1977 Cleveland mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1977 Cleveland mayoral election Flag of Cleveland, Ohio.svg Cleveland Mayoral no 1975 Cleveland mayoral election 1975 1978 Cleveland mayoral recall election 1978 (recall) November 8, 1977 150x150px Dennis Kucinich Nonpartisan candidate 93,047 50.81% 150x150px Ed Feighan Nonpartisan candidate 90,074 49.19% Mayor Ralph Perk Republican Party (United States) Dennis Kucinich Democratic Party (United States) 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. 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. Lynn Okamoto Kucinich's hard childhood a 'gift' yielding strength, compassion http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4788998/22187297.html Des Moines Register 2003-09-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20040209061551/http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4788998/22187297.html 2004-02-09 Candidates Ed Feighan, Ohio State Representative Alyson Kennedy Dennis Kucinich, city council member Ralph Perk, incumbent Republican mayor Primary election Primary election resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=546408 RaceID=546408 Our Campaigns May 8, 2019 Dennis Kucinich 40,003 34.09% Ed Feighan 39,724 33.85% Ralph Perk (incumbent) 36,389 31.01% Alyson Kennedy 1,225 1.04% 117,341 General election Cleveland mayoral election, 1977https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=281896 RaceID=281896 Our Campaigns May 8, 2019 Dennis Kucinich 93,047 50.81% Ed Feighan 90,074 49.19% 183,121 References collapsed Category:1970s in Cleveland Cleveland mayoral Cleveland Category:Dennis Kucinich Category:Mayoral elections in Cleveland Cleveland mayor 1977 Category:November 1977 in the United States