1989 Cleveland mayoral election

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1989 Cleveland mayoral election
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  1985 November 7, 1989 1993  
  Michael White, former mayor of Cleveland.jpg No image.svg
Candidate Michael R. White George L. Forbes
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote85,82968,167
Percentage55.74%44.27%

Mayor before election

George Voinovich
Republican

Elected Mayor

Michael R. White
Democratic

The 1989 Cleveland mayoral election took place on November 7, 1989, to elect the Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the October 3 primary advancing to the general election.

Contents

Both candidates who advanced to the runoff were African American and Democrats. [1]

Candidates

Primary election

Primary election results [2]
CandidateVotes %
George L. Forbes 46,49337.53%
Michael R. White 31,44025.38%
Benny Bonanno 28,26822.82%
Tim Hagan 11,7999.52%
Ralph J. Perk, Jr.5,8914.76%
Total votes123,891

General election

Cleveland mayoral election, 1989 [3]
CandidateVotes %
Michael R. White 85,82955.74%
George L. Forbes 68,16744.27%
Total votes153,996

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