| Election Name: | 1977 Cleveland mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Cleveland, Ohio.svg |
| Country: | Cleveland |
| Type: | Mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1975 Cleveland mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1975 |
| Next Election: | 1978 Cleveland mayoral recall election |
| Next Year: | 1978 (recall) |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1977 |
| Candidate1: | Dennis Kucinich |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan candidate |
| Popular Vote1: | 93,047 |
| Percentage1: | 50.81% |
| Candidate2: | Ed Feighan |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan candidate |
| Popular Vote2: | 90,074 |
| Percentage2: | 49.19% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Ralph Perk |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Dennis Kucinich |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1977 Cleveland mayoral election took place on November 8, 1977, to elect the Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. The election was won by Dennis Kucinich. The election was officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the October 4 primary advancing to the general election.
In an upset defeat, incumbent mayor Ralph Perk failed to advance past the primary.
Kucinich, at 31 years of age, became the youngest mayor of a major United States city.[1]