Cleveland mayoral election, 1981
Candidate
George Voinovich
Patrick Sweeney
Party
Nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Popular vote
107,472
32,940
Percentage
76.54%
23.46%
Mayor before election
George Voinovich
Republican
Elected Mayor
George Voinovich
Republican
The 1981 Cleveland mayoral election took place on November 3, 1981, to elect the Mayor of Cleveland , Ohio . The election was officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the September 29 primary advancing to the general election.
This was the first Cleveland mayoral election to a four-year term.[citation needed ]
Primary election [ ]
Primary election results[1]
Candidate
Votes
%
George Voinovich (incumbent)
56,469
68.22%
Patrick Sweeney
24,153
29.18%
Lynda Joyce
1,527
1.85%
Rick Nagin
622
0.75%
Total votes
82,771
General election [ ]
Cleveland mayoral election, 1981[2]
Candidate
Votes
%
George Voinovich (incumbent)
107,472 (76.54%)
76.54%
Patrick Sweeney
32,940
23.46%
Total votes
140,412
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