Essex: 2025 Ontario election results
Anthony Leardi (PC) won Essex in the February 27, 2025 Ontario general election with 55.6% of the vote, 18,743 votes (33.9 points) ahead of Rachael Mills (NDP). 55,366 valid votes were counted.
Results by candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Leardielected | Progressive Conservative | 30,790 | 55.6% |
| Rachael Mills | New Democratic | 12,047 | 21.8% |
| Tamara Stomp | Liberal | 8,707 | 15.7% |
| Stephen Higgins | Green | 1,282 | 2.3% |
| Brigitte Belton | New Blue | 940 | 1.7% |
| Travis Jacques | Ontario Party | 931 | 1.7% |
| Kevin Linfield | Other | 469 | 0.8% |
| William Szabo Verzoc | Independent | 200 | 0.4% |
Source: Elections Ontario, Official Return from the Records for the 2025 general election, and 2022 electoral district boundaries.
How it compares
- The 120th-closest race of 124 ridings: a margin of 18,743 votes (33.9 points).
- Progressive Conservative candidates won 43% of the vote across Ontario; Anthony Leardi took 55.6% here, 12.6 points above that.
- Progressive Conservative also won this riding at the previous election.
Nearby ridings
- Windsor—Tecumseh · Andrew Dowie (PC)
- Windsor West · Lisa Gretzky (NDP)
- Chatham-Kent—Leamington · Trevor Jones (PC)
- Sarnia—Lambton · Bob Bailey (PC)
- Lambton—Kent—Middlesex · Stephen Pinsonneault (PC)