Steven Del Duca

2022 - 10 - 25

Steven Del Duca elected Vaughan mayor in extremely close race ... (CBC.ca)

Voters in Vaughan have elected former Ontario Liberal leader Steven Del Duca to be their next mayor after an extremely close race, CBC News projects.

He formally endorsed Del Duca in early October, with the pair signing an accord that would see Del Duca carry on the priorities of the previous administration. But he added that such tools have to be used judiciously. There was no incumbent in the race.

Steven Del Duca wins tight Vaughan mayoral race (Globalnews.ca)

Del Duca faced an incredibly tight race against Sandra Yeung Racco, a former councillor.

Polls in Vaughan closed at 8 p.m. Former mayor Bevilacqua endorsed Del Duca to replace him in a statement at the beginning of October. [Steven Del Duca](https://globalnews.ca/tag/steven-del-duca) has been elected as Mayor of [Vaughan](https://globalnews.ca/tag/vaughan) just months after his party was defeated and he failed to win a seat in June’s provincial election.

Former Ont. Liberal leader Steven Del Duca narrowly elected mayor ... (CP24 Toronto's Breaking News)

Former Ontario Transportation Minister and Ontario Liberal Party leader Steven Del Duca has been elected the new mayor of Vaughan.

Crime was also cited as a concern in the election campaign, amid a rising trend of carjackings that has hit the GTA. It also has a hospital, a rapid bus line and mushrooming crop of new condo towers. “Thank you to the people of Vaughan for your confidence and faith. Del Duca, a lawyer by training, is married and has two daughters. Bevilacqua all but anointed the mayor-elect as his successor several weeks after announcing that he would not be seeking another term himself. He beat out long-time Ward 4 Councillor Sandra Yeung-Racco by less than a thousand votes in a tighter-than expected race.

Former Liberal leader Steven Del Duca wins close mayoral race in ... (Toronto Sun)

The election of Vaughan's mayor turned into a battle royale, as former Ontario Liberal leader Steven Del Duca won with a razor-thin lead.

Del Duca pledged to lead a regional campaign to reduce truck traffic on Hwy. 7 by moving it to Hwy. “I just want you to know how much all of it means,” the mayor-elect told supporters gathered at a Woodbridge banquet hall Monday night.

Ten notable mayoral winners in municipal elections across Ontario (Toronto Star)

Former Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath will start a new chapter in her political career, where it all began, as the new mayor of Hamilton. Horwath narrowly ...

Gord Krantz narrowly secured a 14th term as mayor of this Greater Toronto Area municipality, where he is believed to be the country’s longest-serving mayor. Charles Steele managed to capture 37 per cent of the vote, though it wasn’t enough to take the seat away from Bill Steele, who captured nearly 63 per cent of the total vote. John Tory secured a third term as mayor of the country’s most populous city following a campaign that saw him weather criticisms of his record and the state of Toronto. As mayor, he faced allegations of financial and contract irregularities and a council sharply divided by pro- and anti-Brown allegiances. The province recently granted “strong mayor” powers to both Toronto and Ottawa in the interest of getting more housing built quickly, but Sutcliffe has said he is not interested in the veto to override council. Former Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath will start a new chapter in her political career, where it all began, as the new mayor of Hamilton.

Vaughan race a major battle with a razor thin margin (Canada.com)

Steven Del Duca and Sandra Yeung Racco waged an extremely tight race in Vaughan with one percentage point separating the two from the field vying to become ...