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1967 mayoral election in Cleveland, Ohio
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The Cleveland mayoral election of 1967 saw the election of Carl Stokes.
Stokes was the first elected African American mayor of a major American city.[1] His election came alongside the election of Richard G. Hatcher in the 1967 Gary, Indiana mayoral election. Together, these were the first elections of African-Americans as mayors of cities over 100,000.[2]
Nominations
Primaries were held on October 3.[3][4]
Democratic primary
Stokes unseated incumbent mayor Ralph S. Locher in the Democratic Party primary.
Republican primary
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General election
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