2005 Cleveland mayoral election

2005 Cleveland mayoral election

← 2001 November 8, 2005 2009 →
 
Candidate Frank G. Jackson Jane L. Campbell
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 54,643 44,754
Percentage 54.97% 45.03%

Mayor before election

Jane L. Campbell
Democratic

Elected mayor

Frank G. Jackson
Democratic

The 2005 Cleveland mayoral election took place on November 8, 2005, to elect the Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the October 4 primary advancing to the general election, regardless of party.

Incumbent Democratic Mayor Jane L. Campbell ran for re-election to a second term in office, but lost the general election to Cleveland City Council President Frank G. Jackson.