1947 Cleveland mayoral election

Cleveland mayoral election, 1947

← 1945 November 4, 1947 1949 →
 
Nominee Thomas A. Burke Eliot Ness
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 168,412 85,990
Percentage 66.20% 33.80%

Mayor before election

Thomas A. Burke
Democratic

Elected mayor

Thomas A. Burke
Democratic

The Cleveland mayoral election of 1947 saw the election of Thomas A. Burke as Mayor of Cleveland, defeating Republican challenger Eliot Ness.[1]

  1. ^ "Ness, Eliot". The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved June 27, 2021.