2026 Ottawa Municipal Election
Election day
Monday, October 26, 2026
Results will appear here once they are counted.
Candidates
Mayor: 14 candidates
- Jeff Leiper
- Alex Lawson
- Neil Saravanamuttoo
- Mark Sutcliffe
- Zed Chebib
- Peter Westaway
- Suraj Harish
- Queen Divine Priya Amber Bakshi
- Bernard Couchman
- Ali Shayvard
- Jacob Solomon
- Amjad Ali Syed
- Josh Rachlis
- Geoff Nicholas
City Councillor, by ward
Ward boundaries changed for 2026 in Wards 6, 9, 11, 13, 21 and 24 (By-law 2025-5, enacted by City Council on January 22, 2025). (Source: City of Ottawa, Ottawa Ward Boundary Review 2020)
Ward 1 · Orléans East-Cumberland
7 candidates
- Barbara Daniela Gandolfo
- Sherif Rizk
- Bob Bell
- Tammie Trellert
- Matt Luloff
- Mazhar Choudhry
- Yvette Ashiri
Ward 2 · Orléans West-Innes
3 candidates
- Laura Dudas
- Jenna Jessop
- David Purchase
Ward 3 · Barrhaven West
3 candidates
- David Hill
- Donna Blackburn
- Jeff Balys
Ward 4 · Kanata North
3 candidates
- Cathy Curry
- James Murchison
- Rob Millan
Ward 5 · West Carleton
3 candidates
- Christine Harrison
- Clarke Kelly
- Dylan Nose
Ward 6 · Stittsville
9 candidates
- Chelsea Walton
- Mani Sharma
- Sheetal Narwal
- Tanya Hein
- Theresa Qadri
- Kevin Hua
- Marie-Ange Yindaki Ahinful
- Paul Meek
- Devin Michael Fitzgerald O'Brien
Ward 7 · Bay
3 candidates
- Theresa Kavanagh
- Spencer Radford
- Butch Moore
Ward 8 · College
2 candidates
- Laine Johnson
- Malloum Abakar
Ward 9 · Knoxdale-Merivale
4 candidates
- Cole Fraser Jones
- Brandon Ly
- Anna Ielo-Tal
- Sean Devine
Ward 10 · Gloucester-Southgate
5 candidates
- John Redins
- Donna Dickson
- Jessica Bradley
- Ahmed Rashid
- Ayub Omar
Ward 11 · Beacon Hill-Cyrville
3 candidates
- Cathryne Milburn
- Tim Tierney
- Coreen Corcoran
Ward 12 · Rideau-Vanier
6 candidates
- Lyra Evans
- Stéphanie Plante
- Eric Smith
- Brian Paquette
- Michael Karl Sewanaku
- Julie Fiala Chartrand
Ward 13 · Rideau-Rockcliffe
2 candidates
- Peter J. Karwacki
- Rawlson King
Ward 14 · Somerset
5 candidates
- Robert Dekker
- Ariel Troster
- Dillon Anderson
- Michael Tay
- Nicholas Gollé
Ward 15 · Kitchissippi
4 candidates
- Joanne Chianello
- Subhir Uppal
- Brian Innes
- Xavier Commerford
Ward 16 · River
Acclaimed
- Riley Brockington
Ward 17 · Capital
3 candidates
- Farah Gulzar
- Shawn Menard
- Jaac Doduck
Ward 18 · Alta Vista
5 candidates
- Tressy El-Hawi
- Marty Carr
- Derek McSweeney
- Muhyadin Omar Barkhat
- Elsa Niyongabo
Ward 19 · Orléans South-Navan
2 candidates
- Jason Wing
- Catherine Kitts
Ward 20 · Osgoode
2 candidates
- Isabelle Skalski
- Bruce Anthony Faulkner
Ward 21 · Rideau-Jock
Acclaimed
- David Brown
Ward 22 · Riverside South-Findlay Creek
2 candidates
- Muyiwa Ojo
- Steve Desroches
Ward 23 · Kanata South
4 candidates
- Erin Coffin
- Allan Hubley
- Megan Strazds-Esenbergs
- Sam Bhalesar
Ward 24 · Barrhaven East
5 candidates
- Wilson Lo
- Zahy A Adam
- Jules Ruhinda
- Yoosaf Melparamba
- Ahmed Alsabaawi
Source: City of Ottawa, Certified candidates for Mayor; City of Ottawa, Certified and acclaimed candidates for City Councillor (accessed October 12, 2026). Names as the list gives them; withdrawn candidates are not listed.