2010 Windsor municipal election

2010 Windsor municipal election
October 25, 2010
Turnout46.28% (Increase 8.08 pp)
 
Candidate Eddie Francis Rick Limoges
Popular vote 39,384 28,354
Percentage 56.17% 40.44%

Map showing the winning candidate's vote strength in each of the 10 wards and their respective polling districts. The districts shaded in Red voted a majority for Eddie Francis, and Black voted a majority for Rick Limoges. Pie Charts indicate the total vote of all candidates per Ward/polling district.

Mayor before election

Eddie Francis

Elected mayor

Eddie Francis

The 2010 Windsor municipal election occurred on October 25, 2010, 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.

This was the first election held in Windsor after the passage of By-Law 133-2009[1] - which divided Windsor's 5 dual-member wards into 10 single-member wards.

Candidate Popular vote
Votes % ±%
Eddie Francis (X) 39,384 56.17 -21.39
Rick Limoges 28,354 40.44 --
Anthony Brothers 979 1.40 --
Michael Mosgrove 748 1.07 --
Robert W. Vinson 377 0.54 --
Sam Sinjari 273 0.39 --
Total valid votes 70,115 99.32
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes 482 0.68
Turnout 70,597 46.28 +8.08
Eligible voters 152,557
Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.)
and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates. Colours from prior party affiliations may be used as well.
Sources:

Ward 1

Results of the election in Ward 1. Polling districts are shaded by which candidate gained the majority of the vote.
Candidate Popular vote
Votes %
Drew Dilkens 6,312 73.21
Matt Ford 1,437 16.67
Joel Bentley 873 10.13
Total valid votes 8622 97.32
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes 237 2.68
Turnout 8,859 52.85
Eligible voters 16,764
Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.)
and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates. Colours from prior party affiliations may be used as well.
Sources:
Results of the election in Ward 2. Polling districts are shaded by which candidate gained the majority of the vote.

After the election, runner-up candidate John Elliott requested a recount from City Council due to the three vote margin of victory between him and the winner Ron Jones.[2] It was granted, and held on November 10, where it found that Ron Jones had received 2,111 votes and John Elliott had received 2,106 votes.[3] All of the remaining candidates' vote totals remained unchanged from the initial count.

Candidate Popular vote
Votes %
Ron Jones 2,111 41.98
John Elliott 2,106 41.88
Gary Langril 584 11.61
George Grant 118 2.35
Grant Martin 110 2.19
Total valid votes 5,029 98.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes 103 2.00
Turnout 5,132 33.86
Eligible voters 15,155
Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.)
and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates. Colours from prior party affiliations may be used as well.
Sources:[3]

Original results before the recount are shown here:

Candidate Vote %
Ron Jones 2,110* 41.98
John Elliott 2,107* 41.88
Gary Langril 584 11.61
George Grant 118 2.35
Grant Martin 110 2.19

Ward 3

Results of the election in Ward 3. Polling districts are shaded by which candidate gained the majority of the vote.
Candidate Popular vote
Votes %
Fulvio Valentinis 2,342 45.35
Tristan Fehrenbach 773 14.97
Shannon Porcellini 543 10.52
Rino Bortolin 435 8.42
Cameron Adamson 349 6.76
Don Merrifield 337 6.53
Jon Liedtke 275 5.33
Shan Hasan 110 2.13
Total valid votes 5,164 96.40
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes 193 3.60
Turnout 5,357 35.45
Eligible voters 15,112
Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.)
and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates. Colours from prior party affiliations may be used as well.
Sources:

Ward 4

Results of the election in Ward 4. Polling districts are shaded by which candidate gained the majority of the vote.
Candidate Popular vote
Votes %
Alan Halberstadt 3,164 41.77
Anthony "Tony" Blak 1,617 21.35
Mike Burton 1,279 16.88
Adriano Ciotoli 952 12.57
Jody Percy 323 4.26
Colin McMahon 156 2.06
Robert S. Papp 84 1.11
Total valid votes 7,575 98.05
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes 150 1.95
Turnout 7,725 42.01
Eligible voters 18,390
Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.)
and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates. Colours from prior party affiliations may be used as well.
Sources:

Ward 5

Results of the election in Ward 5. Polling districts are shaded by which candidate gained the majority of the vote.
Council Candidate Vote %
Ed Sleiman 3,063 45.92
Ken Lewenza 2,342 35.11
Liz Atkinson 933 13.99
John Middleton 213 3.19
Dean Lawrence 120 1.80

Ward 6

Results of the election in Ward 6. Polling districts are shaded by which candidate gained the majority of the vote.
Council Candidate Vote %
Jo-Anne Gignac 6,562 68.36
Frank Batal 3,037 31.64
Results of the election in Ward 7. Polling districts are shaded by which candidate gained the majority of the vote.
Council Candidate Vote %
Percy Hatfield 4,264 52.75
Angelo Marignani 2,286 28.28
Rick Particelli 1,533 18.97

Ward 8

Results of the election in Ward 8. Polling districts are shaded by which candidate gained the majority of the vote.
Council Candidate Vote %
Bill Marra 4,411 78.92
Stephane Beaudin 617 11.04
Ernie "The Baconman" Lamont 561 10.04

Ward 9

Results of the election in Ward 9. Polling districts are shaded by which candidate gained the majority of the vote.
Council Candidate Vote %
Hillary Payne 1,747 29.49
Hank Van Aspert 1,417 23.92
Rob Sassine 1,188 20.05
Antun Peakovic 977 16.49
Cecile Crouchman 595 10.04

Ward 10

Results of the election in Ward 10. Polling districts are shaded by which candidate gained the majority of the vote.
Council Candidate Vote %
Al Maghnieh 2,451 36.61
Jeff Gaudette 2,112 31.55
Paul Borrelli 1,191 17.79
Sanja Maric 646 9.65
Richard Tarte 295 4.41

References

  1. ↑ City of Windsor (August 24, 2009). "Ward Boundaries Revised". Citywindsor.ca.
  2. ↑ "Ward 2 candidate calls for recount". Cbc.ca. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Official Recount Results for the Office of Councillor Ward 2 City of Windsor Municipal Election Monday, October 25, 2010" (PDF). Citywindsor.ca. Retrieved July 7, 2026.