Election day · October 26, 2026
Toronto votes
October 26.
Non-partisan coverage of the mayor's race and all 25 ward councils.
The race for mayor
45 candidates registered for the city's top job.
45 registered
Imad Abdulkadir
Mayoral candidate
Bahira Abdulsalam
Mayoral candidate
Chris Alexander
Mayoral candidate
Jamie Atkinson
Mayoral candidate
Brad Bradford
Mayoral candidate
Darrell Brown
Mayoral candidate
Brian Buffey
Mayoral candidate
Olivia Chow
Mayor of Toronto
Braeden Chow
Mayoral candidate
Logan Choy
Mayoral candidate
Paul Collins
Mayoral candidate
Roberto Curto
Mayoral candidate
Laura Dean
Mayoral candidate
Cory Deville
Mayoral candidate
Wincess Dorville
Mayoral candidate
Laura Ellis
Mayoral candidate
Martin Fraser
Mayoral candidate
Alton Frederick
Mayoral candidate
Edward Gong
Mayoral candidate
Faizan Haider
Mayoral candidate
Thomas Hall
Mayoral candidate
Peter Handjis
Mayoral candidate
Jack Hartley
Mayoral candidate
Heather He
Mayoral candidate
Mohamad Kaaki
Mayoral candidate
Georgios Kalkounis
Mayoral candidate
Isidoros Kyrlangitses
Mayoral candidate
Michael Lamoureux
Mayoral candidate
Rick Lee
Mayoral candidate
Eddie Mayanja
Mayoral candidate
Sarah McVie
Mayoral candidate
Joseph Osuji
Mayoral candidate
Odessa Paloma Parker
Mayoral candidate
Faisal Razi
Mayoral candidate
Amy Rosen
Mayoral candidate
Srivastava Sandeep
Mayoral candidate
Lyall Sanders
Mayoral candidate
Naomi Sayers
Mayoral candidate
Robert Shusterman
Mayoral candidate
Weizhen Tang
Mayoral candidate
Joshua Thompson
Mayoral candidate
Jeffery Tunney
Mayoral candidate
Jack Weenen
Mayoral candidate
Leila Yohannes
Mayoral candidate
Mostafa Zandkarimi
Mayoral candidate
Three numbers to know
Across the mayor's race and 25 ward councils, as of last refresh. Nominations close August 21, 2026.
Down from 41% in 2018 — the lowest municipal turnout in two decades.
Toronto requires campaign finance filings by March 31, 2027. Until then, transparency is partial.
Wards to watch
Where the 2026 race is most crowded — and where it isn't yet.
Ward 19
12 candidates
Beaches—East York
Incumbent
Brad Bradford
Open — incumbent running for mayor
Population
108,500
Ward 11
11 candidates
University—Rosedale
Incumbent
Dianne Saxe
Incumbent running
Population
102,385
Ward 4
10 candidates
Parkdale—High Park
Incumbent
Gord Perks
Status pending
Population
104,715
Ward 20
10 candidates
Scarborough Southwest
Incumbent
Parthi Kandavel
Incumbent running
Population
110,095
Ward 21
10 candidates
Scarborough Centre
Incumbent
Michael Thompson
Incumbent running
Population
111,560
Ward 25
10 candidates
Scarborough—Rouge Park
Incumbent
Neethan Shan
Incumbent running
Population
101,485
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How we collect data
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