Olivia Chow, Brad Bradford battle to the wire in Toronto’s mayoral election
Toronto's mayoral race between incumbent Olivia Chow and challenger Brad Bradford remains too close to call ahead of the municipal election. The outcome is expected to hinge on voter turnout and the effectiveness of each campaign's mobilization efforts.
Why it matters
The election is a pivotal moment for Toronto's governance, with potential implications for the city's future policy direction and political leadership.
A view of the CN Tower and Toronto skyline. The mayoral race between Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford is too close to call, surveys published ahead of Monday's vote suggest. Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press
A hard-fought race to lead Toronto between incumbent Mayor Olivia Chow and her leading challenger, east-end city councillor Brad Bradford, comes to an end on Monday, as Torontonians vote in a municipal election that recently published opinion surveys have suggested is too close to call.
If Mr. Bradford – a former city planner who has sat on council since 2018 and only took 1.28 per cent of the vote in his first bid for mayor three years ago – were to win, Ms. Chow would become the first incumbent in the mayor’s chair to lose since the current city was created by amalgamation in 1998.
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