The following results are unofficial pending any recounts for closes races.
Mayor
Regional councillor
Candidate
Vote
%
Jack Heath
37,364
20.08
Jim Jones
27,715
14.89
Gordon Landon
27,461
14.76
Joe Li
26,764
14.38
Nirmala Armstrong
23,160
12.44
Dan Horchik
20,870
11.21
Peter Pavlovic
17,101
9.19
Sunny Deol
8,573
4.61
Surinder Issar
5,670
3.05
Heath, Jones and Landon were incumbent members of Regional Council. Jones is a former Progressive Conservative MP and Town Councillor. Landon is an incumbent member and longtime Regional Councillor. Horchik was incumbent Ward 6 Town Councillor. Heath was former Ward 5 Town Councillor. Joseph Virgilio, who was appointed to council to replace the late Tony C. Wong, did not run in 2010. Li has previously run for council in 2006. He ran as a Conservative candidate in the federal riding of Markham- Unionville in 2006 and 2004 and as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the federal riding of Scarborough—Rouge River in 1997.
Ward 1
Burke has been councillor since 2006 and was former executive assistant to York Regional Council.
Ward 2
Incumbent councillor Erin Shapero decided not to run for re-election.
Hamilton won the by-election in 2009 to replace Joseph Virgilio, who left to become York Regional Councillor in 2009 following the death of Tony C. Wong.
Ward 4
Ward 5
Webster is a lifelong resident with family history in Markham and seeking a third term. Webster is also Markham's Town Crier. Longtime Markham resident Hamilton is acting Chief Officer with the Toronto Fire Services.
Ward 6
Incumbent Dan Horchik sought a seat as Regional Councillor.
Chiu is longtime Ward 8 councillor and was Ward 7 councillor before the re-division created new wards for Miliken Mills. Chiu has been in elected office since 1986 and is also a retailer at Market Village Mall.
The incumbents of four of the six wards were challenged for council seats. Ward 1 - Wilcox Lake, Bond Lake, Oak Ridges, Quaker
Candidate
Vote
%
Greg Beros
2113
44.76%
Carrie Hoffelner
1965
41.62%
Jose Souto
307
6.5%
Adam Matanovic
171
3.62%
Adam Dodwell
165
3.5%
Ward 2 - Newkirk, Leno Park, Town Park
Candidate
Vote
%
Carmine Perrelli
1590
37.15%
Brian Hatt
854
19.95%
Karen Gelineau
604
14.11%
Marianne Yake
533
12.45%
Mahdieh Hajighazi
369
8.62%
Ehsan Haghi
330
7.71%
Incumbent councillor Arnie Warner did not run for re-election. Ward 3 - Helmkay Park, Headford
Candidate
Vote
%
Castro Liu
2061
38.3%
Thomas Chong
833
15.48%
Lidia Kafieh
697
12.95%
Vik Gandhi
618
11.48%
Sarkis Assadourian
519
9.65%
Mehrdad Sabouhi
471
8.75%
Justin Lee
182
3.38%
Incumbent councillor Cohen ran for Regional Council. Gandhi ran in 2006 in Ward 3. Assadourian is a former Liberal MPP. Liu is a broadcaster with Fairchild Radio. Ward 4 - Jefferson, Elgin Mills
