1973 Cleveland mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1973 Cleveland mayoral election Cleveland presidential no 1971 1975 November 6, 1973 x150px Ralph Perk Nonpartisan candidate 90,350 66.62% x120px Mercedes Cotner Nonpartisan candidate 45,267 33.38% Mayor Ralph Perk Republican Party (United States) Ralph Perk Republican Party (United States) The Cleveland mayoral election of 1973 saw the reelection of Ralph Perk. This was the first Cleveland mayoral election to use a nonpartisan system.The Crisis of Growth Politics: Cleveland, Kucinich, and the Challenge of Urban Populism Swanstrom Todd 1985 Temple University Press 9780877223665 Philadelphia 273n Primary election Candidates James M. Carney, businessman and 1971 Democratic Party nominee for mayor Ralph Perk, incumbent mayor Joseph Pirincin, 1971 Socialist Labor Party nominee for mayor11 CANDIDATES VIE IN CLEVELAND RACE (Published 1971) https://www.nytimes.com/1971/08/22/archives/11-candidates-vie-in-cleveland-race-field-includes-5-democrats-who.html The New York Times 9 October 2020 22 August 1971 Robbie Scherr Results Primary election resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=556993 Cleveland Mayor - Primary Our Campaigns 8 October 2020 Ralph Perk (incumbent) 56,560 54.92 James M. Carney 44,459 43.17 Robbie Scherr 1,126 1.09 Joseph Pirincin 838 0.81 102,983 100 General election On October 11, James M. Carney withdrew from the race, citing "personal" reasons.CANDIDATE QUITS CLEVELAND RACE (Published 1973) https://www.nytimes.com/1973/10/13/archives/candidate-quits-cleveland-race-carney-drops-outperk-unopposed-for.html The New York Times 9 October 2020 13 October 1973 Carney's campaign committee selected then-City Council Clerk Mercedes R. Cotner to replace him on the ballot.CLEVELAND POLL FAVORS THE G.O.P (Published 1973) https://www.nytimes.com/1973/11/04/archives/cleveland-poll-favors-the-gop-but-democrats-work-hard-for-mayoral.html The New York Times 9 October 2020 4 November 1973 Results Cleveland mayoral election, 1973https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=546406 Cleveland Mayor Our Campaigns 9 October 2020 Ralph Perk (incumbent) 90,350 66.62 Mercedes Cotner 45,267 33.38 135,617 100 References 2 Category:1970s in Cleveland Cleveland mayoral Cleveland Category:Mayoral elections in Cleveland Cleveland mayor 1973 Category:November 1973 in the United States