Windsor mayor candidates 2026

Benjamin Danyluk

Running for

Mayor (citywide)

Campaign contact

firethemall2026@gmail.com (official campaign contact, City of Windsor Who is Running page)

Campaign website

None listed with the City.

No public platform found on a campaign site as of Oct. 17, 2026. Promise tracker

Windsor News questionnaire

Questionnaire reply not yet published. Every candidate was sent the same five questions on Oct. 18. Replies received by the deadline (Wednesday, Oct. 21, 5 p.m. ET) will be published together, for all candidates at once, on Oct. 22 to 23, 2026, in the candidates’ own words.

Aaron Day

Running for

Mayor (citywide)

Campaign contact

mr.aaron.day@outlook.com (official campaign contact, City of Windsor Who is Running page)

Campaign website

None listed with the City.

No public platform found on a campaign site as of Oct. 17, 2026. Promise tracker

Windsor News questionnaire

Questionnaire reply not yet published. Every candidate was sent the same five questions on Oct. 18. Replies received by the deadline (Wednesday, Oct. 21, 5 p.m. ET) will be published together, for all candidates at once, on Oct. 22 to 23, 2026, in the candidates’ own words.

Drew Dilkens

Running for

Mayor (citywide)

Campaign contact

info@dilkensformayor.com (official campaign contact, City of Windsor Who is Running page)

Campaign website

www.dilkensformayor.com (as listed on the City’s Who is Running page)

Platform points (their own words or a close summary, from their own site)

• Promise Keep property tax increases at or below the rate of inflation for the next term. Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026
• Promise Establish a new, permanent Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Development at City Hall. Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026
• Promise Convince the Ontario Ministry of Transportation to take back E.C. Row Expressway maintenance and operating costs, and put 100% of the savings into local residential road repairs. Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026
• Promise “Reduce and Freeze Development Charges by 70% for the next three years.” Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026

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Windsor News questionnaire

Questionnaire reply not yet published. Every candidate was sent the same five questions on Oct. 18. Replies received by the deadline (Wednesday, Oct. 21, 5 p.m. ET) will be published together, for all candidates at once, on Oct. 22 to 23, 2026, in the candidates’ own words.

Fred Francis

Running for

Mayor (citywide)

Campaign contact

fred@francisformayor.ca (official campaign contact, City of Windsor Who is Running page)

Campaign website

www.francisformayor.ca (as listed on the City’s Who is Running page)

Platform points (their own words or a close summary, from their own site)

• Promise “Eliminate Strong Mayor Powers.” Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026
• Promise “Move regular City Council meetings to a 4:00 pm start time, with in-camera meetings held beforehand.” Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026
• Promise Publish detailed descriptions of in-camera meeting agendas and conduct an annual audit of in-camera meetings. Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026
• Promise “No New Taxes.” Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026

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Windsor News questionnaire

Replied, answers coming Oct. 22. Every candidate was sent the same five questions on Oct. 18. All replies received by the deadline will be published together, for all candidates at once, on Oct. 22 to 23, 2026, in the candidates’ own words.

Dylon Graves

Running for

Mayor (citywide)

Campaign contact

imdylongraves@gmail.com (official campaign contact, City of Windsor Who is Running page)

Campaign website

www.mayorgraves.com (as listed on the City’s Who is Running page)

Platform points (their own words or a close summary, from their own site)

• Promise Use a housing-first approach to homelessness, converting unused buildings into large-scale temporary housing that can later become regular rental units. Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026

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Windsor News questionnaire

Questionnaire reply not yet published. Every candidate was sent the same five questions on Oct. 18. Replies received by the deadline (Wednesday, Oct. 21, 5 p.m. ET) will be published together, for all candidates at once, on Oct. 22 to 23, 2026, in the candidates’ own words.

Tara Grayer

Running for

Mayor (citywide)

Campaign contact

grayer4mayor.media@outlook.com (official campaign contact, City of Windsor Who is Running page)

Campaign website

grayerformayor.wixsite.com/grayerformayor (as listed on the City’s Who is Running page)

Platform points (their own words or a close summary, from their own site)

• Promise Homelessness: identify obstacles to housing and how to overcome them. Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026
• Promise “Ensure Funding Gets to the Intended Recipients.” Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026

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Windsor News questionnaire

Questionnaire reply not yet published. Every candidate was sent the same five questions on Oct. 18. Replies received by the deadline (Wednesday, Oct. 21, 5 p.m. ET) will be published together, for all candidates at once, on Oct. 22 to 23, 2026, in the candidates’ own words.

Nick Kolasky

Running for

Mayor (citywide)

Campaign contact

worldtravelnick@gmail.com (official campaign contact, City of Windsor Who is Running page)

Campaign website

www.nickforwindsor.ca (as listed on the City’s Who is Running page)

Platform points (their own words or a close summary, from their own site)

• Promise Look into rolling back the $3.95 transit fare. Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026
• Promise “I would have no AI Data Centres on my watch.” Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026
• Promise Cut the City's flower-pot budget in half and spend the money on planting trees. Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026
• Promise “I would support building up, not out.” Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026

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Windsor News questionnaire

Questionnaire reply not yet published. Every candidate was sent the same five questions on Oct. 18. Replies received by the deadline (Wednesday, Oct. 21, 5 p.m. ET) will be published together, for all candidates at once, on Oct. 22 to 23, 2026, in the candidates’ own words.

Tristan Ty Morencie

Running for

Mayor (citywide)

Campaign contact

tristanmorencie99@gmail.com (official campaign contact, City of Windsor Who is Running page)

Campaign website

None listed with the City.

No public platform found on a campaign site as of Oct. 17, 2026. Promise tracker

Windsor News questionnaire

Replied, answers coming Oct. 22. Every candidate was sent the same five questions on Oct. 18. All replies received by the deadline will be published together, for all candidates at once, on Oct. 22 to 23, 2026, in the candidates’ own words.

Kat Pasquach

Running for

Mayor (citywide)

Campaign contact

hello@votekatformayor.ca (official campaign contact, City of Windsor Who is Running page)

Campaign website

www.votekatformayor.ca (as listed on the City’s Who is Running page)

Platform points (their own words or a close summary, from their own site)

• Promise Keep a stable property tax. Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026
• Promise “Prioritize road maintenance and pothole repair.” Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026
• Promise “Create daytime facilities outside of shelter spaces.” Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026
• Promise “Support supervised consumption and safer-use services across the city.” Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026

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Windsor News questionnaire

Questionnaire reply not yet published. Every candidate was sent the same five questions on Oct. 18. Replies received by the deadline (Wednesday, Oct. 21, 5 p.m. ET) will be published together, for all candidates at once, on Oct. 22 to 23, 2026, in the candidates’ own words.

Patrick Sutherland

Running for

Mayor (citywide)

Campaign contact

patricksutherland2025@gmail.com (official campaign contact, City of Windsor Who is Running page)

Campaign website

www.vote4patrick.ca (as listed on the City’s Who is Running page)

Platform points (their own words or a close summary, from their own site)

• Promise Facilitate a "Freedom 60/40" local lottery to fund housing for homeless residents and supply food banks. Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026
• Promise “Not utilize Strong Mayor powers.” Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026
• Promise “Introduce a 10% reduction in commercial property taxes for small brick and mortar businesses.” Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026
• Promise Restore the Jackson Park Bandshell and the Windsor Arena (The Barn). Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026

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Windsor News questionnaire

Questionnaire reply not yet published. Every candidate was sent the same five questions on Oct. 18. Replies received by the deadline (Wednesday, Oct. 21, 5 p.m. ET) will be published together, for all candidates at once, on Oct. 22 to 23, 2026, in the candidates’ own words.

Louis Vaupotic

Running for

Mayor (citywide)

Campaign contact

detroitwindsorgondola@gmail.com (official campaign contact, City of Windsor Who is Running page)

Campaign website

detroitwindsorgond.wixsite.com/aerialgondola/louis-vaupotic-for-mayor (as listed on the City’s Who is Running page)

Platform points (their own words or a close summary, from their own site)

• Promise Pursue a Windsor-Detroit aerial gondola, with a vertiport and ferry system, as part of the Renaissance Center redevelopment. Candidate’s site, seen Oct. 17, 2026

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Windsor News questionnaire

Questionnaire reply not yet published. Every candidate was sent the same five questions on Oct. 18. Replies received by the deadline (Wednesday, Oct. 21, 5 p.m. ET) will be published together, for all candidates at once, on Oct. 22 to 23, 2026, in the candidates’ own words.