The 2006 Ottawa municipal election was held on November 13, 2006, in Ottawa, Canada, to elect the mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council and the Ottawa-Carleton Public and Catholic School Boards. The election was one of many races across the province of Ontario. See 2006 Ontario municipal elections. The race featured three main candidates: incumbent mayor Bob Chiarelli, former Kanata councillor Alex Munter and businessman Larry O'Brien. The race began as a fight between Chiarelli and Munter, with Munter getting the edge and 2003 candidate Terry Kilrea in a close third. However, in the summer O'Brien joined the campaign, prompting Kilrea to drop out and endorse Chiarelli. However, most of Kilrea's support went to O'Brien, creating a tight three-way race. Chiarelli's support then got pulled away from the right by O'Brien and to the left by Munter and was eventually depleted, and by the last weekend before the election, O'Brien had caught up to Munter and led for the first time. This lead carried through on election day. In the end, Munter could only win his core areas in the central part of the city, plus his former home of Kanata, while O'Brien won the rest of the city—suburban areas and the rural areas (where he did especially well). Chiarelli did not win any wards, but he did finish second in Gloucester-South Nepean with 28%. This area of the city was where his O-Train proposal was going to be built. Results Voter turn-out The 2006 municipal election had one of the highest voter turn-out ratios in Ottawa's history, with 54%. Mayor * : Last known residence City council Dropped out Kitchissippi Ward (Ward 15) Daniel Stringer Shawn Little College Ward (Ward 8) Dana Barnett withdrew as per her Media Release dated Sept. 6, 2006. Kanata South (Ward 23) Noel Z. Gondek withdrew and on Sept. 29, 2006. Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Trustees Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board Trustees Conseil des écoles catholiques de langue française du Centre-Est Trustees Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario Trustees Candidates for mayor Registered candidates Piotr Anweiler: Local businessman. President of AplusB Software Corporation. Bob Chiarelli: Incumbent mayor, has been mayor of Ottawa since 2001, and was regional chair of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton prior. He is also a former Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament. Robert Larter: Unknown candidate. The Ottawa Citizen reported his registered phone number was traceable to an apartment in