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First elected to council in 1965 and serving as Milton’s mayor since 1980, 89-year-old Gord Krantz’s bid for a historic re-election has been upset.

While results are not yet official, former Ward 1 Councillor George Minakakis defeated Krantz by a wide margin on election night.

In Ottawa, incumbent Mark Sutcliffe won his second term as mayor, defeating 13 challengers, including city council colleague Jeff Leiper, homebuilder Alex Lawson and economist Neil Saravanamuttoo.

Sutcliffe’s win garnered comment from Prime Minister Mark Carney, who congratulated the mayor on social media in both English and French.

“We’ve accomplished a lot together and now we have the opportunity to build on it,” Carney wrote.

Congratulations, @_MarkSutcliffe, on your re-election as Mayor of Ottawa.

We’ve accomplished a lot together and now we have the opportunity to build on it.

That means getting more affordable homes built across the city. Making our communities safer for families. Giving the…

— Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) October 27, 2026

Mayors see shake-up, status quo across Ontario

Several cities will have new faces at the head of the council table, with many results not available by press time.

In Milton, Krantz was seeking to win a 15th term — extending Canada’s longest mayoral run in history.

In Burlington, incumbent Marianne Meed Ward was re-elected mayor, facing off against a pair of city councillors who gave up their seats to run against her.

Rob Burton’s bid to continue his 20-year run as Oakville’s mayor upset by Jeff Knoll.

In Thunder Bay, a 10-candidate field was vying to replace outgoing mayor Ken Boshcoff, who didn’t seek re-election.

Also not running for re-election was North Bay Mayor Peter Chirico — a campaign that’ll be best remembered for a debate where a candidate waved around women’s underwear and offered to change his gender as a means to attract women voters. Maggie Horsfield will become that city’s first woman mayor.

Guelph was also electing a new mayor Monday, replacing outgoing mayor Cam Guthrie, who didn’t seek re-election.

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With Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal not seeking re-election for health reasons, he’ll be replaced by Michael Eamon.

In Kingston, Bryan Paterson’s bid for a fourth term was upset by Coun. Conny Glenn, one year after Paterson’s unsuccessful run for the federal Conservatives.

In Clearview Township, long-time mayor Doug Measures was unseated by Robert McArthur in an upset, while voters in Barrie will see Alex Nuttall serve as that city’s second term.

Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens was denied his fourth term, thanks to Coun. Fred Francis.

In London, Josh Morgan was re-elected as mayor.

Berry Vrbanovic was re-elected in Kitchener, Waterloo Mayor Dorothy McCabe was unseated by Shannon Weber, and Scott Hamilton had a sizeable lead with 56.8% of the votes next to Ryan Bolander with 23.7%.

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