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Record 222,550 advance votes cast in Toronto municipal election; vote day Oct 26
The City of Toronto said on Oct 13 that advance voting for the 2026 municipal election drew 222,550 voters over six days — a record, far above recent elections. Voting day is Oct 26.
Why it matters
The City of Toronto announced in an official news release on Oct 13 that advance voting for the 2026 municipal election ended at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct 11, with 222,550 voters casting ballots over six days — a record high for advance voting, far above the 129,745 votes in the 2023 mayoral byelection and the 115,911 in the 2022 election.
Day-by-day: Oct 6 — 36,743; Oct 7 — 31,018; Oct 8 — 28,666; Oct 9 — 33,579; Oct 10 — 39,181; Oct 11 (final day) — 53,363, with turnout clearly accelerating in the last two days.
Full report
Voting day is Monday, Oct 26, with polls open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters who applied for a mail-in ballot must return their packages by noon on Wednesday, Oct 14.
The city's figures cover only in-person advance voting, not mail-in ballots; the final turnout will be known after voting day. High advance-voting numbers are usually read as a sign of voter enthusiasm. (Source: City of Toronto news release, 2026-10-13.)
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