2022 Essex County municipal elections

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

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

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

Mayor

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

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
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

Deputy Mayoral candidate	Vote	%
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

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

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

Mayor

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Sherry Bondy	3,794	54.16
Richard Meloche (X)	3,211	45.84

Deputy Mayor

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

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	%
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

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

Mayor

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

Deputy Mayor

Deputy mayoral candidate	Vote	%
Kimberly DeYong	4,629	55.82
Gord Queen (X)	3,130	37.75
Samson Zad	533	6.43

Kingsville Municipal Council

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

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

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

Deputy Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Kirk Walstedt	4,719	53.18
Dave Monk	4,154	46.82

Lakeshore Municipal Council

Map of Lakeshore's six wards

Candidate	Vote	%
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

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

Mayor

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	%
Crystal Meloche	Acclaimed

Deputy Mayor

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	%
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

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	%
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

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

Mayor

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Hilda Macdonald (X)	4,333	53.55
Jimmy Simoni	3,004	37.13
Chris Biron	754	9.32

Deputy Mayor

Deputy Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Larry Verbeke (X)	3,229	41.06
Shelly J. Quick	2,330	29.63
John Tofflemire	2,305	29.31

Leamington Municipal Council

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	%
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

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

Mayor

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Gary McNamara (X)	Acclaimed

Deputy Mayor

Deputy Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Joe Bachetti (X)	Acclaimed

Tecumseh Municipal Council

Candidate	Vote	%
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

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

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

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Cathy Miller	273	85.57
Larry Bailey	46	14.43

Pelee Municipal Council

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	%
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

References

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

[countyofessex-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.

[:0-13] "Township of Pelee". Township of Pelee. Retrieved 17 July 2022.

[14] "Election Information". Town of Tecumseh. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

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