1965 Cleveland mayoral election

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1965 Cleveland mayoral election
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  1963 November 2, 1965 1967  
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Nominee Ralph S. Locher Carl Stokes Ralph Perk
Party Democratic Independent Republican
Popular vote87,85887,71641,045
Percentage36.72%36.66%17.15%

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NomineeRalph A. McAllister
Party Independent
Popular vote22,650
Percentage9.47%

Mayor before election

Ralph S. Locher
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Ralph S. Locher
Democratic

The Cleveland mayoral election of 1965 saw the reelection of Ralph S. Locher by an extremely narrow margin.

General election

1965 Cleveland mayoral election (general election) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ralph S. Locher (incumbent) 87,858 36.72%
Independent Carl Stokes 87,71636.66%
Republican Ralph Perk 41,04517.15%
Independent Ralph A. McAllister22,6509.47%
Turnout 239,269

References

  1. "RaceID=548262". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 9, 2019.