{"id":246868,"date":"2025-10-29T01:56:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T01:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/246868\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T01:56:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T01:56:14","slug":"recount-confirms-jeromy-farkas-as-calgarys-new-mayor-calgary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/246868\/","title":{"rendered":"Recount confirms Jeromy Farkas as Calgary\u2019s new mayor – Calgary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elections Calgary has completed a recount of ballots in the city\u2019s recent mayoral election and has confirmed that independent candidate Jeromy Farkas will be the city\u2019s new mayor.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The recount, which was conducted on Oct. 27, was requested by Communities First mayoral candidate Sonya Sharp<\/a>, who was runner-up in the Oct. 20 election, finishing 581 votes behind Farkas, according to the official results.<\/a><\/p>\n

However, the results of the recount have widened Farkas\u2019 margin of victory slightly, showing him defeating Sharp by 616 votes.<\/p>\n

Elections Calgary says there was a total of 348,865 votes cast for the eight candidates running in the mayoral election, with Farkas getting 91,112 votes and Sharp receiving 90,496.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s clear that Jeromy Farkas did win,\u201d said Lori Williams, an associate professor of policy studies at Mount Royal University.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAlthough the margin, in terms of total number of votes cast, is small, it\u2019s a clear victory and that\u2019s an important thing to confirm.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In a statement following the recount, Farkas expressed his thanks to Elections Calgary and the volunteers who oversaw the recount, which he called an \u201cimportant feature of our democratic process.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA special thank you to the team who supported me throughout the campaign and now throughout this recount,\u201d the mayor-elect said in his statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe past week has been filled with the work of building a strong City Council team to get things done for Calgarians.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He said he also reached out to Coun. Sharp to congratulate her and her team on running a strong campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cI expressed my hope that Calgarians will continue to benefit from her commitment to public service,\u201d said Farkas.<\/p>\n

Sharp\u2019s campaign has yet to address the results of the recount, but noted a response is expected on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The updated results show Farkas was elected to be Calgary\u2019s 38th mayor with 26.1 per cent of the vote in an election where just 39.04 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was chosen by a little more than 10 per cent of the eligible voters in Calgary and he\u2019s got work to do to reach out to those who didn\u2019t vote for him,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s really got to focus on messaging and connecting with the concerns that have animated voters, including those who didn\u2019t vote in this last election.\u201d<\/p>\n

Farkas and the other members of Calgary\u2019s newly-elected city council<\/a> will be officially sworn in at a ceremony on Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. in council chambers.<\/p>\n

The 14-member council will include four incumbents, along with 10 political newcomers.<\/p>\n

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