2021 Cincinnati mayoral election

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2021 Cincinnati mayoral election
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Candidate Aftab Pureval David Mann
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Democratic Democratic
Popular vote34,54117,919
Percentage65.84%34.16%
2021 Cincinnati Mayoral Election Precinct Results.svg
Precinct results:
Pureval:      50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     >90%
Mann:      50-60%     >60%
Mayor before election

John Cranley
Democratic

Elected mayor

Aftab Pureval
Democratic

The 2021 Cincinnati mayoral election took place on November 2, 2021, to elect the mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the primary election on May 4, 2021, advancing to the general election, regardless of party. Incumbent Democratic mayor John Cranley, first elected in 2013, was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term. Democratic Hamilton County clerk of court Aftab Pureval won the election over fellow Democrat and former congressman David S. Mann. [1]

Contents

Primary election

Candidates

Declared

Disqualified

Withdrawn

Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Gavi
Begtrup		David
Mann		Herman
Najoli		Raffel
Prophett		Aftab
Pureval		Cecil
Thomas		Undecided
Strategic Insights Research [17] April 9–12, 2021237 (LV)± 5.3%7%10%15%3%24%9%32%

Endorsements

Gavi Begtrup (D)
David Mann (D)
Aftab Pureval (D)

Results

2021 Cincinnati mayoral primary election results [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Aftab Pureval 13,302 39.2
Nonpartisan David Mann 9,830 29.0
Nonpartisan Cecil Thomas 5,58916.5
Nonpartisan Gavi Begtrup3,2299.5
Nonpartisan Raffel Prophett1,1963.5
Nonpartisan Herman Najoli7802.3
Total ballots33,926100

General election

Candidates

Endorsements

David Mann (D)

Individuals

Aftab Pureval (D)

Individuals

Labor Unions

  • Cincinnati AFL-CIO Labor Council [27]
  • Cincinnati Federation of Teachers [28]
  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 212 [29]
  • Laborers Local 265 [30]
  • Amalgamated Transit Union Local 627 [31]
  • United Food and Commercial Workers Local 75 [31]
  • Cincinnati Building Trades Union [32]

Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 15, 2021
CandidateTotal raisedCash on hand
David Mann $172,330$22,483
Aftab Pureval$593,275$73,277
[34]

Debates

2021 Cincinnati mayoral election debates
 No.Date & TimeHost(s)Moderator(s)LinkParticipants
Key:
 P  Participant   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee		 Mann Pureval
1 [35]
September 21, 2021
7:00 p.m. EDT
Kevin Aldridge
II

Results

2021 Cincinnati mayoral general election results [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Aftab Pureval 34,541 65.8
Nonpartisan David Mann 17,91934.2
Total ballots52,460100
Democratic hold

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

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