City elections in Cincinnati, Ohio (2025)

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2023
2025 Cincinnati elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: August 21, 2025
General election: November 4, 2025
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and city council
Total seats up: 10 (click here for mayoral elections)
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2025

The city of Cincinnati, Ohio, is holding general elections for mayor and city council on November 4, 2025. The filing deadline for city council candidates was August 21, 2025.

Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.

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Candidates and results

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Cincinnati City Council (9 seats)

The following candidates are running in the general election for Cincinnati City Council on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
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Anna Albi (Nonpartisan)
Jeff Cramerding (Nonpartisan)
Image of Mark Jeffreys
Mark Jeffreys (Nonpartisan)
Scotty Johnson (Nonpartisan)
Image of Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney
Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney (Nonpartisan)
Evan Nolan (Nonpartisan)
Meeka Owens (Nonpartisan)
Image of Seth Walsh
Seth Walsh (Nonpartisan)
Audricia Brooks (Nonpartisan)
Laketa Cole (Nonpartisan)
Jerry Corbett (Nonpartisan)
Don Driehaus (Nonpartisan)
Image of Kevin Farmer
Kevin Farmer (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
Image of Gary Favors
Gary Favors (Nonpartisan)
Steve Goodin (Nonpartisan)
Ryan James (Nonpartisan)
Dawn Johnson (Nonpartisan)
Image of Liz Keating
Liz Keating (Nonpartisan)
Image of Dale Mallory
Dale Mallory (Nonpartisan)
Linda Matthews (Nonpartisan)
Brandon Nixon (Nonpartisan)
Raffel Prophett (Nonpartisan)
Stephan Pryor (Nonpartisan)
Image of Christopher Smitherman
Christopher Smitherman (Nonpartisan)
Donald Washington (Nonpartisan)
Aaron Weiner (Nonpartisan)
Brian Ennix (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)

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See also: Ohio elections, 2025

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About the city

See also: Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio. As of 2020, its population was 309,317.

City government

See also: Mayor-council government and Council-manager government

The city government of Cincinnati blends elements of the strong-mayor and council-manager systems. While the mayor serves as the city's chief executive officer and the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body, a city-manager, whom the mayor appoints and the city council approves, serves as the city's chief administrative officer.[1]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati Ohio
Population 309,317 11,799,448
Land area (sq mi) 77 40,858
Race and ethnicity**
White 50.3% 80.5%
Black/African American 41.4% 12.4%
Asian 2.2% 2.3%
Native American 0.1% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0%
Other (single race) 1.4% 1.1%
Multiple 4.6% 3.6%
Hispanic/Latino 4.2% 3.9%
Education
High school graduation rate 88.4% 90.8%
College graduation rate 38.7% 28.9%
Income
Median household income $42,663 $58,116
Persons below poverty level 24.3% 13.6%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

Cincinnati, Ohio Ohio Municipal government Other local coverage
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