| Election Name: | Cleveland mayoral election, 1947 |
| Country: | Cleveland |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 1945 |
| Next Year: | 1949 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1947 |
| Nominee1: | Thomas A. Burke |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 168,412 |
| Percentage1: | 66.20% |
| Nominee2: | Eliot Ness |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 85,990 |
| Percentage2: | 33.80% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Thomas A. Burke |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Thomas A. Burke |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The Cleveland mayoral election of 1947 saw the election of Thomas A. Burke as Mayor of Cleveland, defeating Republican challenger Eliot Ness.[1]