Calgary recount confirms Jeromy Farkas elected as mayor

Calgary recount confirms Jeromy Farkas elected as mayor

A recount conducted by Elections Calgary has confirmed that Jeromy Farkas will be Calgary's next mayor.

Sonya Sharp, the runner-up in the election, had requested a recount under the Local Authorities Election Act. It started Monday at 9:30 a.m.

On Tuesday, Elections Calgary released updated numbers, which show that Farkas won the election with 91,112 votes to Sharp's 90,496, a difference of 616 votes.

Before the recount, results showed that Farkas had picked up 91,071 votes compared to Sharp's 90,490, meaning both picked up votes under the recount.

In explaining her desire for a recount, Sharp previously cited the "razor-thin" margin of victory in the election and the "challenging" conditions that faced election workers, inclu

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