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The Cleveland mayoral election of 1967 saw the election of Carl Stokes.
Stokes was the first elected African American mayor of a major American city (Cleveland was, at the time, the ninth largest city in the United States).[1][2] His election came alongside the election of Richard G. Hatcher in the 1967 Gary, Indiana, mayoral election. Together, these were the first elections of African-Americans as mayors of cities over 100,000.[3] Stoke's election came in a city which was, at the time, 68% white.[2]
Nominations
Primaries were held on October 3.[4][5]
Democratic primary
Stokes unseated incumbent mayor Ralph S. Locher in the Democratic Party primary.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carl Stokes | 110,769 | 53.68% | |
| Democratic | Ralph S. Locher (incumbent) | 92,033 | 44.60% | |
| Democratic | Frank P. Celeste | 3,545 | 1.72% | |
| Turnout | 206,347 | |||
Republican primary
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carl Stokes | 129,318 | 50.36% | |
| Republican | Seth Taft | 127,467 | 49.64% | |
| Turnout | 256,785 | |||
References
- ^ "50 years ago: Cleveland's Carl Stokes elected first black mayor of a major U.S. city (vintage photos)". Cleveland.com. November 9, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ^ a b Bibb, Leon (October 8, 2020). "A Turning Point: The Cleveland election watched around the world". wkyc.com. WKYC. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ Morial, Marc H. (July 31, 2017). "50 Years Of Black Mayors". HuffPost. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ^ a b "RaceID=548323". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ^ a b "RaceID=481269". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 9, 2019.