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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.[citation needed]

Primary election

Primary election results[1]
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[2]
Candidate Votes %
George Voinovich (incumbent) 107,472 76.54%
Patrick Sweeney 32,940 23.46%
Total votes 140,412

References

  1. ^ "RaceID=546527". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "RaceID=281891". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
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