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| 2 | 2013 Hamilton mayoral election - Results |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | None | Julie Hardaker | 15,737 | 43.61 | +2.79 |
| 5 | - | Independent | Ewan Wilson | 12,826 | 35.55 | - |
| 6 | - | Independent | Dave Macpherson | 2,963 | 8.21 | - |
| 7 | - | None | Tony Dixon | 1,564 | 4.33 | - |
| 8 | - | Affordable Waikato | Tim Wikiriwhi | 954 | 2.64 | - |
| 9 | - | Independent | Ian Hanley | 876 | 2.43 | - |
| 10 | - | None | Arshad Chatha | 743 | 2.06 | - |
| 11 | - | Sovereignty | Jack Gielen | 419 | 1.16 | 0.13 |
| 12 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,911 | 8.07 | +5.21 |
| 13 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,082 | 99.65 | - |
| 14 | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 128 | 0.35 | - |
| 15 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,210 | 37.23 | - |
| 16 | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 97,259 | - | - |

Question: How did Julie Hardaker perform against Ewan Wilson in the 2013 Hamilton mayoral election?
Answer: Julie Hardaker ran against seven other candidates and was re-elected with 43.6% of the vote, a 2,911-vote majority over Ewan Wilson, who received 35.5% of the vote.