Ontario Municipal Election 2026 Results: Every Big-City Mayor
Short answer
On October 26, 2026, Ontario voters re-elected Olivia Chow (Toronto), Mark Sutcliffe (Ottawa), Patrick Brown (Brampton) and Josh Morgan (London), and elected Alvin Tedjo in Mississauga and Keanin Loomis in Hamilton, defeating incumbents Carolyn Parrish and Andrea Horwath. Results are unofficial until each city clerk certifies them.
Unofficial until certified. Election-night totals are unofficial until each city clerk certifies them under Ontario’s Municipal Elections Act, and numbers can change slightly after the clerk reconciles every ballot. Last updated October 27, 2026, 8:45 AM ET. ViralScopeHub is independent and not affiliated with any election office, party or government.
Mayoral results in Ontario’s six biggest cities we track
Ontario voted in all 444 of its municipalities on Monday, October 26, 2026. Here are the six cities our readers search for most, with the unofficial totals each city or its election data feed published. Click through to each city’s guide for the full candidate table and council results.
| City | Winner (unofficial) | Votes | Runner-up | Source and coverage | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | Olivia Chow (incumbent) | 532,201 (54.16%) | Brad Bradford, 404,013 (41.11%) | City of Toronto unofficial results (via TDot News); 1,431 of 1,431 polls | Toronto results |
| Ottawa | Mark Sutcliffe (incumbent) | 139,354 (44.65%) | Jeff Leiper, 105,819 (33.90%) | City of Ottawa unofficial results; 824 of 824 tabulators | Ottawa results |
| Mississauga | Alvin Tedjo | 74,479 (38.9% of ballots cast) | Carolyn Parrish (incumbent), 51,853 | City of Mississauga unofficial results; 100% of polls | Mississauga results |
| Brampton | Patrick Brown (incumbent) | 65,893 (54.90%) | Wesley Jackson, 23,236 (19.36%) | City of Brampton unofficial portal; 164 of 164 locations | Brampton results |
| Hamilton | Keanin Loomis | 61,040 (41.8%) | Rob Cooper, 46,573 (31.9%); incumbent Andrea Horwath third, 21,223 (14.5%) | City of Hamilton unofficial results (winner named by the City; counts read from the clerk’s feed) | Hamilton results |
| London | Josh Morgan (incumbent) | 46,405 (45.4%) | Susan Stevenson, 27,259 (26.7%) | City of London unofficial results (via CBC News, Poliwave); 211 of 211 tabulators | London results |
Four of the six incumbents running won re-election (Chow, Sutcliffe, Brown and Morgan). Two lost: Carolyn Parrish in Mississauga and Andrea Horwath in Hamilton.
Turnout compared across cities
| City | Turnout | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 45.8% (982,660 ballots counted) | Results page republishing the City feed |
| Ottawa | 36.21% (314,393 of 868,248) | City of Ottawa |
| Mississauga | 33.9% (191,166 ballots) | City of Mississauga |
| Hamilton | 31.59% (147,196 of 465,861) | City of Hamilton |
| Brampton | 28.77% (123,133 of 428,012) | City of Brampton portal via Bramptonist |
| London | Not confirmed when we published | — |
Toronto’s turnout stood out. The 982,660 ballots counted compare with 563,124 cast in 2022 (CP24).
More mayors across the GTA and Niagara
CP24 and the CTV News Election Desk, plus CBC News, called these other mayoral races. They are media projections or declarations based on unofficial counts; each municipality’s clerk makes the official declaration.
- Oakville: Jeff Knoll elected with 36% of the vote. Sean O’Meara had 22% and incumbent Rob Burton, mayor since 2006, finished third with 20%.
- Milton: George Minakakis defeated incumbent Gord Krantz, 45% to 25.4%. Krantz was first elected mayor in 1980.
- Vaughan: incumbent Steven Del Duca re-elected with 81.5%.
- Markham: incumbent Frank Scarpitti re-elected with about 71%; he has been mayor since 2006.
- Richmond Hill: incumbent David West re-elected with 83%.
- Burlington: incumbent Marianne Meed Ward re-elected with 44.3% to Lisa Kearns’s 30.2%.
- Whitby: incumbent Elizabeth Roy re-elected with 51% to Chris Leahy’s 43%.
- Oshawa: Tito-Dante Marimpietri elected with 38% over Jim Lee’s 22%.
- Ajax: Marilyn Crawford elected, succeeding Shaun Collier, who did not run.
- Clarington: Tom Dingwall defeats incumbent Adrian Foster.
- Niagara Falls: Lori Lococo unseats Jim Diodati, who had been mayor since 2010, with more than 50%.
- Caledon: CBC News projects Christina Early will succeed Annette Groves.
- Brock Township: Michael Jubb re-elected with 90.9%.
What the results tell us
Our read, based on the numbers above: voters in several big cities changed their mayor (Mississauga, Hamilton, Oakville, Milton, Niagara Falls, Clarington), while the largest cities by population, Toronto and Ottawa, kept theirs. Toronto’s turnout jumped. Three long-serving mayors lost (Milton since 1980, Oakville since 2006, Niagara Falls since 2010). In Oakville the winner had 36% and in Milton 45%, so neither won a majority of the vote. This is our summary of reported figures, not a claim about voters’ reasons.
What happens next
- Each clerk certifies results over the coming days. Hamilton says certification is expected later this week, and Ottawa’s City has said Friday, October 30 (reported by CBC News).
- Councils elected this year take office on November 15, 2026 (Hamilton and Brampton publish that date).
- Our Ontario municipal elections hub and each city page will be refreshed when the cities certify.
- Next on the Canadian local calendar: Winnipeg votes October 28 (Winnipeg page) and Charlottetown votes November 2 (Charlottetown page). Read the Canada election results roundup for Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the mayor elections in Ontario’s biggest cities in 2026?
Olivia Chow was re-elected in Toronto, Mark Sutcliffe in Ottawa, Patrick Brown in Brampton and Josh Morgan in London. Alvin Tedjo won Mississauga and Keanin Loomis won Hamilton, defeating incumbents Carolyn Parrish and Andrea Horwath. All results are unofficial until certified.
When was the Ontario municipal election in 2026?
Monday, October 26, 2026. Ontario voted in 444 municipalities, according to Premier Doug Ford’s statement reported by CP24.
When will official Ontario election results be released?
Each municipality’s clerk certifies its own results. Hamilton expects certification later this week, and CBC News reported Ottawa expects Friday, October 30.
When do the new councils take office?
Hamilton and Brampton say newly elected councils take office November 15, 2026. Check your own city for its swearing-in date.
Who is the new mayor of Mississauga?
Alvin Tedjo, a Ward 2 councillor since 2022, defeated incumbent Carolyn Parrish and former mayor Bonnie Crombie.
Sources
- CP24 – How GTA election night unfolded
- CBC News – Tedjo elected Mississauga mayor; Brown re-elected in Brampton
- CBC News – Mark Sutcliffe re-elected as Ottawa’s mayor
- City of Ottawa – unofficial results
- City of Mississauga – unofficial results news release
- City of Hamilton – 2026 election results
- City of Toronto – election results
- TDot News – Toronto result
- Bramptonist – Brampton results
- CBC News – London results
- Poliwave – London results (AMO data)
Every figure above comes from the sources listed here and was read on October 27, 2026. Where a number comes from a news outlet rather than the election office, the text says so.
