Jyoti Gondek will be Calgary's next mayor
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Jyoti Gondek will be Calgary's next mayor — and the first female mayor in the city's history.
The former Ward 3 councillor had 161,622 votes — a lead of 52,384 votes over her nearest rival, former Ward 11 councillor Jeromy Farkas, who had 109,238 votes as of 10:20 p.m. MT Monday, with 246 of 259 vote tabulator machines reporting.
"This election is about all of you and the many things you believe we can accomplish together," she said in a victory speech at 10 p.m., to a small gathering of supporters — a scaled-down celebration due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"It has been an absolute privilege to run in this election, and highlight all the things that are important to you. It will now be an honour to serve as your mayor."
Gondek thanked her husband, Todd, and 16-year-old, Justice, for their support, and said her deceased father's unfinished community service was part of what propelled her into her political journey.
"My attention to service, that's all his legacy," the mayor-elect said. "So now we turn to that focus, to the mission of service — to build a stronger city."
While Farkas said the result wasn't what he had hoped for, he congratulated Gondek on her win in a concession speech shortly after 9 p.m.
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