Editing Rob Ford (section)

===2010 Toronto mayoral election===
{{Main|2010 Toronto mayoral election}}
Ford was elected mayor with 383,501 votes (47%) over George Smitherman's 289,832 (35.6%) and Joe Pantalone with 95,482 (11.7%). The voter turnout was around 52% of registered voters, the highest in Toronto's [[Amalgamation of Toronto|post-amalgamation history]].<ref name="eyeweekly.com">{{cite news|url=https://abitmoredetail.wordpress.com/2010/10/27/link-a-matter-of-respect-how-rob-ford-swept-into-city-hall/|title=A matter of respect: how Rob Ford swept into City Hall|newspaper=Eye Weekly|location=Toronto, Ontario|date=October 26, 2010|access-date=March 19, 2011}}</ref> Ward-by-ward electoral results showed that Ford had won all of the former pre-amalgamation suburbs, while Smitherman topped districts in the pre-amalgamation Toronto districts. Ford received 80,000 votes from the "Downtown 13" wards, or 20% of his total votes.<ref name="network.nationalpost.com">{{cite news |work=National Post |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/rossis-mayoral-campaign-struggling-to-get-off-the-boards/article1378914/|title=Rocco Rossi jumps into mayoralty race with pledge to sell Toronto Hydro|date=December 14, 2009}}</ref> Ford ran on a populist platform of fiscal conservatism and subway expansion.<ref name="Rob Ford elected mayor of Toronto">{{cite news |publisher=CBC News |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-elected-mayor-of-toronto-1.870381|title=Rob Ford elected mayor of Toronto|date=October 25, 2010}}</ref> During the campaign, the scandals benefited Ford. After his [[driving under the influence]] (DUI) conviction became public, his share of the vote increased 10%. After it was revealed he was banned from high school coaching, he raised {{CAD|25,000}} in campaign contributions overnight.{{sfn|Doolittle|2014|p=17}}