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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.

You can view the open data catalogue of everyone who has filed their notice of intent to run here, or view the official nominated candidates list

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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

Omar Mohammad

Pediatric Dental Surgeon

Paul Bakhmut Independent

Senior Policy Advisor/Communications Assistant to the Premier & UCP

Tony Caterina

Four term councillor between 2007-2021.

Malik Chukwudi

Ran in 2021, received 0.58% of the vote

Olney Tugwell

Utha Nadauk Independent

Finanical advisor, mediator and consultant

Vanessa Denman

Business consultant

Andrzej Gudanowski

Ran in Dene in 2021, earned 4% of the vote

Peter Sandhu

Former MLA, Edmonton-Manning.

Ronald S. Billingsley Jr.

Former laywer, suspended from practicing law

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

Jennifer Porritt Independent

Educational assistant and transportation advocate

Jimmy Clement Idi

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

Paul Brake

Professional Engineer

Jean Pierre Valois

No information available - tips welcomed!

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

Lee Permann

David Aaron

Candidate has not provided any information

Mulugeta (Mully) Tesfay

Patrick Stewart

Adil Pirbhai

Ran in 2021, earned 93 total votes

James Miller

Artist

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

Abdulhakim Dalel

James Gosse

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

Bassam Fares

Roger Kotch

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

Rozalia Janiszewska Independent

Community Disabilities Practitioner

Terrie Holgerson

Self-employed mother and grandmother

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

Larry Langley

Served 31 years as a police officer

Rupesh Patel

Principal Climate Strategist, City of Edmonton

Mohammad Ali Kamal

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

Beth Mathison

Candidate has not provided any information

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.

Hali Kaur PACE

Atiq Rehman

Avinash Soochit

Co-owner of Cafe Bel-Air

Manny Bautista

Organizer, Mabuhay Park

Jason Bale

Former staffer for Mike Nickel

Paul Mah

Candidate has not provided any information

Yogesh Garg

Councillor — Sspomitapi

Harman Kandola Better Edmonton

Lawyer

Jo-Anne Wright Independent

Incumbent One-term councillor (since 2021)

Steve Van Diest PACE

Annie Chua-Frith

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 Al Kassab

Ali Haymour

Ran in 2021, received 20% of the vote. Former UCP candidate in Edmonton North-West

Aggripa Wajo

No information available - tips welcome!

Councillor — Undeclared

These candidates have not declared publicly which ward they will be running in.

If you have tips, please send me an email!

No one has declared for this ward yet!