am800-news-essex-county-council-chambers-1.19752568 Essex County Council Chambers. ((Photo Credit: Courtesy of Essex County))
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There are two candidates seeking the position of warden for Essex County.
Tecumseh’s mayor-elect Joe Bachetti and Essex Deputy Mayor Rob Shepley have declared their intention to succeed Leamington Mayor Hilda MacDonald, who decided not to seek a second term as warden.
AM800-News-Joe-Bachetti Joe Bachetti has been elected mayor of Tecumseh. (Joe Bachetti) Rob Shepley Rob Shepley. (Source: Deputy Mayor Rob Shepley/Facebook\)
There are also two candidates for deputy warden—Lakeshore Mayor Tracey Bailey and LaSalle Deputy Mayor Mike Akpata.
County council will vote for warden and deputy warden at its meeting on November 18th.
am800-news-mike-akpata-1.15875074 am800-news-mike-akpata (LaSalle councillor Mike Akpata attends the regular meeting of council in March 12, 2019. (Angelo Aversa / CTV Windsor)) Tracey Bailey Tracey Bailey celebrates getting re-elected to the mayor’s office in Lakeshore, Ont., on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. (Robert Lothian/CTV News Windsor)
