The 2025 Edmonton election is coming up on October 20, 2025.
All candidates running for Edmonton City Council are listed below, organized by ward.
I’ll be keeping this list up-to-date as frequently as possible - if you have additional details, corrections or tips please email [email protected] and I’ll include them! Of course, election gossip is also welcomed.
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Mayor
Mayor Amarjeet Sohi, the incumbent, will not be running again making this an open Mayoral race.
Andrew Knack
Independent
3-term councillor since 2013
Michael Walters
Independent
Two-term city councillor
Tim Cartmell
Better Edmonton
Current councillor of two terms, starting in 2017.
Rahim Jaffer
4-term Conservative MP, Local Business Owner
Tony Caterina
Four term councillor between 2007-2021.
Omar Mohammad
Pediatric Dental Surgeon
Malik Chukwudi
Ran in 2021, received 0.58% of the vote
Vanessa Denman
Business consultant
Andrzej Gudanowski
Ran in Dene in 2021, earned 4% of the vote
Peter Sandhu
Former MLA, Edmonton-Manning.
Councillor — Nakota Isga
Nakota Isga is the ward formerly represented by Andrew Knack, who has announced that he won’t be running again, leaving an open race.
Rajah Maggay
Staffer for Councillor Andrew Knack
Reed Clarke
Better Edmonton
CEO of Sport Edmonton
Nicky Gocuan
Stakeholder Relations and Community Outreach at the Office of the Premier
Diana Steele
PACE
Ran for mayor in 2021, received less than 1% of the vote
Jordan Woodruff
No information is available about this candidate - tips welcome!
Joseph Mugodo
Entrepreneur
Councillor — tastawiyiniwak
Karen Principe
Better Edmonton
Incumbent
Farhan Chak
Independent
Associate professor of Political Science
Fidel Ammar
PACE
Transit operator instructor
Councillor — Dene
Aaron Paquette
Incumbent
Two-term councillor since 2017.
Banisha Sandhu
Better Edmonton
Realtor
Lana Palmer
Ran in 2021, earned 16% of the vote
Jordan Robert Willi
Supply chain specialist
Paul Brake
Professional Engineer
Albert Mazzocca
PACE
Previous UCP candidate, Edmonton-Manning
Councillor — O-day’min
Anand Pye
Independent
Former CEO of NAIOP Edmonton
Anne Stevenson
Independent
Incumbent
One-term councillor, since 2021.
Stephen Hammerschmidt
Better Edmonton
Economics instructor at NAIT, worked in commercial mortgage banking
Councillor — Métis
Ashley Salvador
Independent
Incumbent
Councillor since 2021.
Caroline Matthews
Better Edmonton
Ran in 2021, earned 22.2% of the vote
Justin Thomas
PACE
2017 Mayoral candidate, earned 2.6% of the vote
Councillor — sipiwiyiniwak
The incumbent in this ward, Sarah Hamilton, has announced that she will not be seeking re-election, making this an open ward
Darrell Friesen
Better Edmonton
Thu Parmar
Independent
Vice President, Canadian Red Cross
Daniel Heikkinen
Ran in 2021, earned 10% of the vote, UCP candidate Edmonton-McClung
Giselle General
Independent
Ran in 2021, earned 22.4% of the vote
Kenneth Ropcean
PACE
Retired from Director of Instrumentation at Chemco
Councillor — papastew
Michael Janz
Independent
Incumbent
One-term councillor, since 2021.
Joshua Doyle
Better Edmonton
Technical engineer in private industry
Mark Hillman
PACE
Financial consultant
Jason LaFace
Podcast host at Alberta Radio
Rozalia Janiszewska
Independent
Community Disabilities Practitioner
Councillor — pihêsiwin
This ward was represented by Tim Cartmell, as he is running for Mayor it is an open ward
Jackie Liu
Independent
Chief Impact Officer at Homeward Trust Edmonton
Michael Elliott
Better Edmonton
Former President of the Edmonton Police Association
Sara Awatta
Independent
Business consultant
Rupesh Patel
Principal Climate Strategist, City of Edmonton
Councillor — Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Funke Olokude
Independent
Former Executive Director of Ribbon Rouge, Top 40 Under 40 2020
Jennifer Rice
Incumbent
One-term councillor, since 2021.
Jon Morgan
Independent
Ran in 2021, earned 9.6% of the vote
Nicholas Rheubottom
Better Edmonton
Founder of 4Sight Strategic Planning Advisory Services
Ramey Demian
Realtor and Assessment Review Board Member
Fahad Mughal
Mayoral candidate 2017, earned 3.5% of the vote
Councillor — Karhiio
Joti Buttar
Better Edmonton
Senior Advisor at the Government of Alberta
Keren Tang
Incumbent
One-term councillor, since 2021.
Avinash Soochit
Co-owner of Cafe Bel-Air
Manny Bautista
Organizer, Mabuhay Park
Jason Bale
Former staffer for Mike Nickel
Tyler Klaus Charles Schwandt
Councillor — Sspomitapi
Harman Kandola
Better Edmonton
Lawyer
Jo-Anne Wright
Independent
Incumbent
One-term councillor (since 2021)
Imran Bashir
Local business owner and community advocate
Sukhwinder Randhawa
Realtor
Ashok Sui
No information is available about this candidate - tips welcome!
Sandeep Singh
No information is available about this candidate - tips welcome!
Councillor — Anirniq
Erin Rutherford
Incumbent
One-term councillor, since 2021.
Jesse Watson
Owner/Operator of Boxcar Coffeeshop, former city employee
Nurmaiya Brady
Better Edmonton
Previously challenged the NDP nomination in Castle-Downs
Rob Fediuk
PACE
Developer and Realtor
Ali Haymour
Ran in 2021, received 20% of the vote. Former UCP candidate in Edmonton North-West
Michelle Henderson
Owner of Edmonton Family Friendly
Councillor — Undeclared
These candidates have not declared publicly which ward they will be running in.
If you have tips, please send me an email!
Aggripa Wajo
No information is available about this candidate - tips welcome!
Mohammad Ali
Small business owner
Uthayakumar Nadarasah
No information is available about this candidate - tips welcome!
Billingsley, Jr
Divorce attorney
Doug Main
PACE
Former PC MLA, member of Don Getty's cabinet
Sheila Phimester
PACE
President of PACE