1971 Cleveland mayoral election

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The Cleveland mayoral election of 1971 saw the election of Ralph Perk.

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November 2, 1971

1973 →

Mayor before election

Carl Stokes
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Ralph Perk
Republican

This was the last officially partisan mayoral election in Cleveland. Subsequent elections have used a nonpartisan system.

Nominations

Primaries were held on September 28.^[1]^[2]^[3]

1971 Cleveland mayoral Democratic primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James M. Carney	74,031	52.76%
	Democratic	Anthony J. Garofoli	60,141	42.86%
	Democratic	Patrick L. Gerity	6,149	4.38%
Turnout			140,321

1971 Cleveland mayoral Republican primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ralph Perk	12,156	66.95%
	Republican	George Voinovich	6,000	33.05%
Turnout			18,156

1971 Cleveland mayoral election (general election)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ralph Perk	88,744	38.73%
	Independent	Arnold R. Pinkney	72,785	31.76%
	Democratic	James M. Carney	65,877	28.75%
	Socialist Labor	Joseph Pirincin	1,740	0.76%
Turnout			229,146

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