2005 Cincinnati mayoral election

2005 Cincinnati mayoral election

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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

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.

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