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.

2005 Cincinnati mayoral election

← 2001 November 8, 2005 2009 →
 
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

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

Primary election

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Primary election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan David Pepper 13,493 31.04
Nonpartisan Mark Mallory 13,347 30.70
Nonpartisan Charlie Winburn 9,098 20.93
Nonpartisan Alicia Reece 6,552 15.07
Nonpartisan Justin Jeffre 730 1.68
Nonpartisan Sylvan Grisco 131 0.30
Nonpartisan Sandra Queen Noble 119 0.27
Total votes 43,470 100.00

General election

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Cincinnati mayoral election, 2005[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Mark Mallory 37,206 52.06
Nonpartisan David Pepper 34,268 47.94
Total votes 71,474 100.00

References

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  1. ^ "Non-Partisan Primary Election Hamilton County, Ohio September 13, 2005" (PDF). Hamilton County Board of Elections. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "General Election Hamilton County, Ohio November 8, 2005" (PDF). Hamilton County Board of Elections. Retrieved October 18, 2016.