1987 Toledo, Ohio mayoral election

1987 Toledo mayoral election

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Candidate Donna Owens Carty Finkbeiner Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 46,516 42,863 Percentage 51.99% 47.91%

Mayor before election Donna Owens Nonpartisan Elected mayor Donna Owens Nonpartisan

The 1987 Toledo mayoral election took place on November 3, 1987. Incumbent Mayor Donna Owens ran for re-election to a second term, and was challenged by City Councilman Carty Finkbeiner. In the primary election, owing to an aggressive get-out-the-vote campaign, Finkbeiner placed first by a wide margin, winning 63 percent of the vote to Owens's 37 percent.^[1] The general election was significantly closer, however, and Owens ended up narrowly winning re-election, 52–48 percent.^[2]