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John Tory has won the election to be Toronto's next mayor — ending the often gruelling, hotly contested race for the city's top job and the tenure of outgoing mayor Rob Ford.

Shortly after 11 p.m. ET, Tory was shown winning some 394,900 votes, or 40.3 per cent — followed by Doug Ford with 330,600 and Olivia Chow with 227,000.

Tory told a crowd of cheering supporters Monday night he would end the "division that has paralyzed City Hall."

"Together, like never before, we now begin building Toronto the great," Tory said, adding he will lead the city "not left, not right, but forward."

"We are going to build a strong, inclusive city of opportunity from Etobicoke to Scarborough and from North York right to the waterfront."

The 60-year-old longtime political figure will be Toronto's 65th mayor.

Tory's support was concentrated close to the city centre, while Ford fared better in suburban Etobicoke and Scarborough. Tory's share of the vote is less than the 47.1 per cent Rob Ford drew when he won the 2010 election, but well ahead of Tory's 38 per cent when he lost to David Miller in 2003.

Voter turnout set a new record with an impressive 64.3 per cent — or 974,363 votes — up from the previous record of 50.6 per cent in 2010.

And Rob Ford may or may not be alive to fulfill his promise to run in 2018

CNN) -- Torontonians love Rob Ford. His brother? Not so much.

Ford, the crack-smoking, wise-cracking, scandal-soaked mayor, coasted to an easy win on the Toronto city council Monday night.

His brother, Doug Ford, who ran for Ford's old job as mayor -- lost.

Rob Ford decided not to run for re-election as mayor after he was diagnosed with a malignant liposarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer.

The cancer, doctors said, spread from the fatty tissue of Ford's abdomen to other parts of his body.

He tapped his campaign manager and brother, Doug, to run for mayor in his place.

On Monday night, Rob Ford won the Ward 2 city council seat, with 58.9% of the votes.