Bruno Marchand is projected to win a second term as mayor of Quebec City.

As of 9 p.m., he had over 51 per cent of the votes.

As the incumbent mayor, Marchand had to defend his record against attacks from his opponents during the campaign.

Marchand promised not to raise property taxes above the rate of inflation. He also announced his intention to relocate the city’s incinerator.

He also defended the tramway project, which still does not have unanimous support in Quebec City.

The campaign has been difficult for Bruno Marchand’s main rival, former Liberal minister Sam Hamad.

At the beginning of the campaign, his party, Leadership Québec, used images of Montreal to talk about traffic congestion in Quebec City.

Hamad also had to drop his candidate in Saint-Roch–Saint-Sauveur, Napoléon

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