2023 Columbus, Ohio mayoral election

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2023 Columbus, Ohio mayoral election
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  2019 November 7, 20232027 
  Andrew Ginther 20160113 (cropped).jpg Joe Motil at Columbus Free Press Meeting (cropped).png
Candidate Andrew Ginther Joe Motil
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote137,47576,989
Percentage63.4%35.5%

Mayor before election

Andrew Ginther
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Andrew Ginther
Democratic

The 2023 Columbus mayoral election took place on November 7, 2023 to elect the mayor of Columbus, Ohio. Incumbent Democratic mayor Andrew Ginther was re-elected to a third term in office. [1] A primary election would have been held in May, but because only two candidates qualified for the race, both advanced directly to the November general election. [2] Two write-in candidates were later certified to the general election ballot. Mayoral elections in Columbus are officially non-partisan but candidates are often endorsed by their parties.

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Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Results

Note: The Columbus mayoralty is an officially non-partisan position and all candidates appear on the ballot without a party affiliation. Affiliations listed here are according to the candidates themselves and party endorsement lists.

2023 Columbus mayoral election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Andrew Ginther (incumbent) 137,475 63.4
Democratic Joe Motil76,98935.5
Republican Carrie Griffin (write-in)5120.2
Independent Allison Willford (write-in)3100.1
Write-in Other write-ins [lower-alpha 3] 1,5520.7
Total votes216,838 100.0

Notes

  1. Griffin was initially disqualified from the primary election after submitting only 566 of the required 1,000 valid signatures on her nomination petitions. However, she was later certified to the general election as a write-in candidate. [1] [2] [6]
  2. Motil was denied endorsement by the Franklin County Democratic Party for lack of adequate campaign resources including funding. [7] [8] [9]
  3. Write-ins for individuals who were not certified as candidates by the Franklin County Board of Elections.

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References

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