2013 Cleveland mayoral election

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2013 Cleveland mayoral election
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  2009 November 5, 2013 2017  
  Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson (cropped).jpg 3x4.svg
Candidate Frank G. Jackson Kenneth Lanci
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote38,83419,952
Percentage66.06%33.94%

Mayor before election

Frank G. Jackson
Democratic

Elected mayor

Frank G. Jackson
Democratic

The 2013 Cleveland mayoral election took place on November 5, 2013, to elect the Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. Usually a nonpartisan primary is held where the top two candidates move on to the general election, however, incumbent mayor Frank G. Jackson and businessman Kenneth A. Lanci were the only two candidates to file, so no primary election was held. [1]

While the race was officially nonpartisan, both candidates were Democrats.

Results

Cleveland mayoral election, 2013 [2]
CandidateVotes%
Frank G. Jackson (incumbent)38,83466.06
Kenneth A. Lanci19,95233.94
Total votes58,786 100.00

References

  1. O'Malley, Michael (June 27, 2013). "Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson draws only one challenger in mayoral race". The Plain Dealer . Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  2. "Amended November 5, 2013 Official Results by Contest". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. Retrieved February 13, 2016.