Former Ward 11 councillor Jeromy Farkas has edged out Communities First leader Sonya Sharp by less than a percentage point, according to unofficial results of the 2025 Calgary mayoral election.
Following a neck-and-neck race with Sharp overnight, results released by the city say Farkas received 91,065 votes, while Sharp has 90,480.
Fewer than 600 votes separate the two frontrunners. Under provincial law, if the results are within half a percentage point of the total number of ballots cast for mayor, a recount may be requested. In this case, that difference is approximately 0.17 per cent of the total 348,626 ballots cast, meaning Sharp is eligible to apply for a recount.
If the numbers hold, Farkas will be Calgary's 38th mayor. He'll also be the first to unseat an incumbent mayor since 1980.
“Thank you to everyone who believed in me, who gave your time, your voice, and your trust. Thank you,” Farkas told a crowd of supporters at Festival Hall, the home of the Calgary Folk Festival in Calgary’s Ingle
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