2023 Elections
Akron
Primary Date
May 2, 2023
Current Mayor
Dan Horrigan
Mayoral Candidates
Shammas Malik
Notes
Mayor Horrigan is not seeking reelection.
Athens
Current Mayor
Steve Patterson
Mayoral Candidates
Steve Patterson
Beavercreek
Current Mayor
Bob Stone
Mayoral Candidates
Notes
Mayor Stone cannot seek reelection due to term limits.
Canton
Primary Date
May 2, 2023
Current Mayor
Tom Bernabei
Mayoral Candidates
Roy Scott DePew, William Sherer II
Notes
Mayor Bernabei is not seeking reelection.
Columbus
Current Mayor
Andrew Ginther
Mayoral Candidates
Andrew Ginther, Joe Motil
Elyria
Primary Date
May 2, 2023
Current Mayor
Frank Whitfield
Mayoral Candidates
Frank Whitfield, Kevin Brubaker, Alice Gobeille
Euclid
Current Mayor
Kirsten Holzheimer Gail
Mayoral Candidates
Findlay
Primary Date
May 2, 2023
Current Mayor
Christina Muryn
Mayoral Candidates
Christina Muryn
Grove City
Current Mayor
Richard “Ike” Stage
Mayoral Candidates
Lakewood
Primary Date
September 12, 2023
Current Mayor
Meghan George
Mayoral Candidates
Meghan George, William Zhuo-Ming Yeung
Lancaster
Current Mayor
David Scheffler
Mayoral Candidates
Don McDaniel
Notes
Mayor Scheffler is not seeking reelection.
Lorain
Primary Date
May 2, 2023
Current Mayor
Jack Bradley
Mayoral Candidates
Jack Bradley
Middletown
Current Mayor
Nicole Condrey
Mayoral Candidates
Parma
Current Mayor
Tim DeGeeter
Mayoral Candidates
Tim DeGeeter
Reynoldsburg
Current Mayor
Joe Begeny
Mayoral Candidates
Joe Begeny
Springfield
Current Mayor
Warren Copeland
Mayoral Candidates
Rob Rue
Notes
Mayor Copeland is not seeking reelection.
Strongsville
Current Mayor
Tom Perciak
Mayoral Candidates
Tom Perciak
Warren
Primary Date
May 2, 2023
Current Mayor
Doug Franklin
Mayoral Candidates
Doug Franklin
All Elections
Akron
Mayor
Daniel Horrigan
Population
190,469
Next Election
11/7/2023
Election Type
Partisan
Mayoral Terms
4 Year Terms
Athens
Mayor
Steve Patterson
Population
23,849
Next Election
11/7/2023
Election Type
Partisan
Mayoral Terms
4 Year Terms
Beavercreek
Mayor
Bob Stone
Population
46,549
Next Election
11/7/2023
Election Type
Nonpartisan
Mayoral Terms
4 Year Terms (No more than 2 consecutive terms)
Canton
Mayor
Thomas Bernabei
Population
70,872
Next Election
11/7/2023
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
11/7/2023
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
Jane Fox
Population
49,328
Next Election
11/7/2023
Election Type
Mayor elected by council
Mayoral Terms
2 year terms
Elyria
Mayor
Frank Whitfield
Population
52,656
Next Election
11/7/2023
Election Type
Partisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Euclid
Mayor
Kirsten Holzheimer
Population
49,692
Next Election
11/7/2023
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
11/7/2023
Election Type
Partisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Grove City
Mayor
Richard Stage
Population
41,252
Next Election
11/7/2023
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
11/7/2023
Election Type
Nonpartisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Lancaster
Mayor
David Scheffler
Population
40,552
Next Election
11/7/2023
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
11/7/2023
Election Type
Partisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Middletown
Mayor
Nicole Condrey
Population
50,987
Next Election
11/7/2023
Election Type
Nonpartisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Parma
Mayor
Tim DeGeeter
Population
81,146
Next Election
11/7/2023
Election Type
Partisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Reynoldsburg
Mayor
Joe Begeny
Population
41,076
Next Election
11/7/2023
Election Type
Partisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Springfield
Mayor
Warren Copeland
Population
58,662
Next Election
11/7/2023
Election Type
Nonpartisan
Mayoral Terms
4 year terms
Strongsville
Mayor
Thomas Perciak
Population
46,491
Next Election
11/7/2023
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
11/7/2023
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
