1977 Cleveland mayoral election
November 8, 1977
 
Candidate Dennis Kucinich Ed Feighan
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 93,047 90,074
Percentage 50.81% 49.19%
Mayor before election

Ralph Perk
Republican

 Elected Mayor

Dennis Kucinich
Democratic

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.[1]

Candidates

Primary election

Primary election results[2]
Candidate Votes  %
Dennis Kucinich 40,003 34.09%
Ed Feighan 39,724 33.85%
Ralph Perk (incumbent) 36,389 31.01%
Aylson Kennedy 1,225 1.04%
Total votes 117,341

General election

Cleveland mayoral election, 1977[3]
Candidate Votes  %
Dennis Kucinich 93,047 50.81%
Ed Feighan 90,074 49.19%
Total votes 183,121

References

  1. ↑ Okamoto, Lynn (September 7, 2003). "Kucinich's hard childhood a 'gift' yielding strength, compassion". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on February 9, 2004.
  2. ↑ "RaceID=546408". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  3. ↑ "RaceID=281896". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
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