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2026 municipal election

Olivia Chow got more votes than any Toronto mayoral candidate since amalgamation

Votes received by mayoral candidates who got at least 50,000 votes, 1997 – 2026, including the 2023 by-election. Blue bars are winners.

Source: Toronto City Clerk Note: 2026 results are unofficial. 1997 and 2000 figures are from the City’s archived results pages; 2003 – 2023 from official declarations and poll-by-poll results. Chart: Matt Elliott Updated Oct. 27, 2026
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CandidateVotes
Olivia Chow (2026)532201
Mel Lastman (2000)483277
John Tory (2018)479659
Brad Bradford (2026)404013
John Tory (2014)395124
Mel Lastman (1997)387848
Rob Ford (2010)383501
Barbara Hall (1997)346452
John Tory (2022)342158
David Miller (2006)332969
Doug Ford (2014)331006
David Miller (2003)299385
George Smitherman (2010)289832
Olivia Chow (2023 by-election)269372
John Tory (2003)263189
Ana Bailão (2023 by-election)235175
Olivia Chow (2014)227003
Jane Pitfield (2006)188932
Jennifer Keesmaat (2018)178193
Gil Penalosa (2022)98525
Joe Pantalone (2010)95482
Barbara Hall (2003)63751
Mark Saunders (2023 by-election)62167
Tooker Gomberg (2000)51111
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