Mayoral elections in Cincinnati, Atlanta, Detroit and Pittsburgh are decided: these are the results

The mayoral elections being held this Tuesday in several parts of the country already have several definite results. In the city of Cincinnati, incumbent Democratic Mayor Aftab Pureval claimed victory after defeating Republican Cory Bowman by winning more than 75% of the vote, and thus securing a second term. Such a win consolidates Democratic control over the city's local government and strengthens Pureval's political profile in Ohio, which is a state that in recent years has become extremely uphill for Democrats.

Bowman, who is a pastor and half-brother of U.S. Vice President JD Vance, was not exactly the favorite to win this election, considering that Pureval went on to garner no less than 83% of the vote in the first round, compared to Bowman's 13%. While the vice president stayed on the sidelines during Bowman's campaign, he expressed his support in a post on X last May, where he called him "a good guy with a heart to serve his community."

Dickens' triumph in Atlanta

As happened in Cincinnati, the current mayor of Atlanta, Andre Dickens, easily won his re-election for a new four-year term after obtaining more than 80% of the vote, in a new chapter of this city's tradition for re-electing its mayors. Dickens, a former Atlanta City Council member, faced three candidates: businessman Helmut Domagalski, former police officer Kalema Jackson and community activist Eddie Andrew Meredith.

Dickens' platform focused on continuing policies implemented over the past several years, highlighting his efforts in crime reduction, budget management and initiatives to address affordable housing and homelessness. However, many have criticized the mayor for failing to address several of the problems that have plagued the city for years.

It should be noted that, although Dickens is a Democrat, the Atlanta mayoral election was non-partisan, meaning that none of the candidates -including the mayor- ran under party labels.

O'Connor victory in Pittsburgh

The winner of the mayoral election in Pittsburgh was Democrat Corey O'Connor, who defeated Republican candidate Tony Moreno with more than 85% of the vote in his favor. The young leftist, who is a former member of the city's City Council and is currently the Allegheny County comptroller, is also the son of former Mayor Bob O'Connor, who died in 2006 while in office.

O'Connor became the Democratic nominee after defeating former Mayor Ed Gainey in the May primary. During the race, the two traded attacks over their campaign financing. Gainey even went so far as to accuse his rival of accepting money from supporters of President Donald Trump. O'Connor called those accusations an act of desperation and claimed he strongly opposed the policies of the current White House.

Sheffield makes history in Detroit

In the city of Detroit, City Council President Mary Sheffield made history by becoming the first woman to be elected mayor, in an election she led from start to finish and ended up winning with more than 75% of the votes in her favor.

Sheffield defeated Reverend Solomon Kinloch Jr., pastor of Triumph Church. A 12-year City Council veteran, Sheffield was the first mayoral candidate to form a campaign committee - two years before the election - to succeed Mayor Mike Duggan, who decided to run for governor as an independent rather than seek a fourth term.

As in the case of Atlanta, the Detroit mayoral election was nonpartisan.

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