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Calgary-Area Municipal Races See Thin Mayoral Fields as Nomination Deadline Nears

Sparse fields reflect late-stage filings before a Sept. 22 nomination cutoff.

Chestermere mayor Shannon Dean is currently unchallenged in the mayoral race in the upcoming municipal election.
Former city councillor and mayoral candidate Tony Caterina takes in the Chamber of Commerce mayoral debate on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025.
Ward pihêsiwin candidate, Mohammad Ali Kamal.
Candidates vying to become mayor of Edmonton square off in the Chamber of Commerce mayoral debate at the JW Marriott hotel on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025.

Overview

  • About half of the fast-growing bedroom communities around Calgary currently have no declared challengers for their mayoral contests.
  • Chestermere’s mayoral seat remains unopposed as Shannon Dean seeks re-election after winning a June 2024 by-election that followed the province’s 2023 dismissal of local leaders.
  • In Okotoks, incumbent Tanya Thorn is the only declared mayoral candidate as she pursues a second term.
  • Airdrie will choose a new mayor after Peter Brown opted not to run following 15 years in office, with Dave Douglass, Tina Petrow and Heather Spearman vying to replace him and 17 people seeking council seats.
  • Cochrane’s two-term mayor Jeff Genung faces challengers Morgan Nagel and Dean Hopkins with rapid growth a central issue, and Alberta’s municipal vote is set for Oct. 20.