Toronto reelects Olivia Chow as mayor on affordability pledges

Toronto voters reelected Mayor Olivia Chow on Monday, defeating councillor Brad Bradford in a campaign fought over affordability, with Chow leading on 54 percent of the vote as of 10 p.m. Toronto time, according to CBC figures cited by Bloomberg.

Why it matters: The result gives Chow, first elected in the 2023 byelection after John Tory resigned, a full four year term to deliver on pledges for 10,000 additional rental homes, a cap on weekly transit fares and expanded school meal programs in Canada's largest city.

Data as of Bloomberg report of October 26, 2026, 10:05 p.m. EDT, read in its free portion on bloomberg.com (the article is paywalled after two paragraphs and no Bloomberg sign in was available), citing CBC figures for Chow leading with 54 percent of the vote as of 10 p.m. Toronto time; the result was also projected by CBC News and declared by CityNews on election night, and the Substack report, read in full, supplied the campaign pledges. No certified City of Toronto result was in the pool as of this item. Developing item.

Toronto voters reelected Mayor Olivia Chow on Monday, defeating her main rival, city councillor Brad Bradford, in a municipal election campaign dominated by the cost of living. Chow was leading with 54 percent of the vote as of 10 p.m. Toronto time, according to CBC figures cited by Bloomberg, and CBC News projected her win while CityNews declared her reelected, giving her a second term and a full four years after she first took office in the 2023 byelection that followed John Tory’s resignation.

Chow campaigned on stronger social services and affordability pledges that included 10,000 additional rental homes, a cap on weekly TTC fares and expanded school meal programs, while Bradford ran on crime and lower taxes, even as homicides, shootings and break and enters have trended down under Chow, Bloomberg noted. Final polls had disagreed on the margin, with some surveys in the last week putting Bradford level or ahead, so the projection settles a race that had tightened sharply in its final days.

Toronto reelects Olivia Chow as mayor on affordability pledges

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