2018 Brantford municipal election

The 2018 Brantford municipal election took place on October 22, 2018. Incumbent Mayor Chris Friel lost re-election to Kevin Davis.

2018 Brantford mayoral election
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KD
DW
Candidate Kevin Davis Chris Friel Dave Wrobel
Popular vote 12,867 7,200 3,345
Percentage 52.93% 29.62% 13.76%

Results by municipal ward

Mayor of Brantford before election

Chris Friel

Elected Mayor of Brantford

Kevin Davis

Mayoral candidates

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  • Chris Friel, incumbent Mayor[1]
  • Kevin Davis, lawyer and former City Councillor[2]
  • Dave Wrobel, former City Councillor and mayoral candidate in 2014
  • Barbara Berardi, local businesswoman[3]
  • Michael Issa, retired business executive[4]
  • John Turmel, perennial candidate[1]
  • Wayne Maw, volunteer and activist[1]

Results

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Mayor

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Mayoral Candidate[5] Vote[6] %
Kevin Davis 12,867 52.93
Chris Friel (X) 7,200 29.62
Dave Wrobel 3,345 13.76
Barbara Berardi 532 2.19
Michael Issa 186 0.77
John Turmel 128 0.53
Wayne Maw 50 0.21

Two to be elected from each ward. The map has changed slightly from 2014 due to the annexation of some territory from Brant County.[7]

The results for city council are as follows:[6]

Ward 1
Candidate Vote %
Rick Weaver (X) 2,054 30.41
Jan vander Stelt 1,874 27.73
Michael Sullivan 966 14.30
Mario Lucente 889 13.16
Tracey Bucci 449 6.65
Ramandeep Khokhar 399 5.91
Amrik Deol 125 1.85
Ward 2
Candidate Vote %
John Utley (X) 2,952 28.06
John Sless (X) 2,933 27.87
Alex Felsky 1,914 18.19
Warren Bechard 976 9.28
Erica James 687 6.53
Peter Sheere 677 6.43
Sandra Anderson 383 3.64
Ward 3
Candidate Vote %
Dan McCreary (X) 4,214 37.40
Greg Martin (X) 3,477 30.86
Linda Hunt 1,717 15.24
Naser Hamed 933 8.28
Nicole Durnford 926 8.22
Ward 4
Candidate Vote %
Richard Carpenter (X) 3,842 45.69
Cheryl Antoski (X) 3,601 42.83
Rob Ferguson 671 7.98
Mike Gomon 294 3.50
Ward 5
Candidate Vote %
Brian Van Tilborg (X) 1,471 26.67
Joshua Wall 954 17.04
Mark Littell 879 15.70
John Oneill 831 14.84
Kathryn Kissinger 502 8.96
Ian Carson 236 4.21
Dustin Starchuk 233 4.16
Jeff Goreski 206 3.68
David Swanson 119 2.13
Dale Beemer 100 1.79
Michael Peterson 69 1.23

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Choices abound in Brantford mayoral race - Brantford Expositor". Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "About Mayor Kevin Davis". Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Berardi in mayor's race - Brantford Expositor". Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "Brantford mayoral candidates face off - Brantford Expositor". Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "Candidates". brantfordvotes.brantford.ca. September 28, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Results". brantfordvotes.brantford.ca. November 1, 2018.
  7. ^ "Most city wards expand boundaries | Brantford Expositor". Archived from the original on May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.