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Fred Francis leads Drew Dilkens in Windsor mayoral vote count
Voters in Windsor, Ontario, chose their mayor, councillors and school board trustees in a municipal election.
Incumbent mayor Drew Dilkens faced councillor Fred Francis, Kat Pasquach and eight other candidates for the city's top job.
In the latest reported count, Francis led Dilkens by more than 1,000 votes, with 6,187 votes to Dilkens's 4,856.
Pasquach had 1,215 votes.
Ballots from polling stations are taken to a central site, where election staff count them and post results online; they arrive at different times.
The count was still under way, so the reported lead was not a final result.
Fred Francis led incumbent Drew Dilkens in the latest reported Windsor mayoral vote count.
Francis had 6,187 votes, compared with 4,856 for Dilkens and 1,215 for Kat Pasquach.
Windsor residents were voting for a mayor, 10 city councillors and school board trustees.
Francis, a city councillor, was running against Dilkens, Pasquach and eight other candidates.
- Who
- Fred Francis led incumbent Drew Dilkens in the reported count.
- What
- Windsor residents voted for mayor, city councillors and school board trustees.
- When
- Election day; the article was published on Oct. 26, 2026.
- Where
- Windsor, Ontario.
- Why
- Residents were choosing their municipal representatives.
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Polls closed in Windsor’s municipal election.
Another round of results showed Francis leading Dilkens by more than 1,000 votes.
- Francis
- 6,187 votes
- Dilkens
- 4,856 votes
- Pasquach
- 1,215 votes
- Windsor mayoral field
- Dilkens, Francis, Pasquach and eight other candidates
- City election
- Mayor, 10 city councillors and school board trustees
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