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1989 Cleveland mayoral election Flag of Cleveland, Ohio.svg Cleveland Mayoral no 1985 Cleveland mayoral election 1985 1993 Cleveland mayoral election 1993 November 7, 1989 x145px Michael R. White Nonpartisan candidate 85,829 55.74% x120px George L. Forbes Nonpartisan candidate 68,167 44.27% Mayor George Voinovich Republican Party (United States) Michael R. White Democratic Party (United States)
The 1989 Cleveland mayoral election took place on November 7, 1989, to elect the Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the October 3 primary advancing to the general election.
Both candidates who advanced to the runoff were African American and Democrats. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/10/17/challenge-to-city-hall-liberalism-culminates-in-ny-mayoral-race/e7d03592-3589-45d9-8cad-52d792b5b438/ CHALLENGE TO CITY HALL LIBERALISM CULMINATES IN N.Y. MAYORAL RACE - The Washington Post The Washington Post
Candidates
Benny Bonanno, County Recorder
George L. Forbes, City Council President
Tim Hagan, County Commissioner
Ralph J. Perk Jr.
Michael R. White, State Senator
Primary election
Primary election resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=547399 RaceID=547399 Our Campaigns May 9, 2019
George L. Forbes
46,493
37.53%
Michael R. White
31,440
25.38%
Benny Bonanno
28,268
22.82%
Tim Hagan
11,799
9.52%
Ralph J. Perk, Jr.
5,891
4.76%
123,891
General election
Cleveland mayoral election, 1989https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=512306 RaceID=512306 Our Campaigns May 9, 2019
Michael R. White
85,829
55.74%
George L. Forbes
68,167
44.27%
153,996
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