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title: "Laine Johnson wins 14,327 votes for a second term in College Ward"
description: "Ottawa College Ward councillor Laine Johnson was re-elected with 14,327 votes on October 26, defeating Malloum Abakar by a wide margin and naming stormwater flooding as her first priority."
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last_updated: "2026-10-28T17:57:30.143Z"
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[Laine Johnson](/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/laine-johnson) was re-elected as College Ward councillor on October 26, taking 14,327 votes, or 92 percent of all ballots cast in the ward. Her challenger, [Malloum Abakar](/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/malloum-abakar), received 1,245 votes. The result was reported by the Ottawa Citizen on October 27.

Johnson was first elected in 2022. Her election night party was held at Sonny's Bar and Grill.

## What Johnson said

"I'm glad for the clear mandate, and I'm ready to get back to work. You ain't seen nothing yet," Johnson told supporters. She named stormwater management and safer streets as her priorities for a second term.

## Flooding drove the campaign

The Ottawa Citizen reported that College Ward generated the highest number of flood service requests of any Ottawa ward after Canada Day 2025 flooding. Johnson named stormwater investment as her first priority going into the election and will continue pushing for it in her second term.

She also advocated for speed cameras and road safety funding during her first term.

## About the ward

College Ward (Ward 8) includes Algonquin College and neighbourhoods such as Bells Corners and Centrepointe in Ottawa's west end. Johnson has represented the ward since 2022.

Residents can track Johnson's decisions in office through the [Ottawa election news page](/on/ottawa-2026/news). The [College Ward page](/on/ottawa-2026/races/councillor/ward-8-college) lists both candidates who ran in 2026.

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