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# Ward 8 College

2 stories, newest first. Times are Eastern.

## Tuesday, October 27

Election newsReported

### [Laine Johnson wins 14,327 votes for a second term in College Ward](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/laine-johnson-college-ward-2026-10-27)

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.

5:36 pm ET2 min read

## Friday, October 16

Election newsReported

### [Ward 8 College candidates split on transit and LRT transparency](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/college-ward-candidates-transit-housing-2026-10-16)

Laine Johnson and Malloum Abakar are running for the Ward 8 College councillor seat. Both say transit and housing are the ward's biggest problems, and they disagree on what to do first.

9:38 am ET2 min read

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