2025 Dayton mayoral election

Last updated December 10, 2025

The 2025 Dayton mayoral election was held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Mayor Jeff Mims, who was first elected in 2021, narrowly lost the election to challenger Shenise Turner-Sloss.^[1]

Candidates

Advanced to general

Jeff Mims, incumbent mayor^[2]
Shenise Turner-Sloss, city commissioner^[3]

Endorsements

Jeff Mims

Organizations

Ohio Environmental Council ^[4]
Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio^[5]

Labor unions

International Association of Fire Fighters Local 136^[6]

Shenise Turner-Sloss

Labor unions

National Association of Social Workers Ohio^[7]

Organizations

Our Revolution ^[8]
Ohio High School Democrats of America ^[9]

Political parties

Working Families Party Ohio^[10]

Results

2025 Dayton mayoral election results^[1]
Candidate	Votes	%
Shenise Turner-Sloss	8,383	51.84%
Jeff Mims (incumbent)	7,787	48.16%
Total votes	16,170	100.00%

References

1 2 "General Election Results" (PDF). Montgomery Board of Elections. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
↑ Frolik, Cornelius (March 18, 2025). "Dayton voters face May runoff for city commission; mayor race set for November". Dayton Daily News . Dayton, Ohio . Retrieved July 25, 2025.
↑ Frolik, Cornelius (April 25, 2025). "Turner-Sloss vows to upend status quo in November Dayton mayor race vs. Mims". Dayton Daily News . Dayton, Ohio . Retrieved July 25, 2025.
↑ "2025 Endorsements". OEC Action Fund.
↑ "Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio ACT Endorses 15 Local Candidates". Planned Parenthood SWOH. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
↑ "Official Endorsement". Dayton Firefighters Local 136.
↑ "Endorsements Guide". NASWOH. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
↑ "Dayton Deserves Bold Progressive Leadership". Our Revolution. October 6, 2025.
↑ @ohhsdems; (September 25, 2025). "2025 Ohio Mayoral Election Endorsements | More coming soon!" – via Instagram.
↑ Monaco, Charles (July 18, 2025). "Ohio WFP Endorses Shenise Turner-Sloss for Dayton Mayor". Working Families Party. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

External links

This Ohio elections-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[GenResults-1] 1 2 "General Election Results" (PDF). Montgomery Board of Elections. Retrieved November 5, 2025.

[mayor_race_set-2] Frolik, Cornelius (March 18, 2025). "Dayton voters face May runoff for city commission; mayor race set for November". Dayton Daily News . Dayton, Ohio . Retrieved July 25, 2025.

[3] Frolik, Cornelius (April 25, 2025). "Turner-Sloss vows to upend status quo in November Dayton mayor race vs. Mims". Dayton Daily News . Dayton, Ohio . Retrieved July 25, 2025.

[4] "2025 Endorsements". OEC Action Fund.

[5] "Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio ACT Endorses 15 Local Candidates". Planned Parenthood SWOH. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[6] "Official Endorsement". Dayton Firefighters Local 136.

[7] "Endorsements Guide". NASWOH. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[8] "Dayton Deserves Bold Progressive Leadership". Our Revolution. October 6, 2025.

[9] @ohhsdems; (September 25, 2025). "2025 Ohio Mayoral Election Endorsements | More coming soon!" – via Instagram.

[10] Monaco, Charles (July 18, 2025). "Ohio WFP Endorses Shenise Turner-Sloss for Dayton Mayor". Working Families Party. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

v t e (2024 ←) 2025 United States elections (→ 2026)
U.S. House	Arizona 7th sp Florida 1st sp 6th sp Tennessee 7th sp Texas 18th sp Virginia 11th sp
Governors	New Jersey Virginia (Lt. Gov)
Attorneys general	Virginia
Judicial	Louisiana Pennsylvania Supreme Court Washington Wisconsin Supreme Court
Other statewide elections	Georgia Public Service Commission sp Wisconsin State Superintendent
State legislatures	New Jersey Assembly Virginia House Special elections
Mayors	Albuquerque, NM Allentown, PA Annapolis, MD Atlanta, GA Birmingham, AL Boston, MA Buffalo, NY Cincinnati, OH Charlotte, NC Chattanooga, TN Cleveland, OH Columbia, SC Dayton, OH Detroit, MI Durham, NC Fayetteville, NC Fort Worth, TX Garland, TX Greensboro, NC Gulfport, MS Hialeah, FL Hoover, AL Jackson, MS Jersey City, NJ Kansas City, KS Lansing, MI Marietta, GA Miami, FL Miami Beach, FL Minneapolis, MN Mobile, AL New Orleans, LA New York, NY Norman, OK Oakland, CA (special) Omaha, NE Pittsburgh, PA Plano, TX Rochester, NY Saint Paul, MN San Antonio, TX Sandy Springs, GA Santa Fe, NM Seattle, WA South Fulton, GA Stamford, CT St. Louis, MO Topeka, KS Syracuse, NY Toledo, OH
Municipal	Atlanta, GA Council Council president Anchorage, AK Birmingham, AL Council Bloomington, MN Boston, MA Council Charlotte, NC Council Cincinnati, OH Council Cleveland, OH Council Columbus, OH Council Chesapeake, VA District of Columbia Council sp Jacksonville, FL Council Madison, AL Miami, FL Council Minneapolis, MN Council Mobile, AL Council New Orleans, LA New York, NY Borough presidents Comptroller Council Public Advocate Civil Court Ballot proposals Oklahoma City, OK Council Omaha, NE Council Philadelphia, PA District Attorney Pittsburgh, PA Seattle, WA Council City Attorney St. Louis, MO Board of Aldermen Starbase, TX Incorporation election Tucson, AZ Council
County	Allegheny County, PA Council Bucks County, PA Dane County, WI Executive Delaware County, PA Erie County, PA Executive Erie County, NY Legislature Sheriff Hudson County, NJ Sheriff King County, WA Council Executive Proposition 1 Lehigh County, PA Executive Monroe County, NY Legislature Nassau County, NY Executive District Attorney Legislature Northampton County, PA Executive Oklahoma County, OK Commission sp Orange County, NY Executive Prince George's County, MD Executive sp Rensselaer County, NY Executive Suffolk County, NY Legislature Sheriff Westchester County, NY Executive Legislature Winnebago County, WI Executive Rockland County, NY Executive
States and territories	Alabama Alaska California Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Illinois Iowa Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi New Jersey New Mexico New York Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina Texas Virginia Washington Wisconsin
Ballot measures	California Proposition 50 Colorado Proposition LL Proposition MM Louisiana Amendment 4 Maine Question 1 Question 2 New York Proposal 1 Ohio Issue 2 Texas Proposition 8 Proposition 14 Washington SJR 8201 Wisconsin Question 1