2026 Toronto municipal election
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The 2026 Toronto municipal election will be held on October 26, 2026, to elect the mayor and 25 city councillors in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In addition, school trustees were elected to the Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire Viamonde and Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir. The election will be held in conjunction with those held in other municipalities in the province of Ontario.[1]
Mayoral election
[edit]Incumbent mayor Olivia Chow, elected in 2023, has not stated if she plans on seeking her first full-term.[citation needed]
Candidates
[edit]Announcement pending
[edit]- Brad Bradford, 2023 mayoral candidate and city councillor for Ward 19 Beaches—East York (2018–present)[2][3]
- Olivia Chow, 66th mayor of Toronto (2023–present)[4]
Potential
[edit]- Ana Bailão, 2023 mayoral candidate and city councillor for Ward 9 Davenport (2010–2022)[citation needed]
- Anthony Furey, 2023 mayoral candidate[citation needed]
- Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety (2021–2023), Member of Parliament for Eglinton—Lawrence (2015–2025), and Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Mark Carney (2025)[5]
- John Tory, 65th mayor of Toronto (2014–2023)[citation needed]
Declined
[edit]- Josh Matlow, 2023 mayoral candidate and city councillor for Ward 12 Toronto—St. Paul's (2010–present)[citation needed]
- Mitzie Hunter, 2023 mayoral candidate and former Liberal MPP for Scarborough-Guildwood (2013–2023)[citation needed]
Opinion polling
[edit]| Polling firm | Source | Date of poll | Sample size | MOE | Ana Bailão | Brad Bradford | Olivia Chow | Anthony Furey | Marco Mendicino | John Tory | Other[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liaison Strategies[6] | IVR | July 6, 2025 | 1000 | ± 3.1% | 7% | 8% | 39% | 6% | 3% | 35% | — |
| Pallas Data[7] | IVR | June 7, 2025 | 611 | ± 4% | — | 14% | 37% | — | 11% | 24% | 15% |
City council elections
[edit]Incumbents not running for re-election
[edit]- Brad Bradford, councillor for Ward 19 Beaches—East York since 2018, will not seek re-election to run for mayor of Toronto.[8][9]
- Gary Crawford, councillor for Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest since 2010, resigned to run for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in the 2023 Scarborough—Guildwood provincial by-election.[10]
- Jennifer McKelvie, councillor for Ward 25 Scarborough—Rouge Park since 2018, resigned to run for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 2025 Canadian federal election.[11]
- Jaye Robinson, councillor for Ward 15 Don Valley West since 2010, died in 2024.
Incumbent city councillor Vincent Crisanti was elected in 2022 with 41.07% of the vote. He has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Incumbent city councillor Stephen Holyday was elected in 2022 with 72.28% of the vote. He has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Incumbent city councillor Amber Morley was elected in 2022 with 46.44% of the vote. She has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Incumbent city councillor Gord Perks was elected in 2022 with 35.48% of the vote. He has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Incumbent city councillor Frances Nunziata was elected in 2022 with 47.61% of the vote. She has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Incumbent city councillor James Pasternak was elected in 2022 with 75.53% of the vote. He has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Incumbent city councillor Anthony Perruzza was elected in 2022 with 61.30% of the vote. He has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Incumbent city councillor Mike Colle was elected in 2022 with 70.31% of the vote. He has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Incumbent city councillor Alejandra Bravo was elected in 2022 with 70.72% of the vote. She has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Incumbent city councillor Ausma Malik was elected in 2022 with 36.55% of the vote. She has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Incumbent city councillor Dianne Saxe was elected in 2022 with 35.37% of the vote. She has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Incumbent city councillor Josh Matlow was elected in 2022 with 84.65% of the vote. He has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Incumbent city councillor Chris Moise was elected in 2022 with 48.48% of the vote. He has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Paula Fletcher was elected in 2022 with 74.02% of the vote. She has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Incumbent city councillor Rachel Chernos Lin was elected in 2024 in a by-election with 54.76% of the vote. She has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Incumbent city councillor Jon Burnside was elected in 2022 with 44.68% of the vote. He has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Shelley Carroll was elected in 2022 with 71.79% of the vote. She has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Incumbent city councillor Lily Cheng was elected in 2022 with 41.72% of the vote. She has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Incumbent city councillor Brad Bradford was elected in 2022 with 54.71% of the vote. He has declined to run for re-election, instead running for mayor.[1]
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Incumbent city councillor Parthi Kandavel was elected in 2023 in a by-election with 27.38% of the vote. He has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Incumbent city councillor Michael Thompson was elected in 2022 with 55.25% of the vote. He has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Incumbent city councillor Nick Mantas was elected in 2022 with 48.89% of the vote. He has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Incumbent city councillor Jamaal Myers was elected in 2022 with 51.09% of the vote. He has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Paul Ainslie was elected in 2022 with 76.52% of the vote. He has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Incumbent city councillor TBD was elected in 2025 in a by-election with TBD% of the vote. They have not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Toronto District School Board elections
[edit]Ward 1 Etobicoke North
[edit]Incumbent trustee Dennis Hastings has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre
[edit]Incumbent trustee Dan MacLean has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore
[edit]Incumbent trustee Patrick Nunziata has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 4 Humber River—Black Creek
[edit]Incumbent trustee Matias de Dovitiis has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 5 York Centre
[edit]Incumbent trustee Alexandra Lulka Rotman has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 6 York South—Weston
[edit]Incumbent trustee Liban Hassan has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 7 Parkdale—High Park
[edit]Incumbent trustee Debbie King has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence and Toronto—St. Paul's
[edit]Incumbent trustee Shelley Laskin has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 9 Davenport and Spadina—Fort York
[edit]Incumbent trustee Alexis Dawson has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 10 University—Rosedale and Toronto Centre
[edit]Incumbent trustee Deborah Williams has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 11 Don Valley West
[edit]Incumbent trustee Stacey Cline has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 12 Willowdale
[edit]Incumbent trustee Weidong Pei has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 13 Don Valley North
[edit]Incumbent trustee James Li has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 14 Don Valley East
[edit]Incumbent trustee Farzana Rajwani has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 15 Toronto—Danforth
[edit]Incumbent trustee Sara Ehrhardt has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 16 Beaches—East York
[edit]Incumbent trustee Michelle Aarts has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 17 Scarborough Centre
[edit]Incumbent trustee Neethan Shan has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 18 Scarborough Southwest
[edit]Incumbent trustee Malika Ghous has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 19 Scarborough—Guildwood
[edit]Incumbent trustee Zakir Patel has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 20 Scarborough—Agincourt
[edit]Incumbent trustee Manna Wong has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 21 Scarborough North
[edit]Incumbent trustee Yalini Rajakulasingam has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 22 Scarborough—Rouge Park
[edit]Incumbent trustee Anu Sriskandarajah has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Toronto Catholic District School Board elections
[edit]Ward 1 Etobicoke
[edit]Incumbent trustee Joseph Martino has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 2 Etobicoke
[edit]Incumbent trustee Markus de Domenico has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 3 North York
[edit]Incumbent trustee Ida Li Preti has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 4 Parkdale—High Park and Etobicoke—Lakeshore
[edit]Incumbent trustee Teresa Lubinski has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 5 North York
[edit]Incumbent trustee Maria Rizzo has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 6 York
[edit]Incumbent trustee Frank D'Amico has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 7 Scarborough—Agincourt
[edit]Incumbent trustee Michael Del Grande has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 8 Scarborough
[edit]Incumbent trustee Garry Tanuan has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 9 Toronto
[edit]Incumbent trustee Kevin Morrison has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 10 Toronto
[edit]Incumbent trustee Daniel Di Giorgio has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 11 East York and Toronto
[edit]Incumbent trustee Angela Kennedy has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Ward 12 Scarborough
[edit]Incumbent trustee Nancy Crawford has not yet registered to run for re-election.[1]
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Including undeclared candidates and "undecided"
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be "List of Candidates & Third Party Advertisers". City of Toronto. September 28, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ Bradford, Brad (June 15, 2024). "Brad Bradford: One year ago I ran to be Toronto's mayor. The city is truly 'paying' for the leader it chose". The Hub. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ Patrocinio, Barbara (May 30, 2025). "Brad Bradford preparing to run for mayor of Toronto again". iPolitics.
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.7066967
- ^ "Mark Carney's chief of staff considering running to be Toronto's mayor, insiders say". Toronto Star. June 2025.
- ^ "Toronto Poll: Chow 39%, Tory 35%". Liaison Strategies. July 14, 2025.
- ^ https://x.com/CanadianPolling/status/1932902810699416026
- ^ "Brad Bradford preparing to run for mayor of Toronto again". QP Briefing. May 30, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ Lilley, Brian (June 18, 2025). "LILLEY: Brad Bradford makes hard and fast pitch to replace Chow". Toronto Sun.
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-a-better-city-advocacy-group-1.7442943
- ^ "Jennifer McKelvie resigns as Toronto councillor to become Ajax MP". May 8, 2025.
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