Mayor
The mayoral election saw progressive North Toronto councillor Anne Johnston challenge incumbent Art Eggleton. Eggleton won reelection by a significant margin, with Johnston not even winning her former ward.
- Results
- Art Eggleton - 92,994
- Anne Johnston - 59,817
- Ann Ladas - 1,473
- Gaston Schwab - 1,228
- Aaron Abraham - 1,077
- John J. Benz - 583
- Skip Evans - 557
- Fred Dunn - 513
- Gary Watson - 433
- Ben Kerr - 422
- Ronald Rodgers - 341
- Andrejs Murnieks - 266
- Warren J. Van Evera - 223
- Gary Weagle - 202
Read more about this topic: Toronto Municipal Election, 1985, Toronto
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