1981 Cleveland mayoral election

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1981 Cleveland mayoral election
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  1979 November 3, 1981 1985  
  George Voinovich.jpg Patrick Sweeney 2016 (1).jpg
Candidate George Voinovich Patrick Sweeney
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote107,47232,940
Percentage76.54%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.

Contents

This was the first Cleveland mayoral election to a four-year term.[ citation needed ]

Primary election

Primary election results [1]
CandidateVotes %
George Voinovich (incumbent)56,46968.22%
Patrick Sweeney 24,15329.18%
Lynda Joyce1,5271.85%
Rick Nagin6220.75%
Total votes82,771

General election

Cleveland mayoral election, 1981 [2]
CandidateVotes %
George Voinovich (incumbent)107,47276.54%
Patrick Sweeney 32,94023.46%
Total votes140,412

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References

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