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Mayor, City of Winchester

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4 years
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Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The mayor is the elected head of the City of Winchester's government and serves a four-year term.

Nonpartisan. On the ballot in the City of Winchester (the Mt. Abbott, Renick, Victory, McClure, Sunset, Win Hall, Fairfax, Mt. Vernon and North Winchester precincts and part of the Becknerville, Hampton, Forest Grove, Garner, Ecton, Wades Mill, Vanmeter, Sphar, Colby and South Park precincts; sample ballot).

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Perry Williams

No party listed

The gist

  • Pledges to run the city more like a business
  • Supports upfront aid to businesses hurt by city construction
  • Supports time-limited tax incentives for new businesses
  • Opposes data centers, citing farmland, water and power use
More about Perry
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  1. Pledges to run the city more like a business

    Downtown renovation frustrations fuel Williams' Winchester mayoral bid

    News coverage · WinCity Voices · wincityvoices.org

    “He would also want to run the city “more like a business.””

  2. Supports upfront aid to businesses hurt by city construction

    Downtown renovation frustrations fuel Williams' Winchester mayoral bid

    News coverage · WinCity Voices · wincityvoices.org

    “there should have been mon­ey giv­en at the start to those who were going to be adverse­ly affect­ed by demo­li­tion and reconstruction”

  3. Supports time-limited tax incentives for new businesses

    Downtown renovation frustrations fuel Williams' Winchester mayoral bid

    News coverage · WinCity Voices · wincityvoices.org

    “Williams said he wants to bring in more busi­ness­es and jobs, but would be care­ful that incen­tives such as tax breaks are used respon­si­bly.”

  4. Opposes data centers, citing farmland, water and power use

    Downtown renovation frustrations fuel Williams' Winchester mayoral bid

    News coverage · WinCity Voices · wincityvoices.org

    “I’m not a fan of data cen­ters”
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JoEllen ReedCity of Winchester

JoEllen Reed

No party listedIncumbent

The gist

  • Pledges to avoid raising city taxes if at all possible
  • Supports merging city and county services, especially firefighting
  • Pledges budget stabilization and replacing aging infrastructure
  • Supported Winchester's one-year moratorium on data centers
More about JoEllen
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  1. Pledges to avoid raising city taxes if at all possible

    Reed's passion fuels second mayoral bid

    News coverage · WinCity Voices · Sep 16, 2026 · wincityvoices.org

    “Reed said she wants the city com­mis­sion to avoid rais­ing tax­es “if at all pos­si­ble,””

  2. Supports merging city and county services, especially firefighting

    Reed's passion fuels second mayoral bid

    News coverage · WinCity Voices · Sep 16, 2026 · wincityvoices.org

    ““I want to see merged ser­vices,” espe­cial­ly fire­fight­ing”

  3. Pledges budget stabilization and replacing aging infrastructure

    Reed's passion fuels second mayoral bid

    News coverage · WinCity Voices · Sep 16, 2026 · wincityvoices.org

    “Reed men­tioned bud­get sta­bi­liza­tion, replac­ing aging infra­struc­ture”

  4. Supported Winchester's one-year moratorium on data centers

    Winchester enacts one-year data center moratorium amid regional wave of restrictions

    News coverage · The Winchester Sun · Sep 2, 2026 · winchestersun.com

    “I've been very concerned about potential water rates, electric rates, environmental studies.”

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