2009 Cincinnati mayoral election

The 2009 Cincinnati mayoral election took place on November 3, 2009, to elect the Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. Usually a nonpartisan primary is held where the top two candidates move on to the general election, however, incumbent mayor Mark Mallory and Brad Wenstrup were the only two candidates to file, so no primary election was held.

2009 Cincinnati mayoral election

November 3, 2009

Candidate Mark Mallory Brad Wenstrup Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 38,645 32,424 Percentage 54.34% 45.59%

Mayor before election Mark Mallory Democratic Elected mayor Mark Mallory Democratic

While the election was nonpartisan, Mallory was a known Democrat and Wenstrup was a known Republican.

General election

Cincinnati mayoral election, 2009

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Mark Mallory (incumbent)	38,645	54.34
	Nonpartisan	Brad Wenstrup	32,424	45.59
	Write-in	Tom Chandler	51	0.07
Total votes			71,120	100.00