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By Jesse Gill

Municipal Election

Medicine Hat Mayoral and Council candidates combined to spend over $258k during 2025 election

Mar 5, 2026 | 4:45 AM

The campaign disclosures have come out for Medicine Hat’s 2025 Municipal Election.

In total, just under $258,500 was spent by the six mayoral and 39 council candidates.

Mayoral candidate Drew Barnes was the biggest spender at just over $53,500 in expenses.

The council candidate with the most expenses at just over $11,500 is Yusuf Mohammed. He also earned the most votes.

Mark Fisher was the only mayoral candidate with no expenses, also receiving the fewest votes.

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There were five council candidates with no expenses. Dan Reynish was the only one of those who was voted in.

Expenses totals for the campaign disclosures of each candidate are listed below with links to the documents from the City of Medicine Hat.

* Indicates Elected

Mayoral Candidates

• Drew Barnes, $53,528.32
• Andy McGrogan, $24,224.66
• Alan Rose, $11,241.56
• *Linnsie Clark, $9,582.73
• Kris Samraj, $4,980.83
• Mark Fisher, $0

Total spend by six Mayoral candidates $103,558.10.

Average spend per candidate $17,259.68.

Council Candidates

• *Yusuf Mohammed, $11,503.72
• Troy Wason, $11,180.04
• *Chris Hellman, $10,556.31
• *Cheryl Phaff, $9,449.27
• Immanuel Moritz, $8,249.96
• Brian Robinson, $7,262.32
• Adam Koch, $7,179.41
• *Bill Cocks, $7,098.04
• Steven Pudwell, $6,931.43
• *Ted Clugston, $6,901.77
• *Stuart Young, $6,061.40
• Jay Hitchen, $5,872.43
• Gordon Cowan, $5,471.97
• Kirsten Spek, $4,765.77
• *Brian Varga, $4,595.37
• Ron Fode, $4,515.94
• Robert Dumanowski, $4,090.05
• Don Fedoruk, $4,076.10
• Laura Butterfield = $3,918.71
• Pamela Kunz = $3,618
• Mark Albrecht = $2,839.67
• Shila Sharps = $2,439.95
• Jodi Faith = $2,170.35
• Kelly Allard = $1,939.35
• Brock Hale = $1,892.31
• Michael Reid = $1,728.62
• Alison Van Dyke = $1,363.02
• Donald Knutsen = $1,105.93
• Dave Toth = $1,050
• Kevin Monson = $991.19
• Clayton Stevens = $960
• Randall Noble = $946.04
• Christien Ellis = $800
• Stephen Campbell = $703.08
• Dana Christensen = $0
• Kaleb Orge = $0
• *Dan Reynish = $0
• Kirby Schafer = $0
• Michael Starner = $0

Total spend by 39 Council candidates $154,930.60.

Average spend per candidate $3,972.58.

Total spend by all candidates $258,488.70.

Average spend per candidate $5,744.19.