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ONTARIO VOTES / OCTOBER 26, 2026

Ottawafor mayor.

The capital’s closing stretch. An incumbent defending his record, challengers making their case. Follow the mayoral contest and explore all 24 council wards.

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ELECTION NIGHT

The city. Ward by ward.

AMO results source · results archive
AMO source-declared winners · City of Ottawa certification pending. Saved results; no live connection.

Ottawa results: Winner labels reflect AMO’s elected flags. City certification is pending. View the City of Ottawa’s unofficial results (opens in a new tab)

Ottawa council wards

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Ward 1 · ORLÉANS EAST-CUMBERLANDWard 2 · ORLÉANS WEST-INNESWard 3 · BARRHAVEN WESTWard 4 · KANATA NORTHWard 5 · WEST CARLETON-MARCHWard 6 · STITTSVILLEWard 7 · BAYWard 8 · COLLEGEWard 9 · KNOXDALE-MERIVALEWard 10 · GLOUCESTER-SOUTHGATEWard 11 · BEACON HILL-CYRVILLEWard 12 · RIDEAU-VANIERWard 13 · RIDEAU-ROCKCLIFFEWard 14 · SOMERSETWard 15 · KITCHISSIPPIWard 16 · RIVERWard 17 · CAPITALWard 18 · ALTA VISTAWard 19 · ORLÉANS SOUTH-NAVANWard 20 · OSGOODEWard 21 · RIDEAU-JOCKWard 22 · RIVERSIDE SOUTH-FINDLAY CREEKWard 23 · KANATA SOUTHWard 24 · BARRHAVEN EAST
◻ Tied or awaiting counts · council leaders appear only with complete candidate totals

Boundaries: City of Ottawa open data (opens in a new tab). 2026–2030 boundaries, including the 2025 amendments. Mayoral ward-level totals are not supplied by this connection; this map shows council races. Colours identify leading candidates, not political parties; municipal elections are non-partisan.

About this results archive

Elected labels follow AMO’s source flags; these are distinct from City Clerk certification. Totals and source timestamps are preserved. Automatic feed connections are disabled.

AMO municipality results (opens in a new tab) · City election website (opens in a new tab)

THE MAYORAL PICTURE

A race in numbers.

Quorus Consulting · 2026-10-08 to 2026-10-15 · n=807Respondents naming a candidate
Mark SutcliffeIncumbent mayor

Mark Sutcliffe

42%
Jeff LeiperKitchissippi councillor

Jeff Leiper

35%
Neil SaravanamuttooMayoral candidate

Neil Saravanamuttoo

10%
Alex LawsonMayoral candidate

Alex Lawson

7%

33% of all respondents did not name a candidate (includes would not vote, don't know and prefer not to say). Not a pure undecided share. Non-probability sample: no conventional margin of error.

Original release (opens in a new tab)

Polls are snapshots, not results or win probabilities. Sample sizes are total survey samples. Different pollsters and respondent bases can produce different pictures. Candidate colours are editorial identifiers, not party affiliations. These elections are non-partisan.

SHOW YOUR WORK

The polling ledger.

Primary sources checked October 23, 2026
Verified mayoral polls. Percentages are as published; a dash is unavailable, not zero.
Pollster / basisFieldworkSampleMark SutcliffeJeff LeiperNeil SaravanamuttooAlex LawsonOther / undecided
Quorus Consulting (opens in a new tab)Online opt-in panel · Respondents naming a candidate
Released 2026-10-19		2026-10-08
2026-10-15		n=80742%35%10%7%Other 6%
Mainstreet Research (opens in a new tab)Online, invited by SMS · All respondents, including undecided
Released 2026-10-19		2026-10-14
2026-10-16		n=63835.1%25.5%8%10.3%Other 2.3%
Undecided 18.9%
Nanos Research (opens in a new tab)Random telephone / online · Decided voters
Released 2026-10-09		2026-10-04
2026-10-08		n=76253%31%8%7%Other not stated

Poll archive updates are editorially verified; results are archived and live collection is disabled. No polling average is calculated here.

All 24 council races · accessible list
Ward 1 · ORLÉANS EAST-CUMBERLAND
CandidateVotesStatus / share
Matt LuloffElected6,33736.4%
Bob Bell4,30824.8%
Barbara Daniela Gandolfo2,57814.8%
Yvette Ashiri1,7139.8%
Sherif Rizk1,0195.9%
Mazhar Choudhry7764.5%
Tammie Trellert6743.9%
Ward 2 · ORLÉANS WEST-INNES
CandidateVotesStatus / share
Laura DudasElected10,57365.6%
David Purchase3,15119.5%
Jenna Jessop2,40314.9%
Ward 3 · BARRHAVEN WEST
CandidateVotesStatus / share
David HillElected11,67270.8%
Jeff Balys2,41314.6%
Donna Blackburn2,39614.5%
Ward 4 · KANATA NORTH
CandidateVotesStatus / share
Cathy CurryElected9,08473.7%
Rob Millan2,40119.5%
James Murchison8466.9%
Ward 5 · WEST CARLETON-MARCH
CandidateVotesStatus / share
Clarke KellyElected5,23960.3%
Christine Harrison3,09535.6%
Dylan Nose3604.1%
Ward 6 · STITTSVILLE
CandidateVotesStatus / share
Chelsea WaltonElected6,84743.7%
Theresa Qadri2,33214.9%
Kevin Hua2,15313.7%
Paul Meek1,5389.8%
Sheetal Narwal1,2037.7%
Tanya Hein7214.6%
Mani Sharma3802.4%
Marie-Ange Yindaki Ahinful2741.7%
Devin Michael Fitzgerald O'Brien2121.4%
Ward 7 · BAY
CandidateVotesStatus / share
Theresa KavanaghElected11,93982.5%
Spencer Radford1,44310.0%
Butch Moore1,0957.6%
Ward 8 · COLLEGE
CandidateVotesStatus / share
Laine JohnsonElected14,32792.0%
Malloum Abakar1,2458.0%
Ward 9 · KNOXDALE-MERIVALE
CandidateVotesStatus / share
Sean DevineElected7,08359.2%
Anna Ielo-Tal3,54029.6%
Cole Fraser Jones1,22410.2%
Brandon Ly1201.0%
Ward 10 · GLOUCESTER-SOUTHGATE
CandidateVotesStatus / share
Jessica BradleyElected7,50669.3%
Donna Dickson1,48013.7%
Ahmed Rashid1,18711.0%
John Redins3673.4%
Ayub Omar2902.7%
Ward 11 · BEACON HILL-CYRVILLE
CandidateVotesStatus / share
Tim TierneyElected5,97863.1%
Cathryne Milburn3,10032.7%
Coreen Corcoran3964.2%
Ward 12 · RIDEAU-VANIER
CandidateVotesStatus / share
Stephanie PlanteElected6,19453.7%
Lyra Evans3,79132.9%
Julie Fiala Chartrand5654.9%
Brian Paquette4493.9%
Michael Karl Sewanaku3092.7%
Eric Smith2161.9%
Ward 13 · RIDEAU-ROCKCLIFFE
CandidateVotesStatus / share
Rawlson KingElected8,18181.5%
Peter J. Karwacki1,85318.5%
Ward 14 · SOMERSET
CandidateVotesStatus / share
Ariel TrosterElected9,06161.9%
Robert Dekker2,81819.2%
Michael Tay2,01913.8%
Nicholas Gollé4302.9%
Dillon Anderson3132.1%
Ward 15 · KITCHISSIPPI
CandidateVotesStatus / share
Joanne ChianelloElected10,72265.2%
Subhir Uppal2,71116.5%
Brian Innes2,65216.1%
Xavier Commerford3612.2%
Ward 16 · RIVER
CandidateVotesStatus / share
Riley BrockingtonElectedAcclaimedSource status
Ward 17 · CAPITAL
CandidateVotesStatus / share
Shawn MenardElected12,14687.7%
Jaac Doduck9536.9%
Farah Gulzar7465.4%
Ward 18 · ALTA VISTA
CandidateVotesStatus / share
Marty CarrElected8,25666.6%
Derek McSweeney1,86715.1%
Elsa Niyongabo1,1939.6%
Tressy El-Hawi8026.5%
Muhyadin Omar Barkhat2752.2%
Ward 19 · ORLÉANS SOUTH-NAVAN
CandidateVotesStatus / share
Isabelle SkalskiElected7,20588.4%
Bruce Anthony Faulkner95011.6%
Ward 20 · OSGOODE
CandidateVotesStatus / share
Catherine KittsElected12,07490.2%
Jason Wing1,3179.8%
Ward 21 · RIDEAU-JOCK
CandidateVotesStatus / share
David BrownElectedAcclaimedSource status
Ward 22 · RIVERSIDE SOUTH-FINDLAY CREEK
CandidateVotesStatus / share
Steve DesrochesElected7,70285.0%
Muyiwa Ojo1,36115.0%
Ward 23 · KANATA SOUTH
CandidateVotesStatus / share
Erin CoffinElected7,87849.7%
Allan HubleyIncumbent5,24833.1%
Sam Bhalesar1,5479.8%
Megan Strazds-Esenbergs1,1827.5%
Ward 24 · BARRHAVEN EAST
CandidateVotesStatus / share
Wilson LoElected9,98776.9%
Yoosaf Melparamba8896.8%
Ahmed Alsabaawi8686.7%
Jules Ruhinda7015.4%
Zahy A. Adam5484.2%
Featured candidate portraits & source credits

Portraits are shown for the four candidates featured in the verified polls. All mayoral candidates listed by the source appear in the results table. Images resized for display; no endorsement implied.

Mark Sutcliffe — Adrian Jean / CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab)

Jeff Leiper — Kermick180 / CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)

Neil Saravanamuttoo — Neil for Mayor campaign portrait (opens in a new tab)

Alex Lawson — Alex Lawson campaign portrait (opens in a new tab)

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