For all the talk leading up to Edmonton’s 2025 municipal election about residents wanting change, so far the results indicate many, if not most, incumbents will be returning for another term at City Hall.
Global News has now declared frontrunner Andrew Knack will be the next mayor of Edmonton. Tim Cartmell conceded the race for mayor on Tuesday afternoon after being in second place since the results began to be released late Monday night.
Global News has also been able to call nine of the 12 races for city council.
Here are those winners:
Ward Anirniq
Incumbent Erin Rutherford has been elected to a second term. She was first elected to the north Edmonton ward in 2021, ousting incumbent councillor Bev Esslinger. Rutherford has a Master’s degree in community development and 15 years of professional experience in public engagement and social planning for municipalities including Edmonton and Strathcona County.
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Ward Dene
Incumbent Aaron Paquette has been re-elected to a third term and has served the northeast Edmonton area since 2017. Prior to being elected, he worked as an Indigenous artist and author.
Ward Karhiio
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Incumbent Keren Tang has been elected to a second term. Tang has served the southeast Edmonton ward since 2021. Before joining city council, Tang worked in public health research and policy development and before that, was a teacher. She ran for council in previous elections as well.
Ward Métis
Incumbent Ashley Salvador has been elected for a second term. First elected in 2021, Salvador has a master’s degree in urban planning and founded non-profit YEGarden Suites.
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Ward O-day’min
Incumbent Anne Stevenson has been elected to a second term in the central Edmonton ward. Stevenson was first elected to council in 2021, after former Councillor Scott McKeen opting not to seek re-election. She ousted council incumbent Tony Caterina, who switched to run in that ward. Stevenson is an urban planner with a masters in city design, who worked for the City of Edmonton and the Right at Home Housing Society before being elected to council.
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Ward papastew
Incumbent Michael Janz has been elected to a second term, after first being elected in the central Edmonton ward in 2021. Prior to that, he served as a trustee on the Edmonton Public School Board for 11 years.
Ward pihêsiwin
New candidate Michael Elliott, who ran under the Better Edmonton party banner, has been elected in the southwest Edmonton ward vacated when two-term incumbent Tim Cartmell decided to run for mayor. Elliott is a staff sergeant with the Edmonton Police Service and has a lengthy background in law enforcement. He was the president of the Edmonton Police Association for 15 years and before that, held several roles with the Alberta Federation of Police Association. Elliott was also an officer with the Royal Canadian Air Force in the early 2000s.
Ward Sspomitapi
Incumbent Jo-Anne Wright has been elected to a second term. Wright was first elected in 2021, ousting incumbent Moe Banga from the southeast Edmonton ward. She also ran in the 2017 election, coming in second to Banga. Before joining council, Wright had a career in finance, holds a Bachelor of Human Resources and Labour Relations and spent time volunteering for local organizations such as the Meadows Community League.
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Ward tastawiyiniwak
Incumbent Karen Principe, who ran under the Better Edmonton party banner, was re-elected to a second term. She first won the north Edmonton riding in 2021, when she ousted incumbent Jon Dziadyk. Prior to being elected, she worked as a dental hygienist and volunteered, and her husband Gene Principe is a sports reporter for the Edmonton Oilers.
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Wards where votes are still being counted and no clear winner has emerged:
Ward Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
This ward has not yet been called for the 2025 election. Current councillor Jennifer Rice won the seat in the 2021 election following a tight race.
Ward Nakota Isga
This ward has not yet been called for the 2025 election. This west end ward had no incumbent after Andrew Knack first decided a year ago not to run again for council, and then later decided to run for mayor and won.
Ward sipiwiyiniwak
This ward has not yet been called for the 2025 election. This west end ward had no incumbent after two-term councillor Sarah Hamilton, who won in 2017 and 2021, decided not to run for a third term.
Global News will update this story as new winners are declared.
The numbers right now are unofficial. Official results for the 2025 Edmonton Election will be released no later than noon on Friday, Oct. 24.
In Edmonton, the city estimated there were 679,830 eligible voters and of those, 205,758 cast ballots — a voter turnout of 30.27 per cent. That’s the lowest voter turnout in Edmonton since 2007.
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Advance voting occurred over five days earlier in October, during which 41,340 Edmonton residents cast their ballots.
To see the current vote count numbers, visit the City of Edmonton website.
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