2005 Cincinnati mayoral election

The 2005 Cincinnati mayoral election took place on November 8, 2005, to elect the Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the September 13 primary advancing to the general election, regardless of party.

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2005 Cincinnati mayoral election

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Candidate Mark Mallory David A. Pepper Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 37,206 34,268 Percentage 52.06% 47.94%

Mayor before election Charlie Luken Democratic Elected mayor Mark Mallory Democratic

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While the election was nonpartisan, both Mallory and Pepper were known Democrats. Also a known Democrat was Alicia Reece, who was eliminated in the primary. Sylvan Grisco and Charlie Winburn, who were both eliminated in the primary, were known Republicans