2026 Toronto mayoral election
Municipal election in Ontario, Canada
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The 2026 Toronto mayoral election will be held on October 26, 2026, to elect the mayor of the City of Toronto. The election will take place alongside the 2026 Toronto municipal election, which will elect city councillors and school board trustees.
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On May 25, 2026 incumbent mayor Olivia Chow formally declared her candidacy for re-election.[1]
Candidates
The nomination period for candidates opened on May 1, 2026, at 8:30am. It closes on August 21, 2026, at 2pm.[2]
| Name | Nomination date | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Bradford | May 1, 2026 | City councillor for Ward 19 Beaches—East York (2018–present) and 2023 mayoral by-election candidate | [4] |
| Cory Deville | |||
| Laura Ellis | |||
| Peter Handjis | 2023 mayoral by-election candidate | ||
| Heather He | 2023 mayoral by-election candidate | ||
| Isidoros Kyrlangitses | |||
| Sarah McVie | Television and stage actress | ||
| Lyall Sanders | Métis teacher and social activist, 2023 mayoral by-election candidate and 2026 Scarborough Southwest federal by-election candidate | [5] | |
| Weizhen Tang | May 5, 2026 | ||
| Edward Gong | May 6, 2026 | Businessman and perennial candidate[a] | [6] |
| Michael Lamoureux | May 13, 2026 | ||
| Bahira Abdulsalam | May 14, 2026 | ||
| Robert Shusterman | May 15, 2026 | Real estate agent and 2023 mayoral by-election candidate | |
| Faizan Haider | May 20, 2026 | ||
| Braeden Chow | May 21, 2026 | ||
| Olivia Chow | May 25, 2026 | Incumbent mayor of Toronto (2023–present), former New Democratic MP for Trinity—Spadina (2006–2014), Toronto City Councillor (1992–2006)[7] | [8] |
Potential
Declined
- Ana Bailão, former deputy mayor of Toronto for Toronto and East York (2017–2022), city councillor for Ward 9 Davenport (2010–2022), 2023 mayoral by-election candidate, and CEO of Build Canada Homes (2025–present)[10]
- Michael Ford, former Ontario minister of citizenship and multiculturalism (2022–2025), Progressive Conservative MPP for York South—Weston (2022–2025) and city councillor for Ward 1 Etobicoke North (2016–2022); nephew of Ontario premier Doug Ford and former Toronto mayor Rob Ford[11]
- Anthony Furey, 2023 mayoral by-election candidate and the 2024 Ward 15 Don Valley West council by-election candidate[12]
- Josh Matlow, city councillor for Ward 12 Toronto—St. Paul's (2010–present) and 2023 mayoral by-election candidate[13]
- Marco Mendicino, former federal minister of public safety (2021–2023), Liberal MP for Eglinton—Lawrence (2015–2025), and chief of staff to prime minister Mark Carney (2025)[14]
- Ben Mulroney, media personality, broadcaster and son of former prime minister Brian Mulroney[15] (Endorsed Bradford)
- Rod Phillips, former Ontario minister of Finance (2019–2020) and Progressive Conservative MPP for Ajax (2018–2022)[16]
- John Tory, 65th mayor of Toronto (2014–2023), leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (2004–2009), leader of the Official Opposition in Ontario (2005–2007), and Progressive Conservative MPP for Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey (2005–2007)[17]
Endorsements
| Current politicians | Former politicians | Others | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Bradford | MPPs:
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Former MPs:
Former MPPs:
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Individuals:
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Polling
Graphical summary
Campaign period
| Polling firm | Source | Polling dates | Sample size | MOE | Brad Bradford | Olivia Chow | Other[b] | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liaison Strategies[21] | IVR | May 10-11, 2026 | 1000 | ± 3.1% | 37% | 50% | 13% | 13 |
Prior to campaign period
| Polling firm | Source | Final date of poll | Sample size | MOE | Ana Bailão | Brad Bradford | Olivia Chow | Anthony Furey | Michael Ford | Marco Mendicino | John Tory | Other[c] | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Furey declines to run | |||||||||||||
| Liaison Strategies[22] | IVR | 13 April 2026 | 1000 | ± 3.1% | N/a | 35% | 46% | 11% | N/a | N/a | N/a | 8% | 11 |
| Michael Ford declines to run | |||||||||||||
| Liaison Strategies[23] | IVR | 8 March 2026 | 1000 | ± 3.1% | N/a | 26% | 44% | 8% | 16% | N/a | N/a | 6% | 18 |
| Pallas Data[24] | IVR | 8 March 2026 | 735 | ± 3.6% | N/a | 26% | 44% | N/a | 21% | N/a | N/a | 8% | 18 |
| John Tory declines to run | |||||||||||||
| Mainstreet Research[25] | IVR | 22 February 2026 | 802 | ± 3.5% | N/a | 17% | 43% | 6% | N/a | N/a | 34% | N/a | 9 |
| Liaison Strategies[26] | IVR | 2 February 2026 | 1000 | ± 3.1% | N/a | 18% | 40% | 5% | N/a | N/a | 33% | 4% | 7 |
| Liaison Strategies[27] | IVR | 21 December 2025 | 1000 | ± 3.1% | N/a | 16% | 39% | 6% | N/a | N/a | 35% | 4% | 4 |
| Liaison Strategies[28] | IVR | 23 October 2025 | 1000 | ± 3.1% | N/a | 12% | 42% | 7% | N/a | N/a | 36% | 3% | 6 |
| Canada Pulse Insights/CityNews[29] | IVR | 6 October 2025 | 406 | ± 4.9% | N/a | 8% | 29% | 2% | N/a | N/a | 24% | 33% | 5 |
| Brad Bradford declares his candidacy | |||||||||||||
| Forum Research[30] | IVR | 4 September 2025 | 1000 | ± 4% | 8% | 18% | 36% | N/a | N/a | N/a | 30% | 13% | 6 |
| Ipsos[31] | Online | 29 August 2025 | 1001 | ± 3.8% | N/a | N/a | 33% | N/a | N/a | N/a | 25% | 31% | 8 |
| Liaison Strategies[28] | IVR | 6 July 2025 | 1000 | ± 3.1% | 7% | 8% | 39% | 6% | N/a | 3% | 35% | N/a | 4 |
| Pallas Data[32] | IVR | 7 June 2025 | 611 | ± 4% | N/a | 14% | 37% | N/a | N/a | 11% | 24% | 15% | 13 |
Head to head
Chow v. Bradford
| Polling firm | Source | Date of poll | Sample size | MOE | Brad Bradford | Olivia Chow | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pallas | IVR | 8 March 2026 | 735 | ± 3.6% | 38% | 47% | 9 |
| Abacus[33] | IVR | 27 January 2026 | 1001 | ± 3.1% | 38% | 39% | 1 |
| Brad Bradford declares his candidacy | |||||||
| Forum Research | IVR | 4 September 2025 | 1000 | ± 4% | 42% | 40% | 2 |
Chow v. Tory
| Polling firm | Source | Date of poll | Sample size | MOE | Olivia Chow | John Tory | Lead | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tory declines to run | ||||||||||||
| Forum Research | IVR | 4 September 2025 | 1000 | ± 4% | 37% | 48% | 11 | |||||
Notes
- 2023 mayoral by-election candidate, 2024 Mississauga mayoral by-election candidate, independent candidate for Don Valley North in the 2025 Canadian federal election
- Including undeclared candidates and "undecided"
- Including undeclared candidates and "undecided"