Marilyn Crawford has been elected mayor of Ajax, according to the Town of Ajax's unofficial results for the 2026 municipal and school board elections. Crawford received 19,763 votes, or 61.0 per cent, finishing well ahead of Ashmeed Khan with 6,615 votes (20.4 per cent), Richard Hinds with 3,296 votes (10.2 per cent), Carion Fenn with 2,242 votes (6.9 per cent) and Vian Persad with 473 votes (1.5 per cent).
A total of 33,511 electors cast ballots, a turnout of 32.4 per cent among 103,567 eligible electors, the town's results page reports. Another 355 electors declined their ballot and are included in that turnout figure.
In the council races, the leading candidates were Rob Tyler-Morin for Regional Councillor in Ward 1, Kristy McDonald for Local Councillor in Ward 1, Ranjith Paranivasagam for Regional Councillor in Ward 2, Nancy Henry for Local Councillor in Ward 2, Stephanie Ashton for Regional Councillor in Ward 3 and Nick Papalambropoulos for Local Councillor in Ward 3.
The results remain unofficial until they are certified by the municipal clerk, the town notes on its results page.
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- Byline
- Daily Durham News
- Published
- Oct 26, 2026, 10:02 p.m.
- Updated
- Oct 26, 2026, 10:54 p.m.
- Source
- ajax.ca
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- https://ajax.ca/results
