2015 Columbus, Ohio mayoral election
November 3, 2015
 
Candidate Andrew Ginther Zach Scott
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 88,822 60,686
Percentage 59% 41%
Mayor before election

Michael B. Coleman
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Andrew Ginther
Democratic

The 2015 Columbus mayoral election took place on November 3, 2015, to elect the Mayor of Columbus, Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the May 5 primary advancing to the general election, regardless of party.[1]

Incumbent Democratic Mayor Michael B. Coleman was not running for re-election to a fifth term in office.[2]

Candidates

Democratic Party

Declared

Declined

Republican Party

Declared

Declined

Primary results

The Columbus Mayoral primary was nonpartisan, but candidates were endorsed by their parties. The two candidates who received the most votes advanced to the general election in November regardless of party.

Primary election result[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Andrew Ginther 24,227 51.8
Nonpartisan Zach Scott 8,560 18.3
Nonpartisan Terry Boyd 8,461 18.1
Nonpartisan James Ragland 5,552 11.9

General election results

Ginther Marching in Columbus' Independence Day parade during his campaign
General election result[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Andrew Ginther 88,822 59
Nonpartisan Zach Scott 60,686 41

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Gary Seman Jr. (December 2, 2014). "Jockeying starts for nonpartisan primary in 2015". This Week. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Lucas Sullivan; Doug Caruso (November 25, 2014). "Mayor Coleman Announces He Won't Run Next Year". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  3. ↑ Josh Jarman (December 10, 2014). "Ginther launches campaign for mayor of Columbus". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on January 26, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ Walker Evans (January 19, 2015). "James Ragland Enters Race for Columbus Mayor". Columbus Underground. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ Josh Jarman (November 27, 2014). "Sheriff Zach Scott says he's running for mayor". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Lucas Sullivan (December 7, 2014). "Columbus mayor's race might draw several prominent politicians". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ Lucas Sullivan (January 22, 2015). "Strickland, Boyce among Democrats backing Ginther for Columbus mayor". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  8. ↑ Elizabeth Faugl (December 17, 2014). "Coleman Endorses Ginther to Take over Mayor's Office". ABC6. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  9. ↑ Lucas Sullivan (December 18, 2014). "Coleman endorses Ginther for mayor". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  10. ↑ Lucas Sullivan (January 16, 2015). "Republicans tap Boyd for Columbus mayor, former Ohio State player Dimitrious Stanley for council". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  11. 1 2 Kurtzman, Lori; Zachariah, Holly (January 8, 2015). "Local Government Insider: GOP still looking for Columbus mayoral candidate". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Franklin County BOE election results | Franklin County BOE" (PDF). freep.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Election 2012 | The Columbus Dispatch". Archived from the original on April 11, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Ginther era begins in Columbus". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on June 9, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.

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