Windsor Election 2026
Windsor votes Monday, Oct. 26, 2026 for mayor, ward councillors and school board trustees. Here are the key dates, how to vote and every Windsor News election story, with links to the City's official election pages.
Dates, places and hours are from the City of Windsor's election pages, checked Oct. 6, 2026. The City says advance voting dates, locations and hours are subject to change, so check WindsorElections.ca before you go.
Key dates
- Fri. Oct. 9: Advance voting at the WFCU Centre, 8787 McHugh St.: in person (gym) or drive-thru (Reception Hall parking lot), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Sat. Oct. 10: Advance voting at the WFCU Centre, 8787 McHugh St.: in person (gym) or drive-thru (Reception Hall parking lot), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Wed. Oct. 14: Advance voting at Capri Pizzeria Recreation Complex (sports gym), 2555 Pulford St., 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Thu. Oct. 15: Advance voting at All Saints' Anglican Church, 330 City Hall Square West, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Sat. Oct. 17: Advance voting at Mic Mac Park, 1125 Prince Rd. (enter from Matchette Road), drive-thru only, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Mon. Oct. 19: Advance voting at Most Precious Blood Parish, 1947 Meldrum Rd., 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Mon. Oct. 26: Voting Day. Vote at any voting location in your ward, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line before 8 p.m., you can still vote.
How to vote
- Bring identification. You do not need your voter card to vote.
- On Voting Day you can vote at any voting location in your own ward.
- Eligible voters ride Transit Windsor free when going to vote on any advance voting day or on Voting Day.
- Your ballot lists mayor, your ward councillor and, unless the seat was acclaimed, school board trustee. Which trustee race you see depends on your school support on the voters' list.
- Questions: call 311, or the City Clerk's elections office at 519-255-6100 ext. 6285 or clerkselections@citywindsor.ca.
Candidates for mayor
11 candidates are certified for mayor. They are listed in alphabetical order by last name, as on the City Clerk's list. Windsor News does not endorse candidates.
- Benjamin Danyluk
- Aaron Day
- Drew Dilkens
- Fred Francis
- Dylon Graves
- Tara Grayer
- Nick Kolasky
- Tristan Ty Morencie
- Kat Pasquach
- Patrick Sutherland
- Louis Vaupotic
Councillors are elected in each of Windsor's 10 wards. See the City's Who is Running pages for every council and school board trustee race.
Official election links
- WindsorElections.ca (City of Windsor municipal election page)
- Am I on the voters' list? (City of Windsor Online Voter Services)
- Advance voting dates and locations
- Election Day voting locations by ward
- Information for voters: who can vote, ID and how to vote
- Who is running: mayor, councillors for Wards 1 to 10, and school board trustees
Windsor News election stories
Newest first. Campaign promises are labelled as pledges, not City policy.
- Free meet and greet with Windsor's mayoral candidates Wednesday, Oct. 7
Mayoral meet and greet: a coalition of Black-led groups is hosting Windsor's mayoral candidates Wed., Oct. 7 at the Caboto Club's Galileo Hall. Organizers say all 11 were invited and six had confirmed. Doors 5:30 p.m., presentations 6 p.m. Free and open to all.
- We asked Dilkens, Francis and Pasquach whether all 11 mayoral candidates should be on
No reply: We asked Dilkens, Francis and Pasquach whether all 11 mayoral candidates should be on stage at today's 4 p.m. CBC Windsor debate. None responded by our noon deadline. CBC Windsor hasn't answered our Oct. 4 question on how the three were chosen.
- Not on stage: CBC Windsor's mayoral debate today at 4 p.m
Not on stage: CBC Windsor's mayoral debate today at 4 p.m. has 3 of 11 candidates: Dilkens, Francis, Pasquach. Danyluk, Graves, Grayer's campaign, Morencie and Sutherland say CBC didn't invite them. Vaupotic: "I think it was a no." CBC did not respond by publication.
- CBC Windsor hosts live mayoral debate Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 4 p.m.
CBC Windsor mayoral debate: Dilkens, Francis and Pasquach, Tue. Oct. 6, 4 p.m. Topics: homelessness, cost of living, jobs. Watch on CBC Windsor online or YouTube. 11 are running. We've asked CBC how the 3 were picked and invited the other 8 to respond. More Tuesday.
- Connected Windsor: Pasquach cycling plan gets Bike Windsor Essex backing
Bike Windsor Essex backs Kat Pasquach's Connected Windsor: work with all 9 BIAs on cycling, transit, walking and tourism links between districts, building on the Gordie Howe Bridge connection. No map or cost yet.
- Sandpoint Beach: closed to swimming since June 2025, now a campaign pledge
Council endorsed a $15 million plan to move the beach east in January 2025. No construction date is set. Here is the record, the votes and the sources.
- Ward 2 Coun. Frazier Fathers proposes a 1% property-tax increase for housing
Campaign pledge, not City policy. Fathers says the levy would raise about $5 million a year once phased in.
- Downtown Windsor: what the mayoral candidates propose
Side by side: downtown positions of the three candidates invited to the Chamber debate. Campaign pledges, not City policy.
- Chamber mayoral debate: Dilkens, Francis and Pasquach at the Chrysler Theatre
Stability, change and ignored voices: what the three invited candidates pitched. The full recording is free on YouTube.
- Chamber mayoral debate Tuesday at the Chrysler Theatre
The Windsor Essex Chamber of Commerce invited Drew Dilkens, Fred Francis and Kat Pasquach, three of 11 registered candidates.
- Public-board trustee candidates' open house at Kennedy Collegiate
The Windsor Council of Home and School Associations hosted GECDSB trustee candidates on Sept. 28.
- Voter cards mail the week of Sept. 28, and you don't need one to vote
Cards should arrive the first week of October. Without one, bring accepted ID to a polling place in your ward.
- Dilkens pledges a police Real-Time Operations Centre if re-elected
Campaign pledge, not City policy. Mayor Drew Dilkens says funding is still needed and gave no cost figure.
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