In a poll of eligible voters conducted on the eve of a mayoral election, more of those polled stated that they favored Panitch than stated that they favored any other candidate
Despite this result, another candidate, Yeung, defeated Panitch by a comfortable margin
Of the poll respondents supporting Yeung, 70 percent described the election as important or very important,  while 30 percent of respondents supporting Panitch did the same.