1981 Cleveland mayoral election

← 1979

November 3, 1981

1985 →


Candidate	George Voinovich	Patrick Sweeney
Party	Nonpartisan	Nonpartisan
Popular vote	107,472	32,940
Percentage	76.54%	23.46%

Mayor before election

George Voinovich
Republican

Elected mayor

George Voinovich
Republican

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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.

Primary election

Primary election results
Candidate	Votes	%
George Voinovich (incumbent)	56,469	68.22%
Patrick Sweeney	24,153	29.18%
Lynda Joyce	1,527	1.85%
Rick Nagin	622	0.75%
Total votes	82,771

General election

Cleveland mayoral election, 1981
Candidate	Votes	%
George Voinovich (incumbent)	107,472	76.54%
Patrick Sweeney	32,940	23.46%
Total votes	140,412

References

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