Cleveland mayoral election, 2005

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Cleveland mayoral election, 2005
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  2001 November 8, 2005 2009  

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Candidate Frank G. Jackson Jane L. Campbell
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote54,643 44,754
Percentage54.97% 45.03%

Mayor before election

Jane L. Campbell
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Frank G. Jackson
Democratic

The 2005 Cleveland mayoral election took place on November 8, 2005, to elect the Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the October 4 primary advancing to the general election, regardless of party.

Cleveland City in Ohio

Cleveland is a major city in the U.S. state of Ohio, and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. The city proper has a population of 385,525, making it the 51st-largest city in the United States, and the second-largest city in Ohio. Greater Cleveland is ranked as the 32nd-largest metropolitan area in the U.S., with 2,055,612 people in 2016. The city anchors the Cleveland–Akron–Canton Combined Statistical Area, which had a population of 3,515,646 in 2010 and is ranked 15th in the United States.

Ohio State of the United States of America

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States. Of the fifty states, it is the 34th largest by area, the seventh most populous, and the tenth most densely populated. The state's capital and largest city is Columbus.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic Mayor Jane L. Campbell ran for re-election to a second term in office, but lost the general election to Cleveland City Council President Frank G. Jackson.

Democratic Party (United States) political party in the United States

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. Tracing its heritage back to Thomas Jefferson and James Madison's Democratic-Republican Party, the modern-day Democratic Party was founded around 1828 by supporters of Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.

Jane L. Campbell American politician

Jane Louise Campbell is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the 56th and first female mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from January 1, 2002 to January 1, 2006.

Cleveland City Council

Cleveland City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Cleveland in Ohio. Its members are elected from 17 wards to four-year terms. The number of council members has decreased over the years. In 1885 there were 50 council members, by the 1960s there were 33, and in 1981 Cleveland voters approved reducing council to 21 members.

Candidates

Frank G. Jackson Mayor of Cleveland

Frank George Jackson is an American attorney and politician who is currently the 57th Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. He was first elected on November 8, 2005, unseating incumbent Jane Campbell, and re-elected in 2009, 2013, and 2017. Now serving in his fourth term, he is the longest-serving mayor in Cleveland history.

Euclid, Ohio City in Ohio, United States

Euclid is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is an inner ring suburb of Cleveland. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 48,920. In 2009, Euclid celebrated its bicentennial.

Bill Patmon American politician

Bill Patmon is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives who has represented the Tenth District since 2011.

Primary election

Primary election results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank G. Jackson20,28238.11
Democratic Jane L. Campbell15,51129.22
Democratic James A. Draper 5,731 10.77
Democratic Robert J. Triozzi 5,327 10.01
Republican David M. Lynch 4,109 7.72
Democratic Bill Patmon 930 1.75
Democratic Michael L. Nelson 927 1.74
Democratic Anthony B. Brown 360 0.68
Total votes53,217100.00

General election

Cleveland mayoral election, 2005 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank G. Jackson54,64354.97
Democratic Jane L. Campbell 44,754 45.03
Total votes99,397100.00

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Candid Candidates". Cleveland Magazine . September 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  2. "October 4, 2005 Summary Report". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  3. "November 8, 2005 Summary Report". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. Retrieved February 12, 2016.