13th candidate enters race to become Winnipeg’s next mayor
Posted September 9, 2026 4:18 pm.
The list of candidates running to become Winnipeg’s next mayor is up to 13.
Tracey Drexler is the latest person to appear on the list of mayoral candidates for the Oct. 28 election.
In a video on Instagram, Drexler says “the addictions and homelessness crisis and the violent crimes that are related to it” needs to be a focal point of the municipal vote.
“We’re at a critical turning point and we just need a new perspective on this,” Drexler says in the video posted Tuesday. “We need to get something done before it’s too late. Every day that we don’t do something, it is too late for another person or many other people. As Winnipeggers, we stand together and we look out for each other.”
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Drexler says she was hesitant to enter politics but will rely on her “experience working in male-dominated industries.”
“I know my values, I know where I stand, I know what needs to be done, and I will do whatever it takes to get it done with a thick skin,” she said.
The other 12 candidates currently registered as mayoral candidates are: Scott Gillingham, Christopher Calcio, Michael Vogiatzakis, Umar Hayat, Mazher Alam, Don Woodstock, Joshua Pagdato, Johnny Calderon, Noah Redden, Zachary Uminski, Brad Gross and Kevin Klein.
