 4.13
Kyle Sousa  | 1,286  | 3.76
Mark Stevenson  | 806  | 2.36
Oscar Ramirez  | 792  | 2.32
Gerald Barros  | 344  | 1.01

## Tecumseh

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See also: Tecumseh, Ontario

The following are the results for Mayor, Deputy Mayor, & the Municipal Council of Tecumseh.[14]

### Mayor

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Mayoral Candidate  | Vote  | %

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Gary McNamara (X) | Acclaimed

### Deputy Mayor

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Deputy Mayoral Candidate  | Vote  | %

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Joe Bachetti (X) | Acclaimed

### Tecumseh Municipal Council

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Candidate  | Vote  | %

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Ward 1
Alica Higgison | 1,068 | 72.55
Daniel Hofgartner | 404 | 27.44
Ward 2
James Dorner | 1,139 | 70.92
Antoni Tanbunan | 467 | 29.07
Ward 3
Rick "Rico" Tonial (X) | 881 | 75.75
Aleksander Ilijoski | 282 | 24.24
Ward 4
Brian Houston (X) | Acclaimed
Ward 5
Tania Jobin (X) | 612 | 74.18
Michael Strong | 213 | 25.81

## Pelee

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See also: Pelee, Ontario

Like Windsor, the Township of Pelee is part of Essex County officially, but does not send members to the Essex County Council.

The following are the results for Mayor, and the Municipal Council of Pelee. The position of Deputy Mayor is appointed to the candidate that gets first place on the ballot.[13]

### Mayor

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Incumbent Mayor Ray Durocher announced his retirement from politics in May 2022.

Mayoral Candidate  | Vote  | %

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Cathy Miller | 273 | 85.57
Larry Bailey  | 46  | 14.43

### Pelee Municipal Council

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The following candidates ran for the Pelee Municipal Council. All candidates run on a town-wide constituency, and the top 4 placed candidates are elected - with the first-place winner being appointed Deputy Mayor and the remaining top three candidates elected as Councillors.

Candidate  | Vote  | %

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|

Dayne Malloch (X)

(appointed Deputy Mayor)

| 257 | 24.50
David Delellis (X) | 232 | 22.12
Sherri Smith Ouellette (X) | 201 | 19.16
Stephanie Briggs-Crawford | 194 | 18.49
Michelle Taylor  | 165  | 15.73

## Windsor

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See also: Windsor, Ontario

Main article: 2022 Windsor Municipal Election

## References

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1. ^ "Elections". County of Essex. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
2. ^ "2022 Candidates". Town of Amherstburg. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
3. ^ "The municipal vote is 4 months away. Here's how mayoral races in Windsor-Essex are shaping up". CBC. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
4. ^ "Candidate Information". Town of Essex. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
5. ^ "Candidate Information". Town of Essex. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
6. ^ "2022 Candidates List". Town of Kingsville. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
7. ^ "Kingsville Mayor Nelson Santos not seeking re-election, vacating position early". Windsor Star. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
8. ^ "Candidates List". Municipality of Lakeshore. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
9. ^ "Bailey announces her intentions to run for mayor in Lakeshore". iHeartRadio. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
10. ^ "LaSalle Mayor Marc Bondy not running for re-election in October". Windsor Star. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
11. ^ "Nominations and Registrations". Town of LaSalle. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
12. ^ "Crystal Meloche acclaimed as LaSalle's first female mayor". Windsor. 2022-08-23. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
13. ^ a b "Township of Pelee". Township of Pelee. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
14. ^ "Election Information". Town of Tecumseh. Retrieved 19 June 2022.