A mayoral election was held on October 27, 2014. Incumbent Mayor Rob Ford initially ran for re-election, but dropped out after being diagnosed with a tumour - instead running for city council in Ward 2. Registration of candidates began on January 2, 2014, and ended September 12, 2014, at 2 pm.

The election was won by former Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leader and 2003 mayoral runner-up John Tory, who defeated Ford's brother, city councillor Doug Ford, and former Trinity—Spadina MP Olivia Chow. More than 980,000 Torontonians cast ballots in this election – a record turnout of around 55 percent.

Results Official results from the City of Toronto as of October 28, 2014. CandidateNumber of votes % of popular voteJohn Tory 394,775 40.28Doug Ford 330,610 33.73Olivia Chow 226,879 23.15Ari Goldkind 3,912 0.40Selina Chan 2,336 0.24Rocco Di Paola 1,557 0.16Don Andrews 1,012 0.10Morgan Baskin 1,009 0.10Ramnarine Tiwari 1,007 0.10George Dedopoulos 941 0.10Said Aly 800 0.08Robb Johannes 756 0.08Jonathan Glaister 747 0.08Monowar Hossain 614 0.06Mike Gallay 570 0.06Sam Surendran 569 0.06Michael Tramov 560 0.06Kevin Clarke 547 0.06Matthew Wong 491 0.05Dewitt Lee 489 0.05Hïmy Syed 465 0.05Mark Cidade 453 0.05Troy Young 411 0.04Dave McKay 407 0.04Michael Gordon 388 0.04Christopher Ball 377 0.04Ashok Sajnani 368 0.04Matthew Crack 365 0.04Frank Burgess 335 0.03D!ONNE Renée 323 0.03Michael Tasevski 319 0.03Mohammad Okhovat 318 0.03Chinh Huynh 312 0.03Veerayya Kembhavimath 294 0.03Jeff 288 0.03Pat Roberge 273 0.03Lee Romanov 271 0.03Radu Popescu 233 0.02Jon Karsemeyer 232 0.02Steven Lam 226 0.02Jonathan Bliguin 207 0.02Christina Van Eyck 203 0.02Josh Rachlis 201 0.02Carlie Ritch 194 0.02Tibor Steinberger 188 0.02Klim Khomenko 186 0.02Leo Gambin 165 0.02Daniel Walker 162 0.02Ram Narula 156 0.02Jamie Shannon 156 0.02Michael Nicula 145 0.02Gary McBean 135 0.01Charles Huang 134 0.01Russell Saunders 134 0.01Diana Maxted 117 0.01Jim Ruel 110 0.01Erwin Sniedzins 104 0.01Chai Kalevar 102 0.01Matt Mernagh 102 0.01Wally Schwauss 97 0.01Donovan Searchwell 90 0.01Ratan Wadhwa 73 0.01René Viau 69 0.01Oweka-Arac Ongwen 56 0.01Jack Weenen 52 0.01Total 980,177 100.00

Candidates At the close of nominations on September 12, 2014, 67 candidates were registered as per the City of Toronto website.MyVote Eighteen candidates had withdrawn including incumbent mayor Rob Ford. Two of the candidates who withdrew ended up re-registering and subsequently withdrawing again.

Registered candidates

Registered candidatesNameDate RegisteredBio and PlatformSaid AlyJanuary 2Don AndrewsJanuary 2Andrews is a perennial candidate and white supremacist, the leader of the neo-Nazi Nationalist Party of Canada.Christopher BallJanuary 2Morgan BaskinFebruary 28Baskin is a high-school student. She says she thinks she can win by bringing a new voice to municipal politics and vowing to end the divisive politics she says has plagued the city for far too long.Jeff January 3Jonathan BliguinMarch 26Frank BurgessMay 29Selina ChanApril 28Chan would like to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana and prostitution in cooperation with provincial and federal authorities, to reduce taxes elsewhere. Olivia ChowMarch 12Chow was the New Democratic Member of Parliament for Trinity—Spadina from 2006 until March 2014 when she resigned to enter the mayoral race. She had been a Metro Toronto Councillor and then a Toronto City Councillor from 1991 to 2005.Mark CidadeJanuary 2Cidade registered for the 2010 campaign, but withdrew due to undisclosed health reasons.Kevin ClarkeMay 9Perennial candidate and leader of the People's Political Party of Ontario.Matthew CrackJune 26George DedopoulosJanuary 3Rocco Di PaolaFebruary 25Doug FordSeptember 12City councillor for Ward 2. Entered the race following his brother's withdrawal.Mike GallayMay 26Leo GambinFebruary 19Jonathan GlaisterApril 10Ari GoldkindMarch 17Goldkind is a criminal lawyer. He is advocating a toll on the Don Valley Parkway and higher property taxes in order to pay for subway expansion. Michael GordonApril 4Monowar HossainJanuary 2Campaigned for the Toronto District School Board in 2000 and for Mayor of Toronto in 2003, 2006 and 2010. He moved to Canada from India in 1983 due to what he describes as "political issues". He trained as a lawyer, later worked as a security officer, and was studying to be an investment adviser in 2003. Hossain's first mayoral campaign was highlighted by a promise to provide food and housing for Toronto's unemployed to bring them into the workforce. In 2006, he described himself as the "Dealienation Advocate" and said that he would rescue people from "traps" like psychologists and laboratory experimentation.Charles HuangJanuary 2Chinh HuynhJanuary 2Robb JohannesJanuary 6Johannes is a Toronto-based musician and founding member of the band Paint.Chai KalevarAugust 8Jon KarsemeyerFebruary 14Klim KhomenkoMay 1Steven LamJune 23Dewitt LeeJanuary 6Diana-De MaxtedJanuary 2Ran for mayor in 2000 and 2006. The founder of the Society Community Association Network (SCAN), which assists low income people and victims of crime and abuse. She campaigned for mayor in 2000, and for Toronto's 31st council ward in a 2001 by-election. When Toronto Police Chief Julian Fantino organized a "meet and greet" for Toronto's gay community in 2001, Maxted presented him with a pair of earrings. She wore a queen's gown, tiara and fairy wings to an all-candidates debate in 2006. Her platform will include advocacy for seniors and disability issues.Veerayya KembhavimathSeptember 12Gary McBeanJuly 25Dave McKayMarch 25Under the stage name Sketchy the Clown, Dave McKay has satirized incumbent mayor Rob Ford.Matt MernaghJanuary 2Mernagh is an author, medical marijuana user and activist.Ram NarulaAugust 15Michael NiculaApril 243-year-old Toronto businessman, founder and leader of the federally registered Party for Accountability, Competency and Transparency. Wants to bring his party's three values to City Hall.Mohammad OkhovatSeptember 11Oweka-Arac OngwenAugust 28Radu PopescuJanuary 6Josh RachlisJune 9D!ONNE RenéeAugust 15North York resident, describes herself as an entrepreneur. Kicked out of three mayoral debates that she was not invited to.Carlie RitchMarch 20Also known as 'Mizz Barbie Bitch' Ritch is a dominatrix who wants to "whip Toronto into shape."Pat RobergeSeptember 5Lee RomanovJune 14Jim RuelJuly 23Ashok SajnaniMarch 26A 70-year-old physician, Sajnani was born in India and is a resident of Rosedale, Toronto.Russell SaundersMarch 21Wally SchwaussSeptember 8Withdrew on May 22; re-registered on July 4; withdrew again on August 19, and re-registered again on September 8.Donovan SearchwellAugust 1Jamie ShannonJune 25Erwin SniedzinsApril 9Tibor SteinbergerApril 10Steinberger ran for mayor in 2010, receiving 733 votes.Sam SurendranFebruary 19Himy SyedJuly 25Syed was also a mayoral candidate in 2010. He was the founding editor of Torontowiki.org, former executive director of the Canadian Muslim Civil Liberties Association and described himself as an "Islamic banker". In 2010, Syed advocated "citizen's rights" as part of his platform."Mayoral mania!", eye weekly, August 24, 2010Michael TasevskiFebruary 24Ramnarine TiwariFebruary 14John ToryFebruary 24Former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (2004-2009) and mayoral candidate in 2003; hosted a radio talk show on CFRB but resigned prior to registering as a candidate. Tory has released a campaign launch video in which he states that building a Downtown Relief Line is his top priority.Michael TramovJanuary 2Christina Van EyckMarch 17René ViauSeptember 12Ratan WadhwaMay 26Daniel WalkerFebruary 19Jack WeenenJanuary 10Matthew WongFebruary 21Troy YoungJanuary 8

Withdrawn Glenn Boque – withdrew on September 12 James Dalzell – withdrew on August 7 Ryan Doherty – withdrew on August 27 Ryan Emond – withdrew on August 22 Rob Ford – the incumbent mayor withdrew on September 12 after being hospitalized with an abdominal tumour and registered to run for city councillor in Ward 2. He endorsed his brother Doug Ford for mayor. James French – withdrew on September 11 Norm Gardner – former city councillor and Toronto Police Services chair, withdrew on September 4 Happy Happy – withdrew on April 16; re-registered on June 12 and then withdrew again on September 12 Greg Isaacs – withdrew on February 13 Robin Lawrance – withdrew on June 30 Jim McMillan – withdrew on June 30 Waldemar (Wally) Schwauss – withdrew on May 22; re-registered on July 4; withdrew again on August 19, and re-registered again on September 8. Brent Smyth – withdrew on September 9 David Soknacki – withdrew September 10, saying that his support wasn't growing fast enough and it wouldn't be fair to continue asking volunteers to run an unsuccessful campaign Karen Stintz – Ward 16 city councillor and former TTC chair withdrew on August 21 without endorsing another candidate. Sarah Thomson – withdrew on September 9 and registered to run for city councillor in Ward 20. Richard Underhill – withdrew on September 12 and endorsed Olivia Chow

Declined to run Margaret Atwood, a Canadian author. Member of the Green Party. Got into an altercation with Rob Ford in 2011–2012 over closings of several libraries. Stated she's "not running for mayor yet" and later said she would not run. Nikki Benz, adult film performer raised in Etobicoke. Announced that she intended to register on National Masturbation Day, May 28, however her expired Ontario driver's licence was not accepted as proof of address and her registration could not be processed. Shelley Carroll – Councillor for Ward 33 Don Valley East (2003–present), former Chair of the Budget Committee (2006–2010) and former Toronto District School Board trustee (2000–2003). Carroll registered her candidacy for re-election as Councillor for Ward 33 on February 21, 2014. Angela Kennedy, Toronto Catholic School Board Trustee for Ward 11 (2000–present), and former chair of the Board (2009–2010). Stated that she will not run for mayor, as she instead will be seeking the provincial seat of Don Valley East. Sheldon Levy, President and Vice Chancellor of Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) since 2005, who sparked interest from many when announcing that he was stepping down from that position, after 10 years, in 2015. He consistently denied the rumour that he was running for mayor. Toronto Life magazine calls Levy "The Best Mayor Toronto Never Had". Denzil Minnan-Wong – Councillor for Ward 34 Don Valley East; first elected to Toronto City Council in 1997. Chair of the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, a member of the Executive Committee and a supporter of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Was rumoured to be considering running for mayor; registered to run for his council position on April 24, 2014. Bob Rae, former MP for Toronto Centre (2008–2013), interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada (2011–2013), and Premier of Ontario (1990–1995), ruled out running for mayor of Toronto when he announced his resignation as an MP on June 19, 2013. George Smitherman, former MPP for Toronto Centre (1999–2010), Deputy Premier of Ontario (2007–2010), and 2010 mayoral candidate. Endorsed Olivia Chow. Adam Vaughan – Councillor for Ward 20 Trinity—Spadina (2006–2014) and former Citytv/CP24 journalist. Instead, ran and was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the Trinity—Spadina federal by-election.

Issues According to Nanos Research opinion poll conducted in July 2014 during the election campaign, the main issues concerning the voters were: public transit, high property taxes, jobs and the local economy and traffic.

Public transit