After a tightly contested race, Jeromy Farkas has been elected Calgary’s next mayor. Final unofficial ballot counts were completed Tuesday morning, confirming that Farkas narrowly edged out rival candidate Sonya Sharp. Sharp received 90,480 votes, but Farkas pulled ahead with 91,065—a margin of fewer than 600 votes. On Tuesday afternoon, Sharp announced she plans to seek a recount.

Incumbent Mayor Jyoti Gondek conceded defeat before midnight on Monday. Her loss marks only the second time since 1980 that a sitting Calgary mayor has not been re-elected.

A total of 348,626 Calgary residents cast ballots in this election, a decrease from the 393,090 people who voted in 2021.

What’s still left on everyone’s mind is who their ward councillor is, and we’ve got those answers for you below.

Calgary councillor results (unofficial):

Read more of our campaign coverage:

  • Ward 1: Kim Tyers – Communities First
  • Ward 2: Jennifer Wyness
  • Ward 3: Andrew Yule
  • Ward 4: Daniel James (DJ) Kelly – The Calgary Party
  • Ward 5: Raj Dhaliwal
  • Ward 6: John Pantazopoulos
  • Ward 7: Myke Atkinson
  • Ward 8: Nathaniel Schmidt
  • Ward 9: Harrison Clark
  • Ward 10: Andre Chabot – Communities First
  • Ward 11: Rob Ward – Communities First
  • Ward 12: Mike Jamieson
  • Ward 13: Dan McLean – Communities First
  • Ward 14: Landon Johnston

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Mayoral candidate Jeff Davison stands with his wife on election night. Davison ran for mayor in 2021 and was previously on Calgary’s city council. PHOTO: BRENNEN FRENCH
Mayoral candidate Sonya Sharp talks with her team on at their HQ election night. PHOTO: Riley Fonger
Mayoral candidate Sonya Sharp talks with her team at their campaign headquarters on election night. PHOTO: RILEY FONGER
A campaign official from Jeromy Farkas’ team speaks at his headquarters as they await mayoral election results on Oct. 20. PHOTO: XANDER HOLCOMB 
A Calgary resident shows their support for mayoral candidate Jyoti Gondek at her pre-election headquarters. PHOTO: XANDER HOLCOMB 

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Riley Fonger currently works as a freelance writer while pursuing a Bachelor of Communications, majoring in Journalism and Digital Media, at Mount Royal University.

Riley Stang is a fourth-year journalism and digital media student. She is a passionate Calgarian interested in creating media showcasing our community. Riley is skilled in visual layout and web design.