Toronto Star readers have spoken, choosing Olivia Chow as Wednesday’s mayoral debate winner. Twitter doesn’t seem so sure.

An online, unscientific survey asking “Who won the first Toronto mayoral debate?” allowed readers to choose between one of five candidates, or a sixth option; “None of the above.”

By 5:30 a.m. Thursday, over 3,000 voters had voiced their opinion online.

Chow led the survey, earning 44 per cent of the votes.

Though not everyone appears to agree; “So, #OliviaChow was incredibly underwhelming in the #mayoraldebate - #robford has honed talking points. Scary,” said Andrew Waugh via twitter.

Francesco Antonio seems to feel similarly, having tweeted “Olivia Chow, what an embarrassing debate. No facts. All you did was attack candidates. Are you running for mayor or school bully? #TOpoli.”

Rob Ford swooped in with 25 per cent of the votes in the Star survey, landing in second place, while John Tory, with 16 per cent of votes, rests in third.

Late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel tweeted out during the debate “oh my goodness, @TOMayorFord is JFK compared to some of these candidates #TOpoli #cityvote.”

Those supporting Ford began using the hashtag #voterob.

Former Member of Parliament Martha Findlay put in her two cents, tweeting “I have to say, I quite like the @johntoryTO slogan "Not Left, Not Right, but Forward". It has a nice ring to it :-) #TOpoli.”

Others seemed less than impressed by the entire debate, taking to twitter simply to express their dismay.

Timothy Corcoran said via twitter “#TOpoli -debate for issues actually that relate to the job in office. Right? Not about what you ingest, digest, or how your farts smell,” perhaps referring to some of the quick quips the candidates aimed at one another.

Korice Moir, on a similar note, tweeted “Tuned in. That was painful to watch. Painful. #TOpoli.”

Tom North questioned “Since when did the benchmark for being perfect mean you haven't smoked crack? #cityvote @johntoryTO @KarenStintz @oliviachow.”

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David Soknacki rings in fourth based on the survey, followed by Karen Stintz.

Ford, Tory, Stintz and Soknacki will appear at Ryerson University Wednesday evening.

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