1962 Cleveland mayoral special election

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Cleveland mayoral election special election, 1962
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  1961 November 6, 1962 [1] 1963  
 
Nominee Ralph S. Locher Willard W. Brown
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote179,37661,910
Percentage74.34%25.66%

Mayor before election

Ralph S. Locher
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Ralph S. Locher
Democratic

The Cleveland mayoral special election of 1962 saw the election of incumbent mayor Ralph S. Locher, [1] who became mayor after Anthony J. Celebrezze resigned as mayor in 1962 to serve as United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under President John F. Kennedy. [2]

General election

1962 Cleveland mayoral election (general election) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ralph S. Locher (incumbent) 179,376 74.34%
Republican Willard W. Brown61,91025.66%
Turnout 241,286

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "RaceID=748827". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  2. "Former Mayor Ralph Locher Dies at Home". The Plain Dealer. June 20, 2004. p. A1.