Windsor's new council, ward by ward: who won each seat

Windsor's new council takes office Nov. 15. Five councillors return and five are new. Closest race: Ward 8, won by 163 votes. Widest: Ward 7, by 3,550. Turnout was about 31.8% per Clerk-entered AMO data. Every ward's certified count is on our site.

By Kyle L. Stewart | Published Oct. 30, 2026, 3:09 p.m. ET | Windsor, Ontario

Topics: Council and City Hall

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Windsor's new city council takes office on Nov. 15. Here is who won each seat, with the official vote counts the City Clerk certified on Oct. 28.

The new four-year term starts Nov. 15 and runs to Nov. 14, 2030. The City's 2026 meeting schedule lists the Inaugural Meeting of Council on Monday, Nov. 16, 2026. The City has not posted the time or place yet.

Mayor

Fred Francis won with 28,204 votes. Drew Dilkens was second with 20,021, and Kat Pasquach third with 7,253. Eleven people ran.

Ward by ward

| Ward | Elected | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | |---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Darcie Renaud | 3,166 | Frank Providenti | 2,308 | | 2 | Frazier Fathers | 2,830 | Nick Markham | 276 | | 3 | Renaldo Agostino | 2,789 | Rabia Kirma | 766 | | 4 | Chris Holt | 3,657 | Rasha Zaid | 1,232 | | 5 | Ken Acton | 2,346 | Shane Potvin | 1,495 | | 6 | Jeremy Renaud | 3,288 | Nick Jirgens | 1,577 | | 7 | Angelo Marignani | 5,559 | Beth Ann Prince | 2,009 | | 8 | Gary Kaschak | 2,213 | Kevin Racine | 2,050 | | 9 | Kieran McKenzie | 4,222 | Soham Patel | 1,454 | | 10 | Mark Masanovich | 2,259 | Adam Ibrahim | 1,857 |

The closest race was in Ward 8, where Gary Kaschak won by 163 votes. The widest margin was in Ward 7, where Angelo Marignani won by 3,550 votes.

In Ward 10, sitting councillor Jim Morrison finished third with 1,331 votes. In 2022 he beat Mark Masanovich by 138 votes. This time Masanovich won.

Returning and new faces

Five councillors return and five people join who were not on the outgoing council.

Returning: Frazier Fathers (Ward 2) won the Oct. 27, 2025 by-election. Renaldo Agostino (Ward 3), Angelo Marignani (Ward 7), Gary Kaschak (Ward 8) and Kieran McKenzie (Ward 9) were all elected in 2022.

New to council:

Ward 1: Darcie Renaud. The seat was held by Fred Francis, who ran for mayor. Renaud lost to Francis in 2022.

Ward 4: Chris Holt. The 2022 winner was Mark McKenzie.

Ward 5: Ken Acton. The 2022 winner was Ed Sleiman. Acton was second in 2022.

Ward 6: Jeremy Renaud. The 2022 winner was Jo-Anne Gignac. Renaud was second in 2022.

Ward 10: Mark Masanovich, who beat sitting councillor Jim Morrison.

Darcie Renaud will be the only woman on the new council.

Turnout

58,576 ballots were cast, and 183,956 people were registered to vote. That is about 31.8 per cent, according to the results the City Clerk entered on the AMO Ontario Municipal Elections 2026 site. The City's certificate does not list turnout, and the City has not posted a 2026 ballots-cast report yet.

What happens next

Nov. 15: the new term starts.

Nov. 16: the inaugural meeting, according to the City's 2026 meeting schedule. Members are sworn in there.

Until Nov. 14 at 11:59 p.m., the outgoing council stays in office. Read more: What Windsor's CAO can approve until mid-November.

Sources: City of Windsor Certificate of Election Results (Oct. 28, 2026); City of Windsor 2022 Official Results; City of Windsor 2025 Ward 2 By-Election Certificate; City of Windsor 2026 Schedule of Meetings; AMO Ontario Municipal Elections 2026.