The 1997 Ottawa municipal election was held on November 10, 1997, in Ottawa,

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. Capital Ward councillor Jim Watson was easily elected mayor over two lesser known candidates. Mayor

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did not run for re-election. This would be the last election for the old city of Ottawa. Ottawans also elected members of Regional Council and Regional Chair of the

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. For those results see 1997 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections.

Mayoral race

Results by ward

Watson easily won all 10 wards in the city, but was the weakest in the more Francophone wards of Rideau and Bruyère-Strathcona. His strongest ward was Capital, which he had previously represented on city council.Official poll by poll results, City of Ottawa archives

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