Now that the 10-month civic election campaign has come to an end, the real work of community building begins.

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Ten-year council veteran sails to easy win

Torontonians handed cost-cutting city councillor Rob Ford a strong mandate Monday to “stop the gravy train once and for all” as the third mayor of the amalgamated City of Toronto.

Ford won by a strong margin. With 1,864 of 1,870 polls reporting, Ford had 47 per cent of the vote.
George Smitherman, who had been running close in the polls as election day neared, had 35.6 per cent of the vote.

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George Smitherman thanks his supporters Monday evening after being defeated by Rob Ford in the race to become mayor of Toronto.

Staff photo/NICK PERRY

The gravy train made its last stop in Etobicoke Monday night, after Torontonians handed cost-cutting city councillor Rob Ford a strong mandate to be the third mayor of the amalgamated City of Toronto.

Ford won by a strong margin. With 1,793 of 1,870 polls reporting, Ford had 47.4 per cent of the vote.

George Smitherman, who had been running close in the polls as election day neared, had 35.3 per cent of the vote. Read More

Mayoral candidate Joe Pantalone thanks his supporters gathered at Revival on College Street as he makes his concession speech after losing his bid to become Mayor to Rob Ford Monday night.

Photo/MANNY RODRIGUES

A look back at an eventful campaign

For more than 10 months, the voters of Toronto have been transfixed by a mayor’s race unlike any other.

In literally days, it will be over and one of three remaining candidates – conservative city councillor Rob Ford, former Liberal MPP George Smitherman and New Democrat Joe Pantalone – will more than likely become the amalgamated City of Toronto’s third mayor.

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