Milton’s Gord Krantz, Oakville’s Rob Burton and Markham’s Frank Scarpitti have been mayor for 74 years collectively and al are up for re-election.
Some 42 years later, Hamid is hoping that his bid for mayor in the upcoming election will finally end the streak of the longest-running mayor in the country.
Krantz said much of his popularity has come from the way he has managed the town: fiscally responsible and by keeping taxes low. Scarpitti, who has been mayor for 16 years, won in 2018 with 75 per cent of the vote. Hamilton, who ran for regional councillor in 2018, won the most votes for the position, granting him the deputy mayor role.
Scarpitti said he is “making sure the people of Markham know what I have done, the approach I have taken and most importantly the results — just judge me on the results.” Burton said residents value the years of experience he brings to the table, in particular around how to make the city more livable while increasing housing supply, as is required by the province.
Despite their popularity, all three incumbent mayors said that even with a perceived edge and the decades of name recognition, they don’t take campaigning race for granted.
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