Chow is re-elected mayor with about 54 per cent of the vote. Here is who won in every ward, who lost their seat, and who is walking into City Hall for the first time.
TORONTO, Oct. 27, 2026 – Toronto has made its choice. Olivia Chow has been re-elected mayor, earning her first full term after winning the 2023 by-election, and seven of the city’s 25 council seats will have new faces when the next term begins.
Chow won about 54 per cent of the vote, finishing more than 127,000 votes ahead of runner-up Brad Bradford, the Beaches-East York councillor who stepped away from his council seat to run for mayor. Bradford finished with roughly 41 per cent. Turnout was well up from 2022, when 563,124 ballots were cast. Early in Monday night’s count, the number of ballots counted was already roughly double that figure.
Note: These results are unofficial until the City Clerk certifies them.
The Mayoral Race at a Glance
- Winner: Olivia Chow, re-elected for her first full term
- Runner-up: Brad Bradford, with about 41 per cent
- Chow’s share: About 54 per cent, with a lead of more than 127,000 votes
What Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford Said on Election Night
Addressing supporters at her election night headquarters at The Great Hall, Chow opened by saying, “The people of Toronto have spoken.” She then reached out to the voters who didn’t back her. “I want to say something to every person in Toronto tonight: whether you voted for me or voted for someone else, whether you thought your voice mattered or wondered if anyone was listening, and especially to the many people who call Toronto home, who work here, raise families here, contribute to our city every day, but could not, or did not vote. I am your mayor too,” she said.
Looking ahead, she added: “Tomorrow we get back to work because an election victory isn’t the finish line: it is a responsibility,” she said.
Bradford, with his family standing behind him in support, spoke at his election night party at the Fairmont Royal York. He congratulated Chow and thanked his supporters. “She is the mayor of this city. Nobody can doubt that,” he said of Chow, adding that she has his “good wishes.” “When the mayor succeeds, whether that’s mayor Bradford or mayor Chow or anybody else, Toronto succeeds,” he said. “It has been the honour of my life to fight for this city that I love,” he said. “Thank you Toronto, and thank you to all our volunteers who believed in our campaign and gave in so many ways so we could present a message of change for our city. Let’s keep on working to make Toronto the best city in the world.”
Three Incumbents Lost Their Seats
Not everyone at City Hall survived the night. Three sitting councillors were defeated:
- Frances Nunziata (York South-Weston) lost to Chiara Padovani
- Chris Moise (Toronto Centre) lost to Curran Stikuts
- Jamaal Myers (Scarborough North) lost to Shaun Chen
Open Seats and Familiar Names Returning
It is important to note that two long-serving councillors, Gord Perks (Parkdale-High Park) and Paula Fletcher (Toronto-Danforth), did not seek re-election. Their seats were won by Diana Chan McNally and Sara Ehrhardt, respectively.
Bradford’s departure from Beaches-East York, to run for mayor, opened the door for Nate Erskine-Smith, who won the ward. In University-Rosedale, Mike Layton, a former councillor, is heading back to City Hall.
In all, 18 incumbents were returned to council and seven seats changed hands or opened up.
Winning Councillors in All 25 Wards
Toronto has 25 wards, not 27. Here is who won each one, according to unofficial results.
| Ward | Name | Winner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Etobicoke North | Vincent Crisanti | Incumbent |
| 2 | Etobicoke Centre | Stephen Holyday | Incumbent |
| 3 | Etobicoke-Lakeshore | Amber Morley | Incumbent |
| 4 | Parkdale-High Park | Diana Chan McNally | New (open seat) |
| 5 | York South-Weston | Chiara Padovani | New (defeated incumbent) |
| 6 | York Centre | James Pasternak | Incumbent |
| 7 | Humber River-Black Creek | Anthony Perruzza | Incumbent |
| 8 | Eglinton-Lawrence | Mike Colle | Incumbent |
| 9 | Davenport | Alejandra Bravo | Incumbent |
| 10 | Spadina-Fort York | Ausma Malik | Incumbent |
| 11 | University-Rosedale | Mike Layton | New to the seat (former councillor) |
| 12 | Toronto-St. Paul’s | Josh Matlow | Incumbent |
| 13 | Toronto Centre | Curran Stikuts | New (defeated incumbent) |
| 14 | Toronto-Danforth | Sara Ehrhardt | New (open seat) |
| 15 | Don Valley West | Rachel Chernos Lin | Incumbent |
| 16 | Don Valley East | Jon Burnside | Incumbent |
| 17 | Don Valley North | Shelley Carroll | Incumbent |
| 18 | Willowdale | Lily Cheng | Incumbent |
| 19 | Beaches-East York | Nate Erskine-Smith | New (open seat) |
| 20 | Scarborough Southwest | Parthi Kandavel | Incumbent |
| 21 | Scarborough Centre | Michael Thompson | Incumbent |
| 22 | Scarborough-Agincourt | Nick Mantas | Incumbent |
| 23 | Scarborough North | Shaun Chen | New (defeated incumbent) |
| 24 | Scarborough-Guildwood | Paul Ainslie | Incumbent |
| 25 | Scarborough-Rouge Park | Neethan Shan | Incumbent |
Where It Was Tight
Four races were too close to call early in the evening: Parkdale-High Park, Scarborough North, Toronto Centre and Toronto-Danforth. All four have since gone to the candidates listed above. Several winners took their wards with well under half of the vote, including Toronto Centre, Scarborough North, Scarborough Southwest and York South-Weston.
What Happens Next
Please note: The results are unofficial until the City Clerk certifies them. For the full ward-by-ward breakdown, including vote totals and poll-by-poll results, visit the City of Toronto’s election results site at electionresults.toronto.ca.
