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.

Primary election

Candidates

Declared

Gavi Begtrup (D), entrepreneur, former policy advisor for Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords ^[1]^[2]^[3]
David Mann (D), Cincinnati City Council member, former United States House of Representatives member, and former Mayor of Cincinnati^[4]
Kelli Prather (D), community activist^[5]
Chris Seelbach (D), Cincinnati City Council member^[6]
PG Sittenfeld (D), Cincinnati City Council member^[7]
Cecil Thomas (D), Ohio State Senator^[8]
Wendell Young (D), Cincinnati City Council member^[9]
Aftab Pureval (D), Hamilton County Clerk of Courts, 2018 Ohio's 1st congressional district Democratic nominee^[10]

Potential

Jeff Berding (D), President of FC Cincinnati, and former Cincinnati City Council member^[11]
Bob Bonder, President and co-founder of Rhinegeist Brewery^[12]
Nora Hartsock, Farmer and Activist
Denise Driehaus (D), Hamilton County Commissioner, and former Ohio House of Representatives member^[12]
Eric Kearney (D), former Ohio Senate minority leader^[11]^[12]
Brigid Kelly (D), Ohio House of Representatives member^[12]
Jill Meyer, CEO of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber
Alicia Reece (D), former Ohio House of Representatives member, former Vice Mayor, and former Cincinnati City Council member^[11]
Yvette Simpson (D), former Cincinnati City Council member, and 2017 Cincinnati mayoral election candidate^[11]

Declined

Christopher Smitherman (I), Vice Mayor and Cincinnati City Council member ^[13]
Mark Mallory (D), former Mayor of Cincinnati^[12]

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Aftab Pureval announces Cincinnati mayoral run". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Williams, Jason (November 10, 2017). "Sittenfeld? Smitherman? Reece? Berding? Looking at potential 2021 mayoral candidates". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Coolidge, Sharon (January 26, 2021). "Mark Mallory, David Pepper won't run for Cincinnati mayor". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Weingartner, Tana (January 15, 2020). "Christopher Smitherman Won't Run For Cincinnati Mayor: 'I Have A Higher Calling'". WVXU. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

External links

Official campaign websites

[1] "Gavi for Cincy". Gavi for Cincy. Retrieved January 16, 2021.

[2] Coolidge, Sharon. "Meet Gavi Begtrup: A scientist and start-up founder running for Cincinnati mayor". The Enquirer. Retrieved January 27, 2021.

[3] Wetterich, Chris (January 27, 2021). "Former Cincinnati startup executive will run for mayor, touts outsider campaign". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] Merritt, Jennifer (May 26, 2020). "David Mann Running For Cincinnati Mayor". www.wvxu.org. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

[5] Wilkinson, Howard. "What To Watch In Ohio Politics In 2021, From Cincinnati On Up". www.wvxu.org. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

[6] Wilkinson, Howard. "What To Watch In Ohio Politics In 2021, From Cincinnati On Up". www.wvxu.org. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

[7] ttps://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/07/12/p-g-sittenfeld-announced-2021-cincinnati-mayoral-run/5384187002/

[8] Wilkinson, Howard. "What To Watch In Ohio Politics In 2021, From Cincinnati On Up". www.wvxu.org. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

[9] "'Our government is broken.' Councilman Wendell Young announces 2021 Cincinnati mayoral run". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved December 9, 2020.

[10] "Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Aftab Pureval announces Cincinnati mayoral run". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

[lap2021mc-11] Williams, Jason (November 10, 2017). "Sittenfeld? Smitherman? Reece? Berding? Looking at potential 2021 mayoral candidates". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

[possiblegood10-12] Coolidge, Sharon (January 26, 2021). "Mark Mallory, David Pepper won't run for Cincinnati mayor". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[Smitherman-13] 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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