1977 Cleveland mayoral election

The 1977 Cleveland mayoral election took place on November 8, 1977, to elect the Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. The election was won by Dennis Kucinich. The election was officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the October 4 primary advancing to the general election.

1977 Cleveland mayoral election

← 1975 November 8, 1977 1978 (recall) →

Candidate Dennis Kucinich Ed Feighan Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 93,047 90,074 Percentage 50.81% 49.19%

Mayor before election Ralph Perk Republican Elected mayor Dennis Kucinich Democratic

In an upset defeat, incumbent mayor Ralph Perk failed to advance past the primary.

Kucinich, at 31 years of age, became the youngest mayor of a major United States city.^[1]

Candidates

• Ed Feighan, Ohio State Representative
• Alyson Kennedy
• Dennis Kucinich, city council member
• Ralph Perk, incumbent Republican mayor

Primary election

Primary election results^[2]

Candidate		Votes	%
Dennis Kucinich		40,003	34.09%
Ed Feighan		39,724	33.85%
Ralph Perk (incumbent)		36,389	31.01%
Aylson Kennedy		1,225	1.04%
Total votes		117,341

General election

Cleveland mayoral election, 1977^[3]

Candidate		Votes	%
Dennis Kucinich		93,047	50.81%
Ed Feighan		90,074	49.19%
Total votes		183,121

References

1. Okamoto, Lynn (September 7, 2003). "Kucinich's hard childhood a 'gift' yielding strength, compassion". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on February 9, 2004.
2. "RaceID=546408". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
3. "RaceID=281896". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 8, 2019.