2026 Municipal Election
Who's running where you live
Ottawa votes for Mayor and City Councillor on Monday, October 26, 2026. Find your ward below for the certified candidates, what the ward covers, and ottown's coverage of the race. Every name here was checked against the City of Ottawa's certified-candidate lists after nominations closed on August 21 — confirm your own ballot on the City of Ottawa's own tool before voting.
Mayor
- Mark Sutcliffe (incumbent)
- Jeff Leiper
- Alex Lawson
- Neil Saravanamuttoo
- Zed Chebib
- Peter Westaway
- Suraj Harish
- Queen Divine Priya Amber Bakshi
- Jacob Solomon
- Bernard Couchman
- Ali Shayvard
- Amjad Ali Syed
- Josh Rachlis
- Geoff Nicholas
All 24 wards
Ward 1
Orléans East-Cumberland
7 candidates
See the wardWard 2
Orléans West-Innes
3 candidates
See the wardWard 3
Barrhaven West
3 candidates
See the wardWard 4
Kanata North
3 candidates
See the wardWard 5
West Carleton-March
3 candidates
See the wardWard 6
Stittsville
9 candidates · open seat
See the wardWard 7
Bay
3 candidates
See the wardWard 8
College
2 candidates
See the wardWard 9
Knoxdale-Merivale
4 candidates
See the wardWard 10
Gloucester-Southgate
5 candidates
See the wardWard 11
Beacon Hill-Cyrville
3 candidates
See the wardWard 12
Rideau-Vanier
6 candidates
See the wardWard 13
Rideau-Rockcliffe
2 candidates
See the wardWard 14
Somerset
5 candidates
See the wardWard 15
Kitchissippi
4 candidates · open seat
See the wardWard 16
River
Acclaimed — no vote needed
See the wardWard 17
Capital
3 candidates
See the wardWard 18
Alta Vista
5 candidates
See the wardWard 19
Orléans South-Navan
2 candidates
See the wardWard 20
Osgoode
2 candidates
See the wardWard 21
Rideau-Jock
Acclaimed — no vote needed
See the wardWard 22
Riverside South-Findlay Creek
2 candidates
See the wardWard 23
Kanata South
4 candidates
See the wardWard 24
Barrhaven East
5 candidates
See the wardHow to vote
Voter eligibility, ID requirements, advance voting and voting-day locations are all maintained directly by the City of Ottawa — that's the authoritative source, not this page.
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