2021 Cincinnati mayoral election
The 2021 Cincinnati mayoral election will take place on November 2, 2021, to elect the Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. The election is officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the primary election advancing to the general election, regardless of party. Incumbent Democratic Mayor John Cranley, first elected in 2013, is term-limited and cannot seek reelection to a third consecutive term.
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Primary election
Declared
- Gavi Begtrup (D), entrepreneur and former policy advisor for U.S. Representative from Arizona Gabby Giffords[1][2][3]
- Adam Koehler (I), tech entrepreneur[4]
- David Mann (D), city councillor, former mayor, and former U.S. Representative for Ohio's 1st congressional district[5]
- Kelli Prather (D), community activist and perennial candidate[6]
- Aftab Pureval (D), Hamilton County Clerk of Courts and nominee for Ohio's 1st congressional district in 2018[7]
- Chris Seelbach (D), city councillor[8]
- P.G. Sittenfeld (D), city councillor and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016[9]
- Cecil Thomas (D), state senator and former city councillor[10]
- Wendell Young (D), city councillor[11]
Potential
- Jeff Berding (D), president of FC Cincinnati, former executive of the Cincinnati Bengals, and former city councillor[12]
- Bob Bonder, president and co-founder of Rhinegeist Brewery[13]
- Denise Driehaus (D), Hamilton County commissioner and former state representative[13]
- Eric Kearney (D), former Minority Leader of the Ohio Senate and candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio in 2014[12][13]
- Brigid Kelly (D), state representative[13]
- Alicia Reece (D), former Vice Mayor, former city councillor, and former state representative[12]
- Yvette Simpson (D), chief executive of Democracy for America, political news contributor for ABC, former city councillor, and candidate for mayor in 2017[12]
Declined
- Mark Mallory (D), director of community development at FC Cincinnati and former mayor[13][14]
- David Pepper (D), former chair of the Ohio Democratic Party, former Hamilton County commissioner, and nominee for Attorney General of Ohio in 2014[14]
- Christopher Smitherman (I), Vice Mayor and city councillor[15]
References
- "Gavi for Cincy". Gavi for Cincy. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- Coolidge, Sharon. "Meet Gavi Begtrup: A scientist and start-up founder running for Cincinnati mayor". The Enquirer. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- Wetterich, Chris (January 27, 2021). "Former Cincinnati startup executive will run for mayor, touts outsider campaign". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2021/01/10/dotloop-adam-koehler-running-cincinnati-mayor/6595178002/
- Merritt, Jennifer (May 26, 2020). "David Mann Running For Cincinnati Mayor". www.wvxu.org. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- Wilkinson, Howard. "What To Watch In Ohio Politics In 2021, From Cincinnati On Up". www.wvxu.org. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- "Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Aftab Pureval announces Cincinnati mayoral run". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- Wilkinson, Howard. "What To Watch In Ohio Politics In 2021, From Cincinnati On Up". www.wvxu.org. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/07/12/p-g-sittenfeld-announced-2021-cincinnati-mayoral-run/5384187002/
- Wilkinson, Howard. "What To Watch In Ohio Politics In 2021, From Cincinnati On Up". www.wvxu.org. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- "'Our government is broken.' Councilman Wendell Young announces 2021 Cincinnati mayoral run". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- Williams, Jason (November 10, 2017). "Sittenfeld? Smitherman? Reece? Berding? Looking at potential 2021 mayoral candidates". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- Coolidge, Sharon (January 26, 2021). "Mark Mallory, David Pepper won't run for Cincinnati mayor". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- https://www.fox19.com/2021/01/26/popular-potential-candidates-say-they-wont-run-cincinnati-mayor/
- Weingartner, Tana (January 15, 2020). "Christopher Smitherman Won't Run For Cincinnati Mayor: 'I Have A Higher Calling'". WVXU. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
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