2015 Toledo, Ohio mayoral special election

2015 Toledo mayoral special election

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Nominee Paula Hicks-Hudson Michael Bell Carty Finkbeiner Party Democratic Independent Democratic Popular vote 23,087 11,228 10,276 Percentage 35.63% 17.33% 15.86%   Nominee Sandy Drabik Collins Sandy Spang Mike Ferner Party Independent Independent Independent Popular vote 9,432 7,028 3,208 Percentage 14.55% 10.85% 4.95%

Mayor before election Paula Hicks-Hudson (Acting) Democratic Elected mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson Democratic

The 2015 Toledo mayoral special election was held on November 3, 2015, to determine the mayor of Toledo, Ohio and to finish the term of former mayor D. Michael Collins who died in office. ^[1]

Incumbent acting mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson was elected mayor with 35.63% of the vote.

Candidates

• Michael Bell, former mayor of Toledo ^{[2] [3]}
• Sandy Drabik Collins, former director of Ohio Department of Administrative Services and widow of former mayor D. Michael Collins ^{[4] [3]}
• Opal Covey, perennial candidate ^{[5] [3]}
• Mike Ferner, former city councilor ^{[6] [3]}
• Carty Finkbeiner, former mayor of Toledo ^{[7] [3]}
• Paula Hicks-Hudson, incumbent acting mayor of Toledo and former city council president ^{[8] [3]}
• Sandy Spang, city councilor ^{[9] [3]}

Debates

2015 Toledo mayoral special election debates

No.	Date	Host(s)	Moderator	Link	Participants
Key:  P Participant   A Absent   N Non-invitee   I Invitee  W  Withdrawn
					Michael Bell	Sandy Drabik Collins	Opal Covey	Mike Ferner	Carty Finkbeiner	Paula Hicks-Hudson	Sandy Spang
1 [10]	Sep. 23, 2015	University of Toledo	Keith Burris	Video	P	P	A	P	P	P	P
2 [11]	Oct. 22, 2015	NBC 24 & WSPD	Mark Hyman	Video	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
3 [12]	Oct. 28, 2015	WTVG & The Blade		Video	P	P	P	P	P	P	P

Results

2015 Toledo mayoral special election ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paula Hicks-Hudson (inc.)	23,087	35.63
	Independent	Michael Bell	11,228	17.33
	Democratic	Carty Finkbeiner	10,276	15.86
	Independent	Sandy Drabik Collins	9,432	14.55
	Independent	Sandy Spang	7,028	10.85
	Independent	Mike Ferner	3,208	4.95
	Republican	Opal Covey	544	0.84
Total votes			64,803	100

References

1. Bade, Nick (February 6, 2015). "Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins has passed away at the age of 70". Toledo News Now. Archived from the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
2. "Former Mayor Mike Bell files to run for mayor again". WTVG . August 7, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
3. Hegarty, Shaun (September 4, 2015). "Seven file for Toledo Mayoral race". WTVG . Retrieved May 5, 2021.
4. Keilholz, Jonathan (May 19, 2015). "Sandy Drabik Collins to run for Toledo mayor". WTVG . Retrieved May 5, 2021.
5. Long, Christine (August 3, 2015). "Opal Covey talks fifth run for Toledo mayor". WTVG . Retrieved May 5, 2021.
6. "Mike Ferner planning run for mayor". WTVG . August 18, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
7. Brown, Kristian (September 3, 2015). "Finkbeiner files petitions for mayor". WTVG . Retrieved May 5, 2021.
8. Hormann, Bill (March 18, 2015). "Hicks-Hudson announces she's running to complete Collins' term". WTVG . Retrieved May 5, 2021.
9. "Toledo Council Member at-Large Sandy Spang announces run for mayor". WTVG . August 14, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
10. Pollauf, Heather (September 23, 2015). "Toledo mayoral candidates face off in season's first debate". WTVG . Retrieved May 5, 2021.
11. Raghuveer, Amulya (October 22, 2015). "NBC 24/WSPD host debate featuring all Toledo mayoral candidates". WNWO-TV . Retrieved May 5, 2021.
12. "Toledo mayoral candidates face off in televised debate". WTVG . October 27, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
13. "Election Summary Report General Election Lucas County, Ohio November 3, 2015 Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races * * * OFFICIAL RESULTS * * *". Lucas County Board of Elections. Retrieved May 5, 2021.