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Mayoral election in Toledo, Ohio (2021)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: July 16, 2021 |
| Primary election: September 14, 2021 General election: November 2, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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The city of Toledo, Ohio, held a general election for mayor on November 2, 2021. A primary was scheduled for September 14, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was July 16, 2021.
Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Mayor of Toledo
Incumbent Wade Kapszukiewicz defeated Carty Finkbeiner and Sharmayne Ivey in the general election for Mayor of Toledo on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Wade Kapszukiewicz (Nonpartisan) | 68.9 | 24,061 |
 | Carty Finkbeiner (Nonpartisan) | 29.7 | 10,377 | |
 | Sharmayne Ivey (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 8 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 470 | ||
| Total votes: 34,916 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Toledo
Incumbent Wade Kapszukiewicz and Carty Finkbeiner defeated Jan Scotland in the primary for Mayor of Toledo on September 14, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wade Kapszukiewicz (Nonpartisan) | 53.3 | 7,531 |
| ✔ | | Carty Finkbeiner (Nonpartisan) | 27.0 | 3,814 |
| Jan Scotland (Nonpartisan) | 19.2 | 2,717 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 61 | ||
| Total votes: 14,123 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Ohio elections, 2021
September 14, 2021
November 2, 2021
- City elections in Toledo, Ohio (2021)
- Maumee City School District, Ohio, elections (2021)
- Sylvania City School District, Ohio, elections (2021)
- Toledo Public Schools, Ohio, elections (2021)
- Washington Local School District, Ohio, elections (2021)
- Lucas County, Ohio, Issue 12, Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) Membership and Replace Property Tax with Sales Tax (November 2021)
- Lucas County, Ohio, Issue 1, 9-1-1 and Public Safety Information Property Tax (November 2021)
- Lucas County, Ohio, Issue 2, Imagination Station Property Tax (November 2021)
- Lucas County, Ohio, Issue 3, Toledo Zoological Park Property Tax (November 2021)
- Toledo, Ohio, Issue 4, Primary Election Date Change Charter Amendment (November 2021)
Mayoral partisanship
Mayoral elections were held in 28 of the 100 largest U.S. cities in 2021. Once mayors elected in 2021 assumed office, the mayors of 64 of the country's 100 largest cities were affiliated with the Democratic Party.
The following top-100 mayoral offices changed partisan control in 2021:
- Mayor John J. Lee of North Las Vegas, Nevada, announced that he was changing his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican on April 6, 2021.[1]
- David Bronson (R) was elected as mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, on May 11, 2021. He assumed office on July 1, 2021, replacing nonpartisan Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson.
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About the city
- See also: Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the seat of Lucas County. As of 2020, its population was 270,871.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Toledo uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Toledo, Ohio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Toledo | Ohio | |
| Population | 270,871 | 11,799,448 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 80 | 40,858 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 61.8% | 80.5% |
| Black/African American | 27.3% | 12.4% |
| Asian | 1.2% | 2.3% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 3.1% | 1.1% |
| Multiple | 6.2% | 3.6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 8.8% | 3.9% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 86.5% | 90.8% |
| College graduation rate | 18.8% | 28.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $39,155 | $58,116 |
| Persons below poverty level | 25.6% | 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
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