The race featured three main candidates: incumbent mayor Bob Chiarelli, former Kanata councillor Alex Munter and businessman Larry O'Brien.

However, in the summer O'Brien joined the campaign, prompting Kilrea to drop out and endorse Chiarelli.

The 2006 municipal election had one of the highest voter turn-out ratios in Ottawa's history, with 54%.

The Ottawa Citizen reported his registered phone number was traceable to an apartment in Vanier, from where he moved away during the summer.

[6] Barkley Pollock: Twenty-seven-year-old wants to look at the possibility of a municipal income tax to increase money for the poor.

Campaigned for Liberal Richard Mahoney in Ottawa Centre in the 2004 and 2006 federal elections.

He ran for the Conservative Party of Canada's nomination race in Ottawa South in the 2004 election but lost.

indicates statistic not stated/unknown — indicates candidate's name not included in polling question * indicates poll release date - actual polling date(s) unknown ^ indicates percentage of decided voters only †2 indicates percentage of votes for Piotr Anweiller, Robert Larter, Barkley Pollock and Jane Scharf † indicates percentage of votes for Piotr Anweiller, Barkley Pollock and Jane Scharf 1 Source: Ottawa Sun, 30 April 2005 New ward boundaries were drawn for the 2006 election.