1961 Cleveland mayoral election

Cleveland mayoral election, 1961

←  1959 November 6, 1961 [1] 1962  →

Nominee Anthony J. Celebrezze Albina Cermak Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 145,972 53,302 Percentage 73.25% 26.75%

Mayor before election Anthony J. Celebrezze Democratic Elected mayor Anthony J. Celebrezze Democratic

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. ^[2]

General election

1961 Cleveland mayoral election (general election) ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anthony J. Celebrezze (incumbent)	145,972	73.25%
	Republican	Albina Cermak	53,302	26.75%
Turnout			199,274

References

1. "RaceID=749220". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
2. Deinhart, Mari (December 5, 2014). "Albina R. Cermak". Cleveland Historical Society. Retrieved May 13, 2019.