Suspecting he may have COVID-19 and facing elevated risk of complications from the virus, Kent Hehr announced Tuesday he is withdrawing his mayoral bid.

Naheed Nenshi will be back in the mayor’s chair for another four years after claiming victory in Monday’s election.

The survey from Mainstreet Research found that if an election was held today Smith would win with 48 per cent of the vote. That’s 17 points ahead of Naheed Nenshi who, according to recent polling by the organization, would achieve just 31 per cent of the vote.