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Mayor Don Iveson should feel confident ahead of October’s civic election, with a new poll measuring his approval rating at 61 per cent. But it would be a different story if he ran against the Oilers star player Connor McDavid.

“You better hope McDavid stays on the ice and doesn’t run against him,” Mainstreet Research president Quito Maggi joked Monday.

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A poll commissioned by Postmedia measured the popularity of 18 well-known Canadians, including Albertan athletes, provincial politicians and big city mayors. The results released Tuesday measured an individual’s favourability in Calgary, Edmonton and the province overall. The survey responses from 1,000 people across Alberta were used to calculate a net rating and rank the individuals.

“Certainly, Don Iveson’s star is rising,” Maggi said. “I think we can expect to see a … runaway victory in Edmonton.”

Still, not everyone would vote for him. The poll found 30 per cent of Edmontonians viewed him unfavourably, compared to the 61 per cent who supported him. Nine per cent were either unsure or unfamiliar with him.