So excited about this election. I think that a female mayor or a mayor that is a visible minority would be wonderful and just what Calgary needs. Either Nenshi or Higgins would be a great thing for this city.

I think the big turnout is due to people not wanting the current elected officials in power again. The backlash on the footbridge spending and the airport tunnel and the traffic mess will take it's toll on the old guard. Time for new blood and new idea's. We need people who are not in the back pocket of the developers. We need people who will make the hard decisions for the future of Calagary versus makeing quick short sighted decisions.

Do what they do in Australia...hold all elections on a Saturday.

Polls here in Okotoks were open at 6:00am. Can't see why Calgary can't go down the same path.

Big cowflop as far as the organization of the polling process. Someone has to be taken to task for this.

Unfortunately the demographics of the reporting polling stations are not at hand to be evaluated, I'm not sure that when the other 200+ stations report that these numbers will hold.

Barb Higgins has the voter trust, no platform. Neheed Nenshi has the platform and the youth but no trust from the older establishment. Ric Mciver has experience but also seen as part of the old school politics which people want to change.

I do not work in my own ward and had a difficult time making it to the polls on time (I did make it just before 8). Having one central location, like City Hall, for people who can not make it to advance polls or between 10 and 8pm, would make it easier for voters under 35 to register there vote.

I know this is about Calgary, but will Global have any details on the mayoral vote in Strathmore??

What a wonderful day in history this will be if Barb Higgins becomes the first women Mayor. It is time for change and Barb will lead this city in the right direction.

you two are doing a great job

As a person who doesn't have television (currently watching Global online), I think Nenshi actually made quite the impact. I received 2 flyers from Nenshi's camp as well as his flyers have so many ways to contact him.

I wonder if the reason why Barb Higgins is winning is because of the fact that she has stated she will not sell Enmax. Similar to what happened in the last election, OBVIOUSLY SELLING ENMAX IS NOT THE RIGHT ANSWER. Very happy with the turn out tonight.

Don't sell ENMAX Ontario is still suffuring from their decision to sell their Utility. Once they sold it the President gave themselves raises and started blowing money like no tomorrow. Who buys a saliling yacht to race in the world cup? Ontario's privatized utility corp did.

@Desmond, Nenshi also said that selling ENMAX was not a good idea however, as an advocate for tax payer he did have concern over accrued debt within the organization which he didn't want the "tax-payer to be on the hook for".

Any chance on reporting on our Public School Trustees?

Was great at my polling station in Bowness. I was in and out within 10 minutes. No line ups for me.

Ours was awful, one line up to get your card and another line to get your ballots. Should have done both tasks at same time. Volunteers were slow to add help where needed. Door greeters didn't tell people where to go. Just a mess.

I just want to say, with the comments on the Social Media, for some young people that I have talked with, including myself, none really cared much of if any of the canaidates knew how to use facebook or twitter. We cared about the issues, NOT the fact that they had so many friends on facebook. Go McIver

Gender, race and religion, are completely irrelevant to Calgarians and the poles are showing it. This is a merit based mayoral race and that what makes it exciting. Voters are for the majority ditching biases and making informed decisions.