2025 Elections
Cincinnati
Primary Date
May 6, 2025
Current Mayor
Aftab Pureval
Mayoral Candidates
Aftab Pureval, Brian Frank, Cory Bowman
Cleveland
Primary Date
September 9, 2025
Current Mayor
Justin Bibb
Mayoral Candidates
TBD
Notes
Cuyahoga County filing deadline is not until June 11, 2025.
Cleveland Heights
Primary Date
September 9, 2025
Current Mayor
Kahlil Seren
Mayoral Candidates
TBD
Notes
Cuyahoga County filing deadline is not until June 11, 2025.
Cuyahoga Falls
Primary Date
September 9, 2025
Current Mayor
Don Walters
Mayoral Candidates
Notes
Mayor Walters is running uncontested.
Dayton
Primary Date
May 6, 2025
Current Mayor
Jeffrey Mims
Mayoral Candidates
Jeffrey Mims, Shenise Sloss-Turner
Fairfield
Primary Date
May 6, 2025
Current Mayor
Mitch Rhodus
Mayoral Candidates
Mitch Rhodus
Notes
Mayor Rhodus will be running uncontested.
Huber Heights
Primary Date
May 6, 2025
Current Mayor
Jeff Gore
Mayoral Candidates
Jeff Gore
Notes
Mayor Gore will be running uncontested.
Kettering
Primary Date
May 6, 2025
Current Mayor
Peggy Lehner
Mayoral Candidates
Kyle Boze, Bob Scott, and Bryan N. Suddith
Notes
Mayor Lehner chose not to seek another term.
Lima
Primary Date
May 6, 2026
Current Mayor
Sharetta Smith
Mayoral Candidates
Sharetta Smith
Notes
Mayor Smith will be running uncontested.
Toledo
Primary Date
May 6, 2025
Current Mayor
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayoral Candidates
Wade Kapszukiewicz, Roberto Torres, Harold Harris, Shawn Mahone
Notes
Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz will be seeking a third term after a recent city charter amendment passed by voters.
Youngstown
Primary Date
May 6, 2025
Current Mayor
Jamael Tito Brown
Mayoral Candidates
Jamael Tito Brown, Samantha Turner
Current Elected Officials
Akron
Mayor
Shammas Malik
Population
190,469
Next Election
11/2/2027
Election Type
Partisan
Mayoral Terms
4 Year Terms
Athens
Mayor
Steve Patterson
Population
23,849
Next Election
11/2/2027
Election Type
Partisan
Mayoral Terms
4 Year Terms
Beavercreek
Mayor
Don Adams
Population
46,549
Next Election
11/2/2027
Election Type
Nonpartisan
Mayoral Terms
4 Year Terms (No more than 2 consecutive terms)
Canton
Mayor
Bill Sherer
Population
70,872
Next Election
11/2/2027
Election Type
Nonpartisan
Mayoral Terms
4 Year Terms
Cincinnati
Mayor
Aftab Pureval
Population
309,317
Next Election
11/4/2025
Election Type
Partisan
Mayoral Terms
4 Year Terms (No more than 2 consecutive terms)
Cleveland
Mayor
Justin Bibb
Population
372,624
Next Election
11/4/2025
Election Type
Nonpartisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Cleveland Heights
Mayor
Kahlil Seren
Population
45,312
Next Election
11/4/2025
Election Type
Nonpartisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Columbus
Mayor
Andrew Ginther
Population
905,748
Next Election
11/2/2027
Election Type
Nonpartisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Cuyahoga Falls
Mayor
Don Walters
Population
51,114
Next Election
11/4/2025
Election Type
Partisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Dayton
Mayor
Jeffrey Mims Jr.
Population
137,644
Next Election
11/4/2025
Election Type
Nonpartisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Dublin
Mayor
Chris Amorose Groomes
Population
49,328
Next Election
11/2/2027
Election Type
Mayor elected by council
Mayoral Terms
2 year terms
Elyria
Mayor
Kevin Brubaker
Population
52,656
Next Election
11/2/2027
Election Type
Partisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Euclid
Mayor
Kirsten Holzheimer Gail
Population
49,692
Next Election
11/2/2027
Election Type
Nonpartisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms (No more than 3 consecutive terms)
Fairfield
Mayor
Mitch Rhodus
Population
44,907
Next Election
11/4/2025
Election Type
Nonpartisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms (No more than 2 consecutive terms)
Findlay
Mayor
Christina Muryn
Population
40,313
Next Election
11/2/2027
Election Type
Partisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Grove City
Mayor
Richard ‘Ike’ Stage
Population
41,252
Next Election
11/2/2027
Election Type
Nonpartisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Huber Heights
Mayor
Jeff Gore
Population
43,439
Next Election
11/4/2025
Election Type
Nonpartisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Kettering
Mayor
Peggy Lehner
Population
57,862
Next Election
11/4/2025
Election Type
Nonpartisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Lakewood
Mayor
Meghan George
Population
50,942
Next Election
11/2/2027
Election Type
Nonpartisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Lancaster
Mayor
Don McDaniel
Population
40,552
Next Election
11/2/2027
Election Type
Partisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Lima
Mayor
Sharetta Smith
Population
35,579
Next Election
11/4/2025
Election Type
Nonpartisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Lorain
Mayor
Jack Bradley
Population
65,211
Next Election
11/2/2027
Election Type
Partisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Mansfield
Mayor
Jodie Perry
Population
47,865
Next Election
11/2/2027
Election Type
Partisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Middletown
Mayor
Elizabeth Slamka
Population
50,987
Next Election
11/2/2027
Election Type
Nonpartisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Parma
Mayor
Tim DeGeeter
Population
81,146
Next Election
11/2/2027
Election Type
Partisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Reynoldsburg
Mayor
Joe Begeny
Population
41,076
Next Election
11/2/2027
Election Type
Partisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Springfield
Mayor
Rob Rue
Population
58,662
Next Election
11/2/2027
Election Type
Nonpartisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Strongsville
Mayor
Thomas Perciak
Population
46,491
Next Election
11/2/2027
Election Type
Nonpartisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Toledo
Mayor
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Population
270,871
Next Election
11/4/2025
Election Type
Nonpartisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms (No more than two consecutive terms)
Warren
Mayor
William D. Franklin
Population
39,201
Next Election
11/2/2027
Election Type
Partisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Youngstown
Mayor
Jamael Tito Brown
Population
60,068
Next Election
11/4/2025
Election Type
Nonpartisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
