1999 Columbus, Ohio mayoral election

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1999 Columbus, Ohio mayoral election
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 1995November 2, 19992003 
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Candidate Michael B. Coleman Dorothy Teater
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote86,63657,221
Percentage60.06%39.67%

Mayor before election

Greg Lashutka
Republican

Elected mayor

Michael B. Coleman
Democratic

The Columbus mayoral election of 1999 was the 81st mayoral election in Columbus, Ohio. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1999. Republican party incumbent mayor Greg Lashutka retired from office after two consecutive terms in office. Democratic party nominee Michael B. Coleman defeated Republican party nominee Dorothy Teater. Coleman became the first African American elected as mayor of Ohio's capital city. [1]

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Primary results

Columbus mayoral primaries are officially nonpartisan, but candidates are frequently endorsed by the parties with which they are affiliated. The two candidates who receive the most votes in the primary advance to the general election.

1999 Columbus mayoral primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Michael B. Coleman 28,82338.96
Nonpartisan Dorothy Teater27,49837.17
Nonpartisan Ben Espy 17,66323.87
Total votes73,984 100.0

General election results

1999 Columbus mayoral election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Michael B. Coleman 86,63660.06
Nonpartisan Dorothy Teater57,22137.17
Total votes143,857 100.0

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