Cincinnati mayoral elections explained

The mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, is elected directly in a nonpartisan election separate from the City Council election. Until 2001, the candidate who received the most votes in the City Council election would become mayor. Mayoral candidates in the general election are chosen in an open primary.

Bold type indicates winner. Italic type indicates incumbent.

Date	Democratic	Republican	Charterite	Other
2013	John Cranley 33,428			Roxanne Qualls (D): 24,288^[1]
	Mark Mallory 38,645	Brad Wenstrup 32,424		Tom Chandler:^[2] 51
	Mark Mallory 36,200			David Pepper (D):^[3] 33,664
	Charlie Luken 47,755		Courtis Fuller ^[4] 38,494

Primary elections

As of 2001, the mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, is elected directly in a separate election. Prior to that, it was the candidate who received the most votes in the city council election. Candidates in the general election are chosen in an open primary. in 2013, John Cranley (D), defeated Roxanne Qualls (D).

Italic type indicates incumbent.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Official results. clarityelections.com. 5 April 2024.
2. Tom Chandler was a write-in candidate.
3. David Pepper was a Democratic member of the Cincinnati city council running as a Democrat in the mayoral race. The mayoral primary is open and the top 2 vote getters in the 2005 primary were Democrats Mallory and Pepper.
4. Courtis Fuller was a lifelong registered Democrat running as a Charterite.