Matlow, Mihevc in very close race to win Ward 12 says poll

A poll of 609 voters in Ward 12 (St. Paul’s) by Mainstreet Research suggests that Councillors Joe Mihevc and Josh Matlow are in a statistical tie in their bid for re-election in that ward. Mr. Matlow showed a slight lead of 1.8 percent but it is noted by the pollster that this was before Mayor Tory endorsed Mr. Mihevc.  Mainstreet boss Quito Maggi says that in Beaches-East York Tory’s endorsement of Brad Bradford gave the candidate a notable boost, though he still trails former MP Matthew Kellway by a substantial margin. Kellway, according to the poll, sits at 43.7 per cent support while Bradford has about 32 percent support. The poll, Maggi said, was conducted between October 10 and 11. “The Matlow campaign will carefully look at these results in Beaches-East York as they show the potential impact of a Tory endorsement. We didn’t list Bradford as an option in our last Beaches-East York poll and he could not have been this high if you look at the “another candidate” totals in our previous poll,” Maggi added. “Tory’s endorsement has certainly given Bradford a big boost, and could give Mihevc the win if there is a similar impact in Toronto-St. Paul’s.”