2015 Columbus, Ohio mayoral election

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2015 Columbus, Ohio mayoral election
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Candidate Andrew Ginther Zach Scott
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote88,82260,686
Percentage59%41%
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Mayor before election

Michael B. Coleman
Democratic

Elected mayor

Andrew Ginther
Democratic

The 2015 Columbus mayoral election took place on November 3, 2015, to elect the Mayor of Columbus, Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the May 5 primary advancing to the general election, regardless of party. [1]

Contents

Incumbent Democratic Mayor Michael B. Coleman was not running for re-election to a fifth term in office. [2]

Candidates

Democratic Party

Declared

Declined

Republican Party

Declared

Declined

Primary results

The Columbus Mayoral primary was nonpartisan, but candidates were endorsed by their parties. The two candidates who received the most votes advanced to the general election in November regardless of party.

Primary election result [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Andrew Ginther 24,22751.8
Nonpartisan Zach Scott8,56018.3
Nonpartisan Terry Boyd8,46118.1
Nonpartisan James Ragland5,55211.9

General election results

Ginther Marching in Columbus' Independence Day parade during his campaign Andrew Ginther (19492612342) (cropped).jpg
Ginther Marching in Columbus' Independence Day parade during his campaign
General election result [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Andrew Ginther 88,822 59
Nonpartisan Zach Scott60,68641

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  10. ↑ Lucas Sullivan (January 16, 2015). "Republicans tap Boyd for Columbus mayor, former Ohio State player Dimitrious Stanley for council". The Columbus Dispatch . Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
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