2005 Cleveland mayoral election

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2005 Cleveland mayoral election
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  2001 November 8, 2005 2009  
  Frank G Jackson with Navy (1).jpg Jcampbell (1).jpg
Candidate Frank G. Jackson Jane L. Campbell
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote54,64344,754
Percentage54.97%45.03%

Mayor before election

Jane L. Campbell
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Frank G. Jackson
Democratic

The 2005 Cleveland mayoral election took place on November 8, 2005, to elect the Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the October 4 primary advancing to the general election, regardless of party.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic Mayor Jane L. Campbell ran for re-election to a second term in office, but lost the general election to Cleveland City Council President Frank G. Jackson.

Candidates

Primary election

Primary election results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Frank G. Jackson 20,282 38.11
Nonpartisan Jane L. Campbell (incumbent) 15,511 29.22
Nonpartisan James A. Draper5,73110.77
Nonpartisan Robert J. Triozzi5,32710.01
Nonpartisan David M. Lynch4,1097.72
Nonpartisan Bill Patmon9301.75
Nonpartisan Michael L. Nelson9271.74
Nonpartisan Anthony B. Brown3600.68
Total votes53,217 100.00

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 1]
Margin
of error
Frank
Jackson (D)
Jane
Campbell (D)
Undecided
SurveyUSA October 22–24, 2005587 (LV)± 4.1%54%34%11%

Results

Cleveland mayoral election, 2005 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Frank G. Jackson 54,643 54.97
Nonpartisan Jane L. Campbell (incumbent)44,75445.03
Total votes99,397 100.00

Notes

  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

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