2018 Toronto mayoral election
The Toronto mayoral election of 2018 was held on Monday, October 22, 2018, to elect the Mayor of the city of Toronto. Incumbent Mayor John Tory was re-elected for a second term, defeating former Chief City Planner Jennifer Keesmaat with 63.49% of the vote. Tory won all of Toronto’s 25 wards.
Registration for candidates for the office of Mayor officially opened on May 1, 2018, and closed on July 27, 2018, at 2 pm. Incumbent John Tory has been Mayor of Toronto since being elected in 2014 and launched his bid for re-election on May 1, 2018. Former city councillor Doug Ford declared his intent to run, but later withdrew to seek the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Former Chief City Planner Jennifer Keesmaat was speculated to be considering entering the race, and after initially indicating she would not run, she announced her candidacy on July 27, 2018, the last day to register as a candidate.
Results
Official results from the City of Toronto.| Candidate | Number of votes | % of popular vote |
| John Tory | 479,659 | 63.49 |
| Jennifer Keesmaat | 178,193 | 23.59 |
| Faith Goldy | 25,667 | 3.40 |
| Saron Gebresellassi | 15,222 | 2.01 |
| Steven Lam | 5,920 | 0.78 |
| Sarah Climenhaga | 4,765 | 0.63 |
| Kevin Clarke | 3,853 | 0.51 |
| Monowar Hossain | 3,602 | 0.48 |
| Logan Choy | 3,518 | 0.47 |
| Knia Singh | 3,244 | 0.43 |
| Dobrosav Basaric | 2,882 | 0.38 |
| Chris Brosky | 2,782 | 0.37 |
| Jim McMillan | 2,422 | 0.32 |
| Tofazzel Haque | 2,307 | 0.31 |
| Drew Buckingham | 1,971 | 0.26 |
| Mike Gallay | 1,940 | 0.26 |
| Daryl Christoff | 1,751 | 0.23 |
| Gautam Nath | 1,474 | 0.20 |
| Christopher Humphrey | 1,428 | 0.19 |
| Thomas O'Neill | 1,325 | 0.18 |
| D!ONNE Renée | 1,280 | 0.17 |
| Brian Buffey | 1,275 | 0.17 |
| Brian Graff | 1,139 | 0.15 |
| Michael Nicula | 1,048 | 0.14 |
| Andrzej Kardys | 1,035 | 0.14 |
| Joseph Pampena | 773 | 0.10 |
| Jakob Vardy | 757 | 0.10 |
| Kris Langenfeld | 695 | 0.09 |
| James Sears | 680 | 0.09 |
| Chai Kalevar | 615 | 0.08 |
| Jack Weenen | 607 | 0.08 |
| Ion Gelu Vintila | 565 | 0.07 |
| Joseph Osuji | 486 | 0.06 |
| Josh Rachlis | 337 | 0.04 |
| Jim Ruel | 276 | 0.04 |
| Invalid/blank votes | — | |
| Total | ||
| Registered voters/turnout |
Registered candidates
Official registration for mayoral candidates opened May 1, 2018, and closed on July 27. At the close of nominations, 35 candidates have registered to run in the election.Major candidates
- John Tory is the incumbent Mayor of Toronto, first elected in 2014 after having lost to David Miller in 2003 and declining to run in 2010. Former CEO of Rogers Media and Rogers Cable, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario from 2005–2009, local talk radio host, and former Canadian Football League commissioner.
- Jennifer Keesmaat was appointed Chief City Planner of Toronto by former Mayor Rob Ford in 2012, and was speculated to be considering entering politics when she left the position in 2017. An urban planner and advocate for affordable housing, she initially declined to run for mayor but announced her candidacy on July 27, 2018.
All candidates
Formerly declared candidates
- Doug Ford, incumbent Premier of Ontario, the former city councillor and runner-up in the 2014 mayoral election, announced his intention to challenge for the office a second time at a September 2017 event. However, he announced in January 2018 that he would seek the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario and would not run in the mayoral election.
- Blayne Lastman, son of former mayor Mel Lastman, declared on July 25 that he would enter the race, but announced a day later that he would not run.
Declined candidates
- Olivia Chow, placed third in the 2014 mayoral election and former MP for Trinity—Spadina.
- Desmond Cole, advocacy journalist.
- Mike Layton, city councillor for Ward 19 Trinity—Spadina.
- Sue-Ann Levy, on June 17, 2018, Levy appeared on The Rebel Media and said that she was open to the possibility of a 2018 mayoral run.
- Giorgio Mammoliti, former city councillor for Ward 7 York West, former MPP for Yorkview.
- Richard Peddie, former president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.
Debates