2017 Cleveland mayoral election

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2017 Cleveland mayoral election
Flag of Cleveland, Ohio.svg
  2013 November 7, 2017 2021  
Turnout23.93%
  Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson (cropped).jpg 3x4.svg
Candidate Frank G. Jackson Zack Reed
Popular vote35,50624,116
Percentage59.55%40.45%

2017 Cleveland mayoral election results map by city council ward.svg
Results by city council district
Jackson:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Reed:      50–60%

Mayor before election

Frank G. Jackson
Democratic

Elected mayor

Frank G. Jackson
Democratic

The 2017 Cleveland mayoral election took place on November 7, 2017, to elect the Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the September 12 primary election advancing to the general election, regardless of party. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Frank G. Jackson won reelection to a fourth term.

Contents

Primary election

Candidates

On ballot

Write-in candidates

Disqualified

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Frank Jackson

U.S. Representatives

City Council members

Notable individuals

Labor unions

  • Cleveland Building & Construction Trades Council [24]

Organizations

Newspapers

Jeff Johnson

Labor unions

Organizations

  • Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus [28]
Robert Kilo

Organizations

Zack Reed

Notable individuals

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
James
Jerome Bell
Eric
Brewer
Brandon
Chrostowski
Frank
Jackson
Jeff
Johnson
Robert
Kilo
Camry
Kincaid
Tony
Madalone
Bill
Patmon
Zack
Reed
Dyrone
Smith
Undecided
Zogby Analytics [31] August 2–8, 2017504± 4.4%1%3%2%33%8%2%2%1%2%12%1%35%

Results

Primary election results [32]
CandidateVotes %
Frank G. Jackson (incumbent)12,69938.74
Zack Reed7,19521.95
Jeff Johnson5,04215.38
Brandon Edwin Chrostowski3,1129.49
Robert M. Kilo1,7255.26
Tony Madalone1,5154.62
Bill Patmon8832.69
Eric J. Brewer4791.46
Dyrone W. Smith1300.40
James Jerome Bell (Write-in)00.00
Camry S. Kincaid (Write-in)00.00
Total votes32,780 100

General election

Candidates

Endorsements

Frank Jackson

U.S. Representatives

City Council members

Notable individuals

Labor unions

  • Cleveland Building & Construction Trades Council [24]

Organizations

Newspapers

Zack Reed

Notable individuals

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Frank
Jackson
Zack
Reed
Undecided
Zogby Analytics [31] August 2–8, 2017504± 4.4%46%27%27%
Hypothetical polling

with Eric Brewer

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Eric
Brewer
Frank
Jackson
Undecided
Zogby Analytics [31] August 2–8, 2017504± 4.4%21%47%33%

with Jeff Johnson

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Frank
Jackson
Jeff
Johnson
Undecided
Zogby Analytics [31] August 2–8, 2017504± 4.4%44%30%26%

Results

Cleveland mayoral election, 2017
CandidateVotes %
Frank G. Jackson (incumbent)35,50659.55
Zack Reed24,11640.45
Total votes59,622 100

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