Jason Farr is returning to Hamilton city council after defeating Ward 4 incumbent Tammy Hwang by 600 votes, according to reporting by Joey Coleman of TPR Hamilton.

Farr, a former Ward 2 councillor, received 3,468 votes to Hwang’s 2,868 in the 2026 municipal election. Hwang’s defeat ends her time on council after one term.

The result came despite an increase in Hwang’s support compared with her first campaign. She received 767 more votes than the 2,101 she won in 2022, when she took the then-open seat with 23 per cent of the vote against 10 other candidates.

This time, Hwang faced five opponents. Coleman described the contest as effectively a head-to-head race between Hwang and Farr.

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