The 1988 Windsor municipal election was held in the City of Windsor, Ontario to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees.
Results
Ward 1
- Bob Girard was a veteran community and environmental activist in Windsor. He was a member of Surrounding Citizens Reacting Against Pollution (SCRAP) during the 1980s, and opposed the environmental practices of the Zalev Brothers scrapyard.[1] He was also involved in a campaign to shut down CP Rail's illegal Powell Siding, and was a returning officer for Windsor—Walkerville in the 1987 and 1990 provincial elections.[2] He managed a tree nursery in private life, and wrote occasional newspaper articles on horticultural matters.[3] He ran for council in 1974 and 1988, and suggested that his 1988 loss was due to rival candidate Dwight Duncan's connections to the local Liberal Party organisation.[4] Girard died on 19 September 1993 of an apparent heart attack while playing golf. He was fifty-five years old.[5]
- Gerald Johnson did not provide biographical information to the Windsor Star newspaper.[6] He was forbidden from participating in the 1991 election, after failing to file his expenses and income statements.[7]
| Council Candidate
|
Vote[8]
|
%
|
| Peter Carlesimo |
5,645 |
29.04
|
| Sheila Wisdom |
5,149 |
26.49
|
| Mike Walsh |
4,988 |
25.66
|
| Robert Joseph Potomski |
1,081 |
5.56
|
| Greg Nassr |
940 |
4.84
|
| Jim Meunier |
611 |
3.14
|
| David Brownell |
517 |
2.66
|
| Larry St. Denis |
507 |
2.61
|
- ^ Hank Daniszewski, "Neighbors say mercury found at Zalev yard", Windsor Star, 13 February 1987, A3.
- ^ Chris Vander Doelen, "Enumeration done – none too soon", Windsor Star, 20 August 1987, A3; "Civic Choice '88: Ward One", Windsor Star, 12 November 1988, F2.
- ^ "Activist Bob Girard runs for council seat", Windsor Star, 11 October 1988, A5; Bob Girard, "Beetle at heart of lawn problems this year", Windsor Star, 15 August 1992, C3.
- ^ Marty Beneteau and Gary Rennie, "3 council newcomers emerge from poll war", Windsor Star, 15 November 1988, A3.
- ^ "Gardener, activist Bob Girard dies at 55", Windsor Star, 20 September 1993, A3.
- ^ "Civic choice '88: Ward One", Windsor Star, 12 November 1988, F2.
- ^ "Council hopefuls face election ban for failing to file", Windsor Star, 9 August 1989, A5.
- ^ "Windsor City Council". Windsor Star. 15 November 1988. p. 24. Retrieved 26 October 2025.