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Olivia Chow wins Toronto election as city posts unofficial totals

The city table gives Chow 54.16% with all 1,431 polls reporting. The figures are still labelled unofficial.

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Olivia Chow at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2024.
Frank Sun / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Archive photograph from the Nutcrackers premiere at TIFF, 5 September 2024. This is not Chow’s 2026 election-night gathering. Cropped, resized and compressed; display derivatives remain under CC BY-SA 4.0. Editorial identification only; no endorsement implied. Image source · Image license

Olivia Chow has won a second term as Toronto mayor, according to independent local reporting, while the city's live election table shows her leading with all 1,431 polls reporting. The table remains explicitly labelled unofficial. [1][2]

In the city's update stamped 1:10:35 a.m. on 27 October, Chow had 532,201 votes, or 54.16%. Brad Bradford had 404,013 votes, or 41.11%. Those figures put the difference at 128,188 votes. The accompanying chart shows only the two leading candidates, rather than all votes cast. [1]

TorontoToday reported from Chow's victory gathering at the Great Hall on Queen Street West and covered Bradford's concession. The local newsroom's earlier totals were lower than the later city update; the numbers above use the city's timestamped table. [2]

The same reporting described Chow reiterating promises on housing, safety and a TTC fare policy that would make rides free after ten trips in a week. These remain political commitments, not benefits this article says are already available. [2]

The result and the status of the count are separate facts: local reporting describes a winner, while the official source still marks its figures unofficial. Readers checking later should use the city's result table for any subsequent update.

Toronto unofficial results chart
Bar chart of the two leading candidates in Toronto’s unofficial mayoral results: Olivia Chow 54.16% and Brad Bradford 41.11%, with vote counts and the 27 October update time. Separate Facebook headline layout.
Everyday World News — Original chart. · Original chart of the two leading candidates only. Unofficial city results, 1,431 of 1,431 polls, updated 01:10:35 Toronto time on 27 October 2026. It is not a turnout chart. Image source
Sources & context · 2
  1. City of Toronto

    Live mayoral table inspected: 1,431 of 1,431 polls; unofficial update at 01:10:35 Toronto time on 27 October.

  2. TorontoToday

    Aidan Chamandy and Gabe Oatley provide independent local reporting from the victory gathering and concession. Published 26 October; exact timestamp not established.

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