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Sep 22, 2026
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Toronto mayoral race tightens, Chow’s lead cut to single digits
Original article ↗What we measured
Outlets covering
2
Lean bands spanned
1
Widest spread
Center
Verdict
Unverifiable
Key figures
The latest study from Liaison Strategies has Chow at 47 per cent among decided and leaning voters, just seven points ahead of Bradford, who is at 40 per cent.
Chris Alexander remains in third place at 10 per cent.
Her lead has gone from 11 points to seven, with Chow down three points and Bradford up one,” David Valentin, principal at Liaison Strategies, said.
“Chow leads Bradford 46 per cent to 41 per cent in North York and 46 per cent to 43 per cent in Scarborough.” Toronto’s municipal election will be held on Oct.
Methodology: Liaison surveyed a random sample of 1,000 Toronto residents from September 19 to September 20, 2026, using Interactive Voice Recording (IVR) technology.
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B.I.A.S. ANALYSIS
CENTER
Where the 2 outlets covering this sit
Center
100%
None framing
Center majority
2-outlet cluster
Broad pickup
Signal breakdown
Heuristic (v1/v3)
-0.20 · CENTER
ML v2 (DistilBERT)
0.241 · RIGHT
Ensemble
0.241 · CENTER
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POLITICS
Toronto mayoral race tightens, Chow’s lead cut to single digits
By Isaac Callan Global News
Posted September 22, 2026 12:26 pm
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Nathan Phillips Square is an urban plaza is seen in Toronto, Ont., Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. It forms the forecourt to Toronto City Hall, or New City Hall, at the intersection of Queen Street West and Bay Street, and is named for Nathan Phillips, mayor of Toronto from 1955 to 1962.…
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