Mark Sutcliffe won 8 suburban and rural wards with over 50 per cent of the vote
An analysis of Ottawa's mayoral results shows Sutcliffe's widest margins came from rural wards outside the Greenbelt, while Jeff Leiper carried the urban centre.
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Mark Sutcliffe won re-election as Ottawa mayor on 26 October 2026 with 139,354 votes, 44.32 per cent of the 314,393 ballots cast, and carried 20 of the city's 24 wards. A ward-by-ward breakdown published by West Carleton Online on 4 November shows his widest margins came from rural wards outside the Greenbelt, while Jeff Leiper won four inner-city wards.
Neil Saravanamuttoo finished third with 34,463 votes (10.96 per cent) and Alex Lawson placed fourth with 23,605 votes (7.51 per cent). Turnout was 36.21 per cent of the 868,248 eligible voters.
Sutcliffe's strongest wards
West Carleton Online reports that Sutcliffe took more than 50 per cent of the vote in eight suburban and rural wards outside the Greenbelt. His three highest shares were in Osgoode (59.8 per cent), West Carleton-March (57.9 per cent) and Rideau-Jock (57.8 per cent). He also won Orléans East-Cumberland with 52.7 per cent, Orléans West-Innes with 51.8 per cent and Orléans South-Navan with 51.5 per cent. Stittsville gave him 51.7 per cent and Kanata North 51 per cent.
Sutcliffe's narrowest margins were in Bay Ward, where he won by 77 votes, and in River Ward, where he won by 104 votes, West Carleton Online reports.
Leiper's urban support
West Carleton Online reports that Leiper's strongest ward was Somerset, where he received 8,508 votes (62.6 per cent) against Sutcliffe's 2,683 (19.8 per cent). Leiper also carried his home ward of Kitchissippi, where he served three terms as a city councillor before running for mayor.
Under the city's current boundaries, following amalgamation in 2001, Sutcliffe's overall lead was clear. West Carleton Online notes that the picture would have been different under the old pre-amalgamation City of Ottawa boundaries: in nine wards that correspond to that old city, Leiper outpolled Sutcliffe, with 49,650 votes to Sutcliffe's 37,267, according to West Carleton Online's analysis.
2022 comparison
The pattern follows the 2022 mayoral race. In that contest, Sutcliffe won his first term with 51.4 per cent of the vote over Catherine McKenney's 37.9 per cent, with Sutcliffe's support coming from suburban and rural Ottawa and McKenney's concentrated in the urban core, West Carleton Online reports.
You can see the complete unofficial count for every candidate in the 2026 Ottawa mayoral race at the results page.
Questions this story answers
How did Mark Sutcliffe do overall in the 2026 Ottawa mayoral race?
Mark Sutcliffe won re-election as mayor with 139,354 votes, which was 44.32 per cent of the 314,393 ballots cast on 26 October 2026. Jeff Leiper came second with 105,819 votes (33.66 per cent). Neil Saravanamuttoo placed third with 34,463 votes (10.96 per cent) and Alex Lawson placed fourth with 23,605 votes (7.51 per cent). Voter turnout was 36.21 per cent of the 868,248 eligible voters.
Which Ottawa wards gave Sutcliffe his strongest support?
According to an analysis by West Carleton Online of the official results, Sutcliffe's three highest shares came from rural wards: Osgoode (59.8 per cent), West Carleton-March (57.9 per cent) and Rideau-Jock (57.8 per cent). He also took more than 51 per cent in Orléans East-Cumberland, Orléans West-Innes, Orléans South-Navan, Stittsville and Kanata North.
Where was Jeff Leiper's support strongest?
West Carleton Online reports that Leiper's strongest ward was Somerset, where he received 8,508 votes, or 62.6 per cent, compared to Sutcliffe's 2,683 votes (19.8 per cent). Leiper's support was concentrated in the city's inner-city urban wards.
How close was the race in any ward?
West Carleton Online reports that Sutcliffe's narrowest margins citywide were in Bay Ward, where he won by 77 votes, and in River Ward, where he won by 104 votes. Those two wards were the only ones where Sutcliffe's margin was under 200 votes, and both are inside the Greenbelt.
How did Neil Saravanamuttoo and Alex Lawson do?
Neil Saravanamuttoo finished third citywide with 34,463 votes (10.96 per cent) and placed third in 20 of 24 wards, according to West Carleton Online. Alex Lawson placed fourth with 23,605 votes (7.51 per cent). Lawson's strongest showing was in rural wards; West Carleton Online reports he took 14.3 per cent in West Carleton-March, where he lives.
What was the overall voter turnout in Ottawa's 2026 mayoral election?
Of the 868,248 people eligible to vote in Ottawa, 314,393 cast a ballot on 26 October 2026, a turnout of 36.21 per cent. That compares to the 2022 race, when Sutcliffe won his first term with 51.4 per cent of the vote over Catherine McKenney's 37.9 per cent.
Did Sutcliffe win every ward?
No. Sutcliffe won 20 of 24 wards. Jeff Leiper carried four wards, all of them in the city's urban core. West Carleton Online reports these included Somerset Ward and Kitchissippi Ward, where Leiper served three terms as a city councillor before the mayoral race.
Where can I see the full Ottawa mayoral results by candidate?
The full results of the 2026 Ottawa mayoral race, including every candidate's vote count, are on the voche.me results page at /on/ottawa-2026/results. The source is the City of Ottawa's unofficial count from 27 October 2026.
Sources
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- West Carleton Online: Mayor Sutcliffe's election support strong in rural areaswestcarletononline.com
- City of Ottawa unofficial results, 2026 municipal electionsapp06.ottawa.ca
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