2025 Cleveland mayoral election

2025 Cleveland mayoral election
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Mayor before election; Justin Bibb; Democratic	Elected mayor ; Justin Bibb; Democratic

The 2025 Cleveland mayoral election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect the mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. A primary election was scheduled to be held on September 9, 2025, in which the two highest-placing candidates would advance to the general election. However, it was cancelled following the June 11 filing deadline closing with only two candidates on the ballot.^[1] Municipal elections in Cleveland are officially nonpartisan.

Incumbent mayor Justin Bibb was re-elected to a second term in office by a significantly larger margin than in 2021.^[2]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Justin Bibb (incumbent)	32,049	73.92%
	Nonpartisan	Laverne Gore	10,853	25.03%
	Write-in		456	1.05%
Total votes			43,358	100.00

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