2017 Cleveland mayoral election

November 7, 2017
Turnout23.93%
 
Candidate Frank G. Jackson Zack Reed
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 35,506 24,116
Percentage 59.55% 40.45%

Results by city council district
Jackson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Reed:      50–60%

Mayor before election

Frank G. Jackson
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Frank G. Jackson
Democratic

The 2017 Cleveland mayoral election took place on November 7, 2017, to elect the Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the September 12 primary election advancing to the general election, regardless of party. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Frank G. Jackson won reelection to a fourth term.

Primary election

Candidates

On ballot

Write-in candidates

Disqualified

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Frank Jackson
U.S. Representatives
City Council members
Notable individuals
Labor unions
  • Cleveland Building & Construction Trades Council[24]
Organizations
Newspapers
Jeff Johnson
Labor unions
Organizations
  • Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus[28]
Robert Kilo
Organizations
Zack Reed
Notable individuals

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
James
Jerome Bell
Eric
Brewer
Brandon
Chrostowski
Frank
Jackson
Jeff
Johnson
Robert
Kilo
Camry
Kincaid
Tony
Madalone
Bill
Patmon
Zack
Reed
Dyrone
Smith
Undecided
Zogby Analytics August 2–8, 2017 504 ± 4.4% 1% 3% 2% 33% 8% 2% 2% 1% 2% 12% 1% 35%

Results

Primary election results[31]
Candidate Votes  %
Frank G. Jackson (incumbent) 12,699 38.74
Zack Reed 7,195 21.95
Jeff Johnson 5,042 15.38
Brandon Edwin Chrostowski 3,112 9.49
Robert M. Kilo 1,725 5.26
Tony Madalone 1,515 4.62
Bill Patmon 883 2.69
Eric J. Brewer 479 1.46
Dyrone W. Smith 130 0.40
James Jerome Bell (Write-in) 0 0.00
Camry S. Kincaid (Write-in) 0 0.00
Total votes 32,780 100

General election

Candidates

Endorsements

Frank Jackson
U.S. Representatives
City Council members
Notable individuals
Labor unions
  • Cleveland Building & Construction Trades Council[24]
Organizations
Newspapers
Zack Reed
Notable individuals

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Frank
Jackson
Zack
Reed
Undecided
Zogby Analytics August 2–8, 2017 504 ± 4.4% 46% 27% 27%
Hypothetical polling
with Eric Brewer
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Eric
Brewer
Frank
Jackson
Undecided
Zogby Analytics August 2–8, 2017 504 ± 4.4% 21% 47% 33%
with Jeff Johnson
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Frank
Jackson
Jeff
Johnson
Undecided
Zogby Analytics August 2–8, 2017 504 ± 4.4% 44% 30% 26%

Results

Cleveland mayoral election, 2017
Candidate Votes  %
Frank G. Jackson (incumbent) 35,506 59.55
Zack Reed 24,116 40.45
Total votes 59,622 100

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