2025 Cincinnati mayoral election

The 2025 Cincinnati mayoral election will take place on November 4, 2025, with a primary election held on May 6, 2025.^[1][2] It will be preceded by a primary election in which the two highest-placing candidates advance to the general election. Municipal elections in Cincinnati are officially nonpartisan.

2025 Cincinnati mayoral election

← 2021 November 4, 2025 2029 →

Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan

Mayor before election Aftab Pureval Democratic Elected mayor TBD

Incumbent mayor Aftab Pureval is running for re-election to a second term in office.

Primary election

Declared

• Cory Bowman, coffee shop owner and half-brother of Vice President JD Vance (party preference: Republican)^[3]
• Brian Frank, procurement professional (party preference: Republican)^[4]
• Aftab Pureval, incumbent mayor (party preference: Democratic)^[5]

References

1. "Election Calendar". votehamiltoncountyohio.gov. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
2. "Mayoral election in Cincinnati, Ohio (2025)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
3. Moorwood, Sharon Coolidge and Victoria. "JD Vance's half-brother running for Cincinnati mayor". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
4. Coolidge, Sharon (February 6, 2025). "Brian Frank, Republican running for mayor, wants to 'Make Cincinnati Great Again'". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
5. "Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval announces re-election bid". WCPO-TV. January 24, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Cory Bowman (R) for Mayor
• Aftab Pureval (D) for Mayor