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Calgary Mayoral Race Wide Open as One-Third of Voters Remain Undecided

Early voting lags 2021, heightening the impact of last‑minute choices.

Grant Prior said his mayoral campaign is focused on supporting working-class Calgarians.
New polling from Janet Brown Opinion Research shows Calgarians are considering multiple mayoral candidates with less than a week to go until election day.
Ward tastawiyiniwak candidate Karen Principe (Image supplied)
Prime Minister Mark Carney announces the federal government's first five megaprojects under consideration for fast-tracking during a press conference at the Alberta Carpenters Training Centre, in Edmonton, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.

Overview

  • A Janet Brown Opinion Research poll of 1,000 Calgarians (Oct. 1–8) finds 34% undecided, with decided or leaning support at Jeromy Farkas 27%, Jyoti Gondek 23%, Sonya Sharp 23%, Jeff Davison 16% and Brian Thiessen 8%.
  • Many respondents are considering multiple candidates, indicating potential late vote shifting, with the pollster noting significant overlap in consideration sets.
  • ElectionsCalgary reports 54,626 advance ballots cast in the first four days versus 81,801 over the same period in 2021, underscoring weaker early turnout.
  • Sentiment toward the new municipal party system is muted to negative in the poll, with 45% saying parties have been a negative, 13% positive and 25% saying no difference.
  • Public safety, core infrastructure and keeping residential property taxes low top voter priorities, and analysts say similar policy positions may be contributing to indecision ahead of the Oct. 20 vote.