1981 Cleveland mayoral election

Cleveland mayoral election, 1981

November 3, 1981

Candidate George Voinovich Patrick Sweeney Party nonpartisan nonpartisan Popular vote 107,472 32,940 Percentage 76.54% 23.46%

Mayor before election George Voinovich Republican Elected mayor George Voinovich Republican

The 1981 Cleveland mayoral election took place on November 3, 1981, to elect the Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the September 29 primary advancing to the general election.

This was the first Cleveland mayoral election to a four-year term.

Primary election

Primary election results

Candidate		Votes	%
George Voinovich (incumbent)		56,469	68.22%
Patrick Sweeney		24,153	29.18%
Lynda Joyce		1,527	1.85%
Rick Nagin		622	0.75%
Total votes		82,771

General election

Cleveland mayoral election, 1981

Candidate		Votes	%
George Voinovich (incumbent)		107,472 (76.54%)	76.54%
Patrick Sweeney		32,940	23.46%
Total votes		140,412