Election Name: | Cleveland mayoral election, 1961 |
Country: | Cleveland |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Year: | 1959 |
Next Year: | 1962 |
Election Date: | November 6, 1961 |
Nominee1: | Anthony J. Celebrezze |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 145,972 |
Percentage1: | 73.25% |
Nominee2: | Albina Cermak |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 53,302 |
Percentage2: | 26.75% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Anthony J. Celebrezze |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Anthony J. Celebrezze |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The Cleveland mayoral election of 1961 saw the fourth re-election of incumbent mayor Anthony J. Celebrezze. His Republican opponent was Albina Cermak, the first woman to run for mayor of Cleveland.[1]