{"id":951543,"date":"2026-10-30T05:58:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T05:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/951543\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T05:58:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T05:58:59","slug":"how-to-check-ontario-municipal-election-2026-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/951543\/","title":{"rendered":"How to check Ontario municipal election 2026 results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Municipal election results have come in across the province, including in high-profile races such as Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton and Milton.<\/p>\n<p>Unofficial election results include Olivia Chow re-elected mayor in Toronto, Alvin Tedjo new Mississauga mayor, Patrick Brown re-elected in Brampton and Gord Krantz defeated after 46 years as Milton mayor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>See who has won the races for mayor, local and regional councillors and school board trustees \u2014 plus links to coverage and key highlights across Ontario.<\/p>\n<p>How to check municipal election results\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElection results entered on election night are unofficial,\u201d AMO explains on its website. \u201cElection results are declared official by the clerk as soon as possible after voting day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olivia Chow has been re-elected as Toronto\u2019s mayor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith about a third of polls reporting, Olivia Chow had taken a commanding lead over Brad Bradford in the race for mayor,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/city-hall\/toronto-election-live\/article_8c8feb8d-1e0c-4df4-93f7-4c2b65d6e249.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the Toronto Star<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The City of Toronto had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/city-government\/elections\/candidate-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">whopping 53 candidates<\/a> running for mayor, including incumbent Olivia Chow and front-running challenger Brad Bradford, who has represented Ward 19 Beaches \u2014 East York on Toronto City Council since 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to the potential confusion, another candidate named Braeden Chow appeared on the ballot next to the name of the current mayor.<\/p>\n<p>Polls had suggested Bradford was gaining ground on Olivia Chow, after rival Chris Alexander dropped out of the race. A Mainstreet Research poll cited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/chow-bradford-poll-mainstreet-research-toronto-mayor-9.7375761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CBC News<\/a> found the difference between Chow and Bradford has narrowed among decided and leaning voters, with Chow leading the race by 2.5 points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Incumbent Andrea Horwath won\u2019t get a second term as mayor in Hamilton, losing to challenger Keanin Loomis, who secured\u00a061,040 votes, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/elections2026.hamilton.ca\/#at\/1\/ar\/9\/ct\/1009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">unofficial results<\/a>. Trailing Loomis was Rob Cooper, with\u00a046,573\u00a0votes with Horwath coming in a distant third with 21,223.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamilton.ca\/city-council\/municipal-election\/election-results-archives\/2022-election-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">municipal election<\/a>, Horwath, the former Ontario NDP leader, narrowly defeated Loomis\u00a0by 1,663 votes or just over 1 per cent of the total votes cast.<\/p>\n<p>During her first term as mayor in 2024, Horwath drew scrutiny for using her strong-mayor powers to advance an affordable housing project on a piece of city-owned land, despite opposition from local councillors and residents.<\/p>\n<p>Horwath argued the need for housing outweighed those concerns after the initial proposal stalled on a tie vote.<\/p>\n<p>Ottawa election results<\/p>\n<p>Sutcliffe garnered 139,354 votes, leading by a sizeable margin against the next closest candidate Jeff Leiper, who got 105,819.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s longest-serving mayor Gord Krantz defeated\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Longtime Milton mayor Gord Krantz, 89, lost the mayor\u2019s chair to challenger George Minakakis. Krantz, who is also Canada\u2019s longest-serving mayor, has held office as Milton\u2019s mayor since 1980.<\/p>\n<p>As of 10:30 p.m. Oct. 26, and with all 38 polls reporting, Minakakis received 20,262 votes, or 45.20 per cent of the total ballots cast, according to unofficial results,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehalton.com\/news\/municipal-elections\/live-results-municipal-election-results-in-milton\/article_aefa2353-88d8-589c-a616-27034bbaf293.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according to Inside Halton<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Krantz, received 11,398 votes, or 25.43 per cent of all ballots cast.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Brown re-elected as Brampton mayor<\/p>\n<p>Incumbent mayor Patrick Brown has been re-elected as Brampton\u2019s mayor, according to unofficial results.<\/p>\n<p>Brown had a comfortable early lead collecting 65,893 votes with with all polls reported. The next closet candidate, Wesley Jackson, had 23,236 votes, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bramptonguardian.com\/news\/municipal-elections\/live-results-municipal-election-results-in-brampton\/article_2852ff98-a8f0-53c7-bef6-b973f0c4fa54.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brampton Guardian<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mississauga election results: Alvin Tedjo wins mayoral race<\/p>\n<p>Alvin Tedjo is the City of Mississauga\u2019s mayor elect, according to unofficial election results posted around 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 26.<\/p>\n<p>Mississauga had one of the tightest and most intriguing mayoral races in Ontario as incumbent Carolyn Parrish faced a stiff challenge from former mayor Bonnie Crombie, who fought to regain her old job after stepping down as Ontario Liberal leader earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>With all the city\u2019s polls reporting, Tedjo received 74,479 votes in the mayoral race. Parrish got 51,853; Crombie 43,191, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mississauga.com\/news\/municipal-elections\/live-results-municipal-election-results-in-mississauga\/article_00e8060f-feb0-5ad1-b90a-710e02e225f5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according to Mississauga News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Oakville election results<\/p>\n<p>Longtime Oakville councillor Jeff Knoll will be the town\u2019s next mayor after beating out incumbent and Oakville\u2019s longest-serving mayor Rob Burton, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehalton.com\/news\/municipal-elections\/live-results-municipal-election-results-in-oakville\/article_c58f7dfc-1c61-501c-856a-ff27f3a1916d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">unofficial election results<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Incumbent Marianne Meed Ward once again takes the mayor\u2019s chair in Burlington.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With all 28 polls reporting in, Meed Ward withstood a strong challenge from outgoing Burlington Ward 2 councillor Lisa Kearns. Meed Ward took 44.29 per cent of the votes (25,025), ahead of Kearns at 30.21 per cent (17,070), according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehalton.com\/news\/municipal-elections\/live-results-municipal-election-results-in-burlington\/article_5374cdee-fa59-5ee9-836c-976feaeb0f2f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Burlington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you! You \u2014 this is all you,\u201d she told her supporters at the Burlington branch of the Royal Canadian Legion after sharing an impromptu dance with her children to \u201cCrazy Little Thing Called Love,\u201d according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespec.com\/news\/municipal-elections\/hamilton-election-live-voters-head-to-the-polls-to-elect-the-next-mayor-council-and-school-boards\/article_90be1753-5c95-596e-9ac1-985527afb315.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hamilton Spectator<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>London Ontario election results<\/p>\n<p>Josh Morgan has won the major\u2019s seat in London, Ont. See unofficial election results posted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/londonvotes.ca\/#at\/1\/ar\/26\/ct\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">City of London<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>104 incoming mayors have already been elected without a single vote<\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehalton.com\/news\/municipal-elections\/ontario-2026-municipal-election-acclamations\/article_5c2d9ddc-f316-5cfc-8465-a7c8ad394798.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"Meet the 104 incoming Ontario mayors who have already been elected without a single vote cast\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Meet the 104 incoming Ontario mayors who have already been elected without a single vote cast\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1728\" height=\"1199\" data- data-\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6ab2a2069e3cc.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"139\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Hamilton municipal election results<\/p>\n<p>Ottawa municipal election results<\/p>\n<p>Unofficial results for the City of Ottawa\u2019s municipal election are available on <a href=\"https:\/\/app06.ottawa.ca\/election\/2026_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ottawa.ca\/vote<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With all 14 polls reporting, Early won with 12,650 votes to Mario Russo\u2019s 8,934, according to unofficial results declared by the Town of Caledon.<\/p>\n<p>St Catharines municipal election results<\/p>\n<p>Frank Scarpitti won another term as Markham mayor, defeating second-place challenger Martin Ross by 45,108 votes.\u00a0Scarpitti garnered approximately 71.9 per cent of the votes cast for mayor.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Scarpitti received 58,260 votes, Ross\u2019s collected 13,152, followed by Stephen Edgell\u2019s 9,658, according to Elections Markham\u2019s unofficial results.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Berry Vrbanovic won his fourth term as Kitchener mayor, after earning re-election twice since his first victory in 2014. He was the only incumbent elected in the Waterloo region, according to the Waterloo Region Record.<\/p>\n<p>Incumbent Steven Del Duca is victorious in his bid for re-election in Vaughan securing 57,189 votes, while challenger Shelly-Ann Starlette Cerrelli collected 12,941.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Four more years,&#8221; Del Duca said in his winning speech, as he promises to &#8220;stay focused like lasers&#8221; on Vaughan residents. #vaughan #ElectionDay https:\/\/t.co\/F5AVjMmywE<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Asma Sahebzada (@asmasahebzada) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/asmasahebzada\/status\/2114906360983023920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whitby election results<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Roy takes the mayor\u2019s chair in Whitby and celebrated her win over council rival Chris Leahy, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.durhamregion.com\/news\/municipal-elections\/municipal-election-2026-whitby-votes\/article_7bfca1fa-b13f-5ed5-a851-a73ff65525b5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Whitby This Week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Ashe has been reelected as Pickering\u2019s mayor.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kevin Ashe reelected as Pickering mayor https:\/\/t.co\/EfYqcdPnTH<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 kristen calis (@kristencalis) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kristencalis\/status\/2114899566638039315?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tito-Dante Marimpietri has been elected as Oshawa\u2019s new mayor with 15,400 votes, ahead of the next highest candidate Jim Lee, who gathered 8,939 votes.<\/p>\n<p>He won with 66 per cent of the vote, with 39,533 votes cast overall.<\/p>\n<p>East Gwillimbury municipal election<\/p>\n<p>Grimsby municipal election<\/p>\n<p>Guelph election results<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Municipal election results have come in across the province, including in high-profile races such as Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":951544,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194339],"tags":[51759,49,48],"class_list":["post-951543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brampton","tag-brampton","tag-ca","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/951543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=951543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/951543\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/951544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=951543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=951543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=951543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}