Real estate agent Umar Hayat is taking another crack at unseating an incumbent Winnipeg mayor.
Finished 6th in 2018, also ran for provincial Liberals in 2023
CBC News · Posted: May 13, 2026 10:49 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Winnipeg mayoral candidate Umar Hayat at a CBC debate in October 2018. He’s running again this year. (Walther Bernal/CBC)
Real estate agent Umar Hayat is taking another crack at unseating an incumbent Winnipeg mayor.
Eight years after unsuccessfully challenging Brian Bowman, Hayat has registered to run for mayor. Scott Gillingham is seeking his second term.
Hayat finished sixth in the 2018 mayoral election, receiving 2,229 votes.
He also ran for the provincial Liberals in 2023, finishing third in the McPhillips constituency with 886 votes. Jasdeep Devgan won that constituency for the NDP.
Joining Hayat and Gillingham on the Oct. 28 mayoral ballot so far are funeral director Mike Vogiatzakis and grocery clerk Chris Clacio.
The deadline to register for the municipal election is Sept. 22.
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