Editing Don Atchison

{{short description|Canadian businessman and mayor (born 1952)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image               = 
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1952|3|1}} <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www2.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/local/story.html?id=516df32a-58fc-4f91-8b2e-368890440d17 |title=A decade of Atch: Will he run in 2016? |last=Tank |first=Phil |work=[[The StarPhoenix]] |publisher=[[Postmedia Network]] |date=October 26, 2013 |accessdate=November 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612163448/http://www2.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/local/story.html?id=516df32a-58fc-4f91-8b2e-368890440d17 |archive-date=2015-06-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| birth_place         = [[Saskatoon, Saskatchewan]], Canada
| office              = [[List of mayors of Saskatoon|Mayor]] of [[Saskatoon]]
| term_start          = October 22, 2003
| term_end            = October 26, 2016
| predecessor         = [[Jim Maddin]]
| successor           = [[Charlie Clark (politician)|Charlie Clark]]
| office1             = [[Saskatoon City Council]]lor
| constituency1       = Ward 10
| term_start1         = 1994
| term_end1           = 2003
| predecessor1        = Ward created
| successor1          = Bev Dubois
| occupation          = Business owner
| caption             = Atchison in 2010
}}
'''Donald James Atchison''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|SOM}} (born March 1, 1952) is a Canadian politician who was Mayor  of [[Saskatoon]], the largest city in the central Canadian province of [[Saskatchewan]], from 2003 to 2016. Atchison was elected mayor four times, tied for the most after mayoral terms were extended beyond one year in 1954. When he lost his bid for a fifth term in 2016, he left office as the longest-serving mayor in the city's history at 13 years.

== Early life ==
Atchison was born and raised in [[Saskatoon]], where he attended Queen Elizabeth and Holliston Elementary School, [[Walter Murray Collegiate Institute|Walter Murray Collegiate]], and the [[University of Saskatchewan]].<ref name="bio">{{cite web|last=Pedersen|first=Jen|title=A Seat on Council: The Aldermen, Councillors and Mayors of Saskatoon 1903-2006|url=http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/City%20Clerks%20Office/City%20Archives/City%20History/Documents/Saskatoon-City-Council_April-23-2014.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623141055/http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/City%20Clerks%20Office/City%20Archives/City%20History/Documents/Saskatoon-City-Council_April-23-2014.pdf|archive-date=June 23, 2014|publisher=City of Saskatoon}}</ref> He developed an early interest in politics and joined his high school student council in grade 12; running for the position of sports representative, he campaigned by wearing sports equipment to class daily.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=MacGregor |first=Roy |date=2004-02-14 |title=Dress smart for the part, even if people say you're 'Canada's craziest mayor' |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/dress-smart-for-the-part-even-if-people-say-youre-canadas-craziest-mayor/article741908/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612190754/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/dress-smart-for-the-part-even-if-people-say-youre-canadas-craziest-mayor/article741908/ |archive-date=2015-06-12 |accessdate=2012-10-05 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]]}}</ref> He was a standout ice hockey goaltender from an early age, and he played junior hockey for the [[Saskatoon Blades]] in the 1971–72 season. In 1972, Atchison was drafted by the [[NHL]]'s [[Pittsburgh Penguins]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Bosker |first=Brent |date=2020-10-30 |title=Don Atchison hopes to sit in the mayors chair once again |url=https://www.ckom.com/2020/10/30/saskatoon-mayoral-candidate-profile-don-atchison/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101115240/https://www.ckom.com/2020/10/30/saskatoon-mayoral-candidate-profile-don-atchison/ |archive-date=2020-11-01 |access-date=2020-11-15 |website=[[CKOM]] |language=en}}</ref> Although he did not ultimately play in the NHL, Atchison had a brief professional career in the United States before returning to Saskatoon and joining the family business, the men's wear store Atch & Co.<ref name="bio" /><ref>{{cite news |last=MacVicar |first=Adam |date=2017-07-25 |title=Atch & Co., a staple for suits in Saskatoon, closing its doors |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/3622307/atch-co-suits-saskatoon-closing-frank-atchison/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725154034/http://globalnews.ca/news/3622307/atch-co-suits-saskatoon-closing-frank-atchison/ |archive-date=2017-07-25 |accessdate=2017-07-26 |work=[[Global News]]}}</ref> He was offered a role in the 1977 hockey film [[Slap Shot]], but turned the opportunity down, thinking it was a joke.<ref name=":1" />

== Political career ==

=== Saskatoon city councillor ===
Atchison was first [[election|elected]] to Saskatoon's [[Saskatoon City Council|city council]] in 1994 as [[councillor]] for the newly created Ward 10, and was re-elected in 1997 and acclaimed in 2000. He was well known for his campaigning style of standing on street corners and waving at passing motorists, a tactic that was eventually outlawed.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Tank |first=Phil |date=2020-02-04 |title=Atchison's legacy at stake in potential Saskatoon mayoral bid |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/columnists/tank-atchisons-legacy-at-stake-in-potential-saskatoon-mayoral-bid |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225132847/https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/columnists/tank-atchisons-legacy-at-stake-in-potential-saskatoon-mayoral-bid |archive-date=2020-02-25 |access-date=2020-11-18 |website=[[Saskatoon StarPhoenix]] |language=en-CA}}</ref> He sought initially to bring a business perspective to city government.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |last=Willett |first=Edward |date=July 2010 |title=Up close and personal with Saskatoon Mayor Don Atchison and wife Mardele |url=http://edwardwillett.com/2010/07/up-close-and-personal-with-saskatoon-mayor-don-atchison-and-wife-mardele/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710171819/http://edwardwillett.com/2010/07/up-close-and-personal-with-saskatoon-mayor-don-atchison-and-wife-mardele/ |archive-date=2011-07-10 |accessdate=2010-10-26 |work=edwardwillett.com |publisher=Fine Lifestyles Magazine}}</ref> In 1996, he infamously brought forward a heavily derided proposal from local consultant Henry Feldkamp to enclose much of downtown Saskatoon in an $80 million, 10-storey climate-controlled glass atrium dubbed the "Atreos."<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www2.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/story.html?id=7bfa51b4-7a8d-4844-9358-5e350e0eb4db
|title = Is Saskatoon a 'winter city'?
|last = Hutton
|first = David
|work = [[The StarPhoenix]]
|publisher = [[Postmedia Network]]
|date = 2011-01-29
|accessdate = 2011-01-29
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150612174557/http://www2.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/story.html?id=7bfa51b4-7a8d-4844-9358-5e350e0eb4db
|archive-date = 2015-06-12
|url-status = dead
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Morin |first=Chris |date=2014-12-28 |title=Strange ideas that never came to be |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/saskatoon/Strange+Saskatoon+ideas+that+never+came/10683912/story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229033033/https://thestarphoenix.com/news/saskatoon/Strange+Saskatoon+ideas+that+never+came/10683912/story.html |archive-date=2014-12-29 |accessdate=2014-12-28 |work=[[The StarPhoenix]]}}</ref>

=== Mayor of Saskatoon ===
Atchison was first elected as mayor on October 22, 2003 in a close four-way contest, unseating incumbent [[Jim Maddin]].<ref name="bio" /> He became just the second Saskatoon mayor to have been born in the city.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Tank |first=Phil |date=2015-10-24 |title=Mayoral milestone: Atchison becomes longest-serving Saskatoon mayor next week |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/mayoral-milestone-atchison-becomes-longest-serving-saskatoon-mayor-next-week |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507210213/https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/mayoral-milestone-atchison-becomes-longest-serving-saskatoon-mayor-next-week |archive-date=2019-05-07 |access-date=2020-11-17 |website=[[Saskatoon StarPhoenix]] |language=en-CA}}</ref> Atchison ran on a platform that included being tough on crime, freezing property taxes, centralizing control of city management, and resuming control of the city's police commission.<ref name=":3">{{cite news |last=Coolican |first=Lori |date=2006-10-26 |title=Atchison landslide |url=http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/story.html?id=bcdb8a12-e327-4484-905e-2c5e37ec8a46&k=58109 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023102754/http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/story.html?id=bcdb8a12-e327-4484-905e-2c5e37ec8a46&k=58109 |archive-date=2012-10-23 |accessdate=2009-09-14 |work=[[The StarPhoenix]] |publisher=[[CanWest]]}}</ref> After his election as mayor, he briefly required citizens visiting the Mayor's office to be formally dressed, but the policy was dropped after being widely criticized and noted as a potential conflict of interest, given Atchison's involvement with the family men's wear store.<ref>{{cite web |last=MacPherson |first=Les |date=2010-07-03 |title=Keep your shirt on over dress code debate |url=http://www2.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/third_page/story.html?id=d1a56441-01a3-4652-9bc6-2acb03f6263f |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614051611/http://www2.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/third_page/story.html?id=d1a56441-01a3-4652-9bc6-2acb03f6263f |archive-date=2012-06-14 |accessdate=2010-08-03 |work=[[The StarPhoenix]] |publisher=[[CanWest]]}}</ref> The policy was targeted by comedian [[Rick Mercer]], who sponsored an online contest in 2004 that went on to name Atchison "Canada's Craziest Mayor," a title he jokingly embraced.<ref name=":0" />

Atchison oversaw a period of rapid economic growth, emphasizing the development of new neighbourhoods, infrastructure, and the renewal of the River Landing development adjacent to downtown.<ref name=":2" /> He was re-elected by wide margins in 2006 and 2009, before earning a narrow bid for a fourth term in 2012 against political newcomer Tom Wolf.<ref name=":3" /><ref name="threepeat">{{cite news |last=Hutton |first=David |date=2009-10-29 |title=Three-peat! Don Atchison wins third term as mayor of Saskatoon |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/Three+peat+Atchison+wins+third+term+mayor+Saskatoon/2156092/story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927173758/https://thestarphoenix.com/news/Three+peat+Atchison+wins+third+term+mayor+Saskatoon/2156092/story.html |archive-date=2011-09-27 |accessdate=2009-10-30 |work=[[The StarPhoenix]] |publisher=[[CanWest]]}}</ref><ref name="four">{{cite news|last=Hutton|first=David|date=2012-10-24|title=Four more years: Don Atchison reelected as Saskatoon mayor|work=[[The StarPhoenix]]|publisher=[[Postmedia Network]]|url=http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/iphone/news/latest/story.html?id=7442409|url-status=dead|accessdate=2013-10-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221608/http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/iphone/news/latest/story.html?id=7442409|archive-date=2013-10-04}}</ref> In the 2012 election, Wolf targeted perceived mismanagement at City Hall, a lack of consultation with the public, and Atchison's reputation for boosterism, and won a majority of votes in all of the city's core neighbourhoods. Atchison was re-elected on a strong performance in suburban neighbourhoods.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tank|first=Phil|date=2013-10-26|title=A decade of Atch: Will he run in 2016?|url=http://www2.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/local/story.html?id=516df32a-58fc-4f91-8b2e-368890440d17&p=1|access-date=2020-11-15|publisher=StarPhoenix|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614104526/http://www2.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/local/story.html?id=516df32a-58fc-4f91-8b2e-368890440d17&p=1|archive-date=2015-06-14}}</ref> As term limits for Saskatchewan municipal councils were extended at this time to four years, Atchison's fourth term would make him the longest serving mayor in the city's history.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-02-02 |title=Sask. mayors moving to 4-year terms |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-mayors-moving-to-4-year-terms-1.967198 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210175545/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-mayors-moving-to-4-year-terms-1.967198 |archive-date=2022-12-10 |access-date=2020-11-17 |work=[[CBC News]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

Atchison was known as a mayor who attended events prolifically, but by 2012 he also began drawing heavy criticism for never having attended a local pride parade, despite annual invitations from organizers. In 2015, hundreds of people circulated a letter criticizing Atchison's continued absence, though in 2016 Atchison continued to claim that his absences were merely due to scheduling conflicts.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tank |first=Phil |date=2016-06-07 |title=Mayor denies he avoids Pride Festival events |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/mayor-denies-he-avoids-pride-festival-events |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607082221/https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/mayor-denies-he-avoids-pride-festival-events |archive-date=2016-06-07 |accessdate=2017-01-27 |work=[[Saskatoon StarPhoenix]] |publisher=[[CanWest]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Rockliffe |first=Amber |date=2015-06-14 |title=Letter asks mayor to apologize for lack of pride week support |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/2054196/letter-asks-mayor-to-apologize-for-lack-of-pride-week-support/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617030915/http://globalnews.ca/news/2054196/letter-asks-mayor-to-apologize-for-lack-of-pride-week-support/ |archive-date=2015-06-17 |accessdate=2017-01-27 |work=[[Global News]]}}</ref>

In 2016 Atchison launched a bid for what would have been a record-setting fifth term as mayor. He was ultimately defeated by former city councillor [[Charlie Clark (politician)|Charlie Clark]], who ran against Atchison on a platform focused on inclusiveness and planning for future growth.<ref>{{cite news |date=2016-10-26 |title=Charlie Clark defeats Don Atchison to become Saskatoon's new mayor-elect |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/charlie-clark-mayor-elect-saskatoon-1.3823478 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030064319/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/charlie-clark-mayor-elect-saskatoon-1.3823478 |archive-date=2016-10-30 |accessdate=2016-10-27 |work=[[CBC News]]}}</ref>

=== Comeback attempts ===
After the 2016 election, Atchison worked as a consultant for Canwest Commercial and Land Corporation on the development of a World Trade Center in downtown Saskatoon.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Quenneville |first=Guy |date=2017-07-17 |title=Demand for primo office space bolstering 2 (maybe 3) big new Saskatoon towers |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/demand-primo-office-space-saskatoon-towers-1.4204410 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717031306/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/demand-primo-office-space-saskatoon-towers-1.4204410 |archive-date=2017-07-17 |accessdate=2017-07-26 |work=[[CBC News]]}}</ref> In 2020, he launched a comeback bid for the mayor's chair, challenging the incumbent Clark and former provincial cabinet minister [[Rob Norris]].<ref name=":1" /> In the context of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Atchison positioned himself as an experienced leader best-positioned to guide the city's economic recovery. He renewed his early-career promise to freeze property taxes and criticized recently adopted initiatives including a new rapid-transit system and a new central library project.<ref name=":1" /> He ultimately finished third in the race behind Norris and Clark, who was re-elected to a second term.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Modjeski |first=Morgan |date=2020-11-13 |title=Charlie Clark re-elected as mayor of Saskatoon {{!}} CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/polls-closed-election-2020-clark-1.5802041 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114043225/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/polls-closed-election-2020-clark-1.5802041 |archive-date=2020-11-14 |access-date=2020-11-15 |work=[[CBC News]] |language=en-CA}}</ref> In the summer of 2023, it was reported that Atchison had expressed interest in running once again in 2024, stating that he would "love to be the mayor" again, while targeting municipal spending as a key campaign issue.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tank |first=Phil |date=2023-09-05 |title=Atchison laughable as fiscal hero coming to save Saskatoon |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/columnists/phil-tank-atchison-laughable-as-fiscal-hero-coming-to-save-saskatoon#Echobox=1693919506 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906003717/https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/columnists/phil-tank-atchison-laughable-as-fiscal-hero-coming-to-save-saskatoon#Echobox=1693919506 |archive-date=2023-09-06 |access-date=2023-09-06 |work=[[Saskatoon StarPhoenix]]}}</ref> In August 2024, he officially announced another bid for mayor; with Clark deciding not to run for a third term, Atchison was joined in the race by two-term councillor [[Cynthia Block]] and former provincial cabinet minister [[Gordon Wyant]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-08-16 |title=Don Atchison seeks return to office, launches mayoral campaign |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/don-atchison-seeks-return-to-office-launches-mayoral-campaign |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816210300/https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/don-atchison-seeks-return-to-office-launches-mayoral-campaign |archive-date=2024-08-16 |access-date=2024-10-01 |work=[[Saskatoon StarPhoenix]]}}</ref> As in 2020, Atchison finished in third place, with Block winning the [[2024 Saskatchewan municipal elections#Saskatoon|election]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Warren |first=Jeremy |date=2024-11-13 |title=Cynthia Block elected as Saskatoon's next mayor |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatoon-votes-2024-cynthia-block-new-mayor-1.7382829 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114140520/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatoon-votes-2024-cynthia-block-new-mayor-1.7382829 |archive-date=2024-11-14 |access-date=2024-11-14 |work=[[CBC News]]}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Atchison and his wife Mardele have five children and thirteen grandchildren.<ref name=":1" /> He has maintained an interest and involvement in a variety of sports including [[curling]], [[tennis]], [[Canadian football|football]], [[golf]], and [[ice hockey|hockey]], as both a player and a [[Coach (sport)|coach]].<ref>{{cite web|year=2007|title=Involved|url=http://www.mcoi.ca/index.php?id=26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903052003/http://www.mcoi.ca/index.php?id=26|archive-date=2010-09-03|accessdate=2010-10-26|publisher=Multicultural Community of Interest Committee}}</ref> Atchison is a member of the Saskatchewan Grand Lodge of [[Freemasonry|Freemasons]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.saskmasons.ca/gls/tb_dn/200612_gls_tb.pdf
|title = The Tracing Board
|publisher = Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan
|date = December 2006
|accessdate = 2010-08-03}}</ref> He was appointed to the [[Saskatchewan Order of Merit]] in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Giesbrecht |first=Lynn |date=2019-04-25 |title=Six 'visionaries' honoured with 2019 Saskatchewan Order of Merit |url=https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewan/six-visionaries-honoured-with-2019-saskatchewan-order-of-merit |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426011441/https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewan/six-visionaries-honoured-with-2019-saskatchewan-order-of-merit |archive-date=2019-04-26 |access-date=2020-11-17 |website=[[Regina Leader-Post]] |language=en-CA}}</ref>

== Controversies ==
In 2022 Atchison was named as one of at least three local politicians for whom students at Legacy Christian Academy school (then Christian Centre Academy) were coerced into campaigning for.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Anton |first=Jessie |date=2022-08-08 |title=Former Sask. private school students allege being 'coerced' into working on political campaigns |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/former-sask-private-school-students-allege-being-coerced-into-working-on-political-campaigns-1.6544384 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809015651/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/former-sask-private-school-students-allege-being-coerced-into-working-on-political-campaigns-1.6544384 |archive-date=2022-08-09 |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=[[CBC News]]}}</ref> Although Atchison was not a member of the affiliated Saskatoon Christian Centre church, it has been alleged that he had a close relationship with the church's director, Keith Johnson, who has been named in a class action lawsuit by former student's seeking redress for allegations of child abuse.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Warick |first=Jason |date=2022-08-11 |title=Abuse allegations from students at private Sask. Christian school are '100% true,' says former top official |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/christian-school-allegations-true-says-former-official-1.6547525 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811181152/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/christian-school-allegations-true-says-former-official-1.6547525 |archive-date=2022-08-11 |access-date=2022-08-11 |work=[[CBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gray |first=Libby |date=2022-08-09 |title=Former students at religious school in Saskatoon file class action |url=https://www.cjme.com/2022/08/09/former-students-at-religious-school-in-saskatoon-file-class-action/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001223359/https://www.cjme.com/2022/08/09/former-students-at-religious-school-in-saskatoon-file-class-action/ |archive-date=2024-10-01 |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=[[CJME]] |language=en}}</ref> Former students have alleged that they were also required to purchase two pairs of pants each year from Atchison's men's wear store.<ref name=":6" />

==Election results==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background-color:#00594E"
|+ [[2024 Saskatchewan municipal elections|2024 Saskatoon mayoral election]]
|-
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf; width:150px;"|Candidate
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;"|Votes
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;"|%
|-
! scope="row" |[[Cynthia Block]]
|align="right"|30,412 || align="right" | 44.7
|-
! scope="row" |[[Gordon Wyant]]
|align="right"|20,259 || align="right" | 29.7
|-
! scope="row" |'''Don Atchison'''
|align="right"|10,460 || align="right" | 15.4
|-
! scope="row" |Cary Tarasoff
|align="right"|6,386 || align="right" | 9.4
|-
! scope="row" |Mike Harder
|align="right"|568 || align="right" | 0.8
|-
! scope="row" |'''Total'''
|align="right"|'''68,085''' ||align=right|'''100.00'''
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background-color:#00594E"
|+ [[2020 Saskatchewan municipal elections|2020 Saskatoon mayoral election]]
|-
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf; width:150px;"|Candidate
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;"|Votes
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;"|%
|-
! scope="row" |[[Charlie Clark (politician)|Charlie Clark]]
|align="right"|27,377 || align="right" | 46.9
|-
! scope="row" |[[Rob Norris]]
|align="right"|15,261 || align="right" | 26.1
|-
! scope="row" |'''Don Atchison'''
|align="right"|11,722 || align="right" | 20.1
|-
! scope="row" |Cary Tarasoff
|align="right"|2,650 || align="right" | 4.5
|-
! scope="row" |2 other candidates
|align="right"|1,360 || align="right" | 2.3
|-
! scope="row" |'''Total'''
|align="right"|'''58,370''' ||align=right|'''100.00'''
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background-color:#00594E"
|-
|+ [[2016 Saskatchewan municipal elections|2016 Saskatoon mayoral election]]
|-
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf; width:150px;"|Candidate
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;"|Votes
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;"|%
|-
! scope="row" |[[Charlie Clark (politician)|Charlie Clark]]
|align="right"|32,565 || align="right" | 40.7
|-
! scope="row" |'''Don Atchison'''
|align="right"|29,518 || align="right" | 36.9
|-
! scope="row" |Kelley Moore
|align="right"|17,381 || align="right" | 21.7
|-
! scope="row" |Devon Hein
|align="right"|548 || align="right" | 0.06
|-
! scope="row" |'''Total'''
|align="right"|'''80,012''' ||align="right"|'''100.00'''
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background-color:#00594E"
|+ [[2012 Saskatchewan municipal elections|2012 Saskatoon mayoral election]]
|-
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf; width:150px;"|Candidate
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;"|Votes
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;"|%
|-
! scope="row" |'''Don Atchison'''
|align="right"|34,489 || align="right" | 52.1
|-
! scope="row" |Tom Wolf
|align="right"|31,085 || align="right" | 47
|-
! scope="row" |Clay Mazurkewich
|align="right"|605 || align="right" | 0.9
|-
! scope="row" |'''Total'''
| align="right" |'''66,179'''|| align="right" |'''100.00'''
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background-color:#00594E"
|+ [[2009 Saskatchewan municipal elections|2009 Saskatoon mayoral election]]
|-
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf; width:150px;"|Candidate
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;"|Votes
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;"|%
|-
! scope="row" |'''Don Atchison'''
|align="right"|26,676 || align="right" | 57.7
|-
! scope="row" |Lenore Swystun
|align="right"|17,678 || align="right" | 38.3
|-
! scope="row" |3 other candidates
|align="right"|1,852 || align="right" | 4
|-
! scope="row" |'''Total'''
| align="right" |'''46,206'''|| align="right" |'''100.00'''
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background-color:#00594E"
|+ [[2006 Saskatchewan municipal elections|2006 Saskatoon mayoral election]]
|-
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf; width:150px;"|Candidate
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;"|Votes
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;"|%
|-
! scope="row" |'''Don Atchison'''
|align="right"|38,378 || align="right" | 63.9
|-
! scope="row" |Lenore Swystun
|align="right"|13,539 || align="right" | 22.5
|-
! scope="row" |[[Jim Maddin]]
|align="right"|5,610 || align="right" | 9.3
|-
! scope="row" |Ron Kocsis
|align="right"|1,193 || align="right" | 2.1
|-
! scope="row" |3 other candidates
|align="right"|1,346 || align="right" | 2.2
|-
! scope="row" |'''Total'''
|align="right"|'''60,066''' ||align=right|'''100.00'''
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background-color:#00594E"
|+ 2003 Saskatoon mayoral election
|-
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf; width:150px;"|Candidate
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;"|Votes
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;"|%
|-
! scope="row" |'''Don Atchison'''
|align="right"|24,670 || align="right" | 30.3
|-
! scope="row" |Peter Zakreski
|align="right"|20,760 || align="right" | 25.5
|-
! scope="row" |[[Jim Pankiw]]
|align="right"|18,432 || align="right" | 22.7
|-
! scope="row" |[[Jim Maddin]]
|align="right"|15,448 || align="right" | 19
|-
! scope="row" |2 other candidates
|align="right"|2,041 || align="right" | 2.5
|-
! scope="row" |'''Total'''
|align="right"|'''81,351''' ||align=right|'''100.00'''
|}

== See also ==

* [[List of mayors of Saskatoon]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Ice hockey stats}}

{{Mayors of Saskatoon}}

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