John Tory elected mayor of Toronto

Tory was the frontrunner through much of the campaign, leading in nearly every poll over the 10-month period, and won endorsements by veteran councillors, provincial cabinet ministers and former mayors.
The campaign itself, however, frequently descended into farce. And while it began as something of a referendum on Rob Ford’s mayoralty, that changed when the incumbent, who hung on to the mayor’s office long after he admitted to smoking crack cocaine, pulled out of the race due to a cancer diagnosis. His older brother, Councillor Doug Ford, claimed Rob Ford’s record as his own.
And while many expected former NDP MP Olivia Chow to ride to victory when she announced her candidacy, the ambitious progressive campaign many expected never materialized, and she was left trying to define herself in the final weeks of a marathon campaign.
Chow congratulated Tory during her concession speech at her party in Regent Park shortly after Tory was elected mayor.
She implored him to use his tenure as mayor to fight for the issues she championed during the campaign – inequality, especially.


“Children are going to school hungry in this city, too many young people are looking for jobs and too many families are looking for affordable, and too many people are stuck in traffic gridlock and too many people are living in poverty,” she said. “John, you’ve just been given a chance to do something about it.”
Doug Ford also congratulated Tory on his victory. His brother, however took a decidedly more pugilistic tack, launching a four-year mayoral campaign during his victory speech.
“In four more years, you’re going to see another example of the Ford family never, ever, ever giving up,” Ford said. “We today have got to start working for November of 2018.”

Mayoral

Toronto

Candidate	Votes	Percent
John Tory Elected	394775	40.3%
Doug Ford	330610	33.7%
Olivia Chow	226879	23.1%