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Mark Sutcliffe has won a second term as Ottawa mayor, according to the City of Ottawa’s unofficial results for the October 26, 2026 municipal election. Voters also chose ward councillors and school board trustees.

Sutcliffe received 139,354 votes (44.65%), ahead of Jeff Leiper’s 105,819 (33.90%). Neil Saravanamuttoo received 34,463 votes and Alex Lawson 23,605. The city reported 824 of 824 mayoral tabulators and turnout of 36.21%. These results are unofficial until declared official by the city clerk.

City council: all 24 wards

The following candidates led their races; acclaimed candidates were elected without a contest.

1 Orléans East-Cumberland: Matt Luloff; 2 Orléans West-Innes: Laura Dudas; 3 Barrhaven West: David Hill; 4 Kanata North: Cathy Curry; 5 West Carleton-March: Clarke Kelly; 6 Stittsville: Chelsea Walton.

7 Bay: Theresa Kavanagh; 8 College: Laine Johnson; 9 Knoxdale-Merivale: Sean Devine; 10 Gloucester-Southgate: Jessica Bradley; 11 Beacon Hill-Cyrville: Tim Tierney; 12 Rideau-Vanier: Stéphanie Plante.

13 Rideau-Rockcliffe: Rawlson King; 14 Somerset: Ariel Troster; 15 Kitchissippi: Joanne Chianello; 16 River: Riley Brockington (acclaimed); 17 Capital: Shawn Menard; 18 Alta Vista: Marty Carr.

19 Orléans South-Navan: Catherine Kitts; 20 Osgoode: Isabelle Skalski; 21 Rideau-Jock: David Brown (acclaimed); 22 Riverside South-Findlay Creek: Steve Desroches; 23 Kanata South: Erin Coffin; 24 Barrhaven East: Wilson Lo.

In Kanata South, Coffin received 7,878 votes to incumbent Allan Hubley’s 5,248. The new council’s term runs from November 15, 2026 to November 14, 2030.

School board trustees

The city’s unofficial results list the following trustees by board and zone. Acclamations are identified below.

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board: 1 John MacRae; 2 Julia Fortey; 3 Brenda Abramson; 4 Emily Quaile; 5 Lara Bremner; 6 Jennifer Moroziuk; 7 Jennifer Jennekens; 8 Rick Bédard; 9 Hilary Clauson; 10 Keelin Pringnitz; 11 Alan Riddell; 12 Cathy Varrette.

Ottawa Catholic School Board: 1 Scott Phelan (acclaimed); 2 Sandra Moore (acclaimed); 3 Brian Coburn (acclaimed); 4 Spencer Warren; 5 Joanne MacEwan (acclaimed); 6 Eugene Milito; 7 Jeremy Wittet; 8 Mark D Mullan (acclaimed); 9 Danny Arrais; 10 Cameron Bonesso.

Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario: 6 Marc Roy; 7 Musset Pierre-Jérôme; 8 Denis Labrèche; 9 Joël Beddows; 10 Mathieu Fleury; 11 Jacinthe Marcil; 12 Samia Ouled Ali.

Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est: 4 Jolène Savoie-Day; 5 Joy Nehme; 6 Michel Charron; 7 Robert Rainboth; 8 Dan Boudria (acclaimed); 9 Johanne Lacombe (acclaimed); 10 Isabelle Gervais; 11 André J. Thibodeau (acclaimed).

Results can change before the clerk’s official declaration. The board zones listed are those included in the City of Ottawa’s results.

Official sources

City of Ottawa: Unofficial 2026 municipal election results · City of Ottawa: Election results information · City of Ottawa: Key election dates