John Kenneth Blackwell is an American politician,author,and conservative activist who served as the mayor of Cincinnati,Ohio (1979–1980),the Ohio State Treasurer (1994–1999),and Ohio Secretary of State (1999–2007). He was the Republican candidate for governor of Ohio in 2006,the first African-American major-party candidate for governor of Ohio. He is currently a Senior Fellow for Family Empowerment with The Family Research Council. He currently sits as Vice-President of the Executive Committee of the Council For National Policy and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Thomas Andrew Luken was an American politician of the Democratic Party from Ohio,serving in the United States House of Representatives during the 1970s and 1980s.
David Scott Mann is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the United States representative for Ohio's 1st congressional district from 1993 to 1995. He also served as a member of the Cincinnati City Council from 2013 to 2022 and from 1974 to 1992,during which time he served as mayor of Cincinnati from 1980 to 1982 and again in 1991. Mann ran in the 2021 Cincinnati mayoral election,but lost to Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Aftab Pureval.
Thomas Norman Kindness was an American politician who served six terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Ohio from January 3,1975,to January 3,1987.
The Charter Committee is an independent political organization dedicated to good government in Cincinnati,Ohio. Members of this committee are called Charterites. Committee organizers prefer the term Charter Committee rather than Charter Party. Because of Ohio State laws regarding vote percentage cutoffs for official party recognition,the Charter Committee is not an officially recognized political party in Ohio.
The mayor of Cincinnati,Ohio,is elected directly in a nonpartisan election separate from the City Council election. Until 2001,the candidate who received the most votes in the City Council election would become mayor. Mayoral candidates in the general election are chosen in an open primary.
Courtis John Fuller is a news broadcaster in Cincinnati,Ohio,who is active in politics and in local community affairs. Fuller is an on-air personality at WLWT-TV. He was named "Cincinnati's Favorite TV Personality" by the Broadcast Hall of Fame.
On August 2,2005,elections were held in Ohio's 2nd congressional district to choose a United States representative to replace Rob Portman,who had resigned his seat in April to become United States Trade Representative. Jean Schmidt,the Republican Party candidate,defeated Democrat Paul Hackett,in a surprisingly close election as the district has not elected a Democrat since Tom Luken won a 1974 special election.
Melvin Lee "Kip" Holden,is an American politician who served from 2005 to 2016 as the Democratic Mayor-President of Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish,Louisiana. The parish includes the state capital of Baton Rouge and smaller suburban cities such as Baker,Central City,and Zachary.
John Joseph Cranley is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 69th Mayor of Cincinnati,Ohio from 2013 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,he was a member of the Cincinnati City Council and a partner of City Lights Development. Cranley is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Harvard Divinity School and co-founder of the Ohio Innocence Project at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. Before his election as mayor,he was an attorney with the law firm of Keating Muething &Klekamp. He was a candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination in the 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election,losing the primary to former Dayton,Ohio mayor Nan Whaley.
The 2006 Ohio's 2nd congressional district election was an election for the United States House of Representatives that took place on November 7,2006. Incumbent Jean Schmidt,who won the seat in a special election in 2005,ran for reelection. She faced Democrat Victoria Wells Wulsin,a doctor from Indian Hill,in the general election. Results showed that Schmidt won reelection by 1.26%,and Wulsin conceded the race.
David Andrew Pepper is an American politician,former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party,a former councilman for the city of Cincinnati,and former member of the Hamilton County,Ohio board of commissioners. He is the author of many publications regarding efforts to preserve democracy in the USA.
Mario Angelo Procaccino was an Italian-American lawyer,comptroller,and candidate for Mayor of New York City.
Cecil L. Thomas is an American politician and former law enforcement officer who has served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 25th district since 2023. He previously served as a member of the Ohio Senate from the 9th district from 2015 to 2022.
The 2001 Cincinnati mayoral election took place on November 6,2001,to elect the Mayor of Cincinnati,Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan,with the top two candidates from the primary election advancing to the general election,regardless of party. This was the first election in Cincinnati where the mayor was elected directly. Previously,the person that got the most votes in the city council elections automatically became mayor.
The 1971 Philadelphia mayoral election took place on November 2,1971,to fill the 182nd mayoral term in Philadelphia,with Democratic nominee Frank Rizzo defeating Republican Thacher Longstreth. While Longstreth received many split ticket votes from Democrats,Rizzo found support among unions and the white working-class electorate.
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.
The 1969 Detroit mayoral election took place on November 4,1969. It saw the election of Roman Gribbs. The election was historic for Richard H. Austin being the first Black individual to advance to a Detroit mayoral general election.
