1947 Cleveland mayoral election

Cleveland mayoral election, 1947
	November 4, 1947
Mayor before election; Thomas A. Burke; Democratic	Elected mayor ; Thomas A. Burke; Democratic

The Cleveland mayoral election of 1947 saw the election of Thomas A. Burke as Mayor of Cleveland, defeating Republican challenger Eliot Ness.^[1]

General election

1947 Cleveland mayoral reelection (general election)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas A. Burke (incumbent)	168,412	66.20%
	Republican	Eliot Ness	85,990	33.80%
Turnout			254,402

^ "Ness, Eliot". The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
^ "RaceID=673488". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 16, 2019.

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