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1981 Cleveland mayoral election Flag of Cleveland, Ohio.svg Cleveland Mayoral no 1979 Cleveland mayoral election 1979 1985 Cleveland mayoral election 1985 November 3, 1981 George Voinovich, 1990.jpg George Voinovich Nonpartisan candidate 107,472 76.54% Patrick Sweeney 2016 (1).jpg Patrick Sweeney Nonpartisan candidate 32,940 23.46% Mayor George Voinovich Republican Party (United States) George Voinovich Republican Party (United States)
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.May 2019
Primary election
Primary election resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=546527 RaceID=546527 Our Campaigns May 9, 2019
George Voinovich (incumbent)
56,469
68.22%
Patrick Sweeney
24,153
29.18%
Lynda Joyce
1,527
1.85%
Rick Nagin
622
0.75%
82,771
General election
Cleveland mayoral election, 1981https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=281891 RaceID=281891 Our Campaigns May 9, 2019
George Voinovich (incumbent)
107,472
76.54%
Patrick Sweeney
32,940
23.46%
140,412
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