2015 Columbus, Ohio mayoral election   
  The 2015 Columbus mayoral election  took place on November 3, 2015, to elect the Mayor  of Columbus, Ohio . The election was officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the May 5 primary advancing to the general election, regardless of party.[ 1] 
Incumbent Democratic  Mayor Michael B. Coleman  was not running for re-election to a fifth term in office.[ 2] 
 
Candidates  
Democratic Party  
Declared   
Declined   
Republican Party  
Declared   
Declined   
Primary results  The Columbus Mayoral primary was nonpartisan, but candidates were endorsed by their parties. The two candidates who received the most votes advanced to the general election in November regardless of party. 
  
General election results  Ginther Marching in Columbus ' Independence Day  parade during his campaign 
References    ^ a b c d   Gary Seman Jr. (December 2, 2014). "Jockeying starts for nonpartisan primary in 2015" . This Week . Archived  from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 9,  2014 . ^ a b c d   Lucas Sullivan; Doug Caruso (November 25, 2014). "Mayor Coleman Announces He Won't Run Next Year" . The Columbus Dispatch Archived  from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 26,  2014 . ^ Josh Jarman (December 10, 2014). "Ginther launches campaign for mayor of Columbus" . The Columbus Dispatch Archived  from the original on January 26, 2015. Retrieved December 10,  2014 . ^ Walker Evans (January 19, 2015). "James Ragland Enters Race for Columbus Mayor" . Columbus Underground . Archived  from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3,  2015 . ^ Josh Jarman (November 27, 2014). "Sheriff Zach Scott says he's running for mayor" . The Columbus Dispatch Archived  from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 3,  2014 . ^ a b c d   Lucas Sullivan (December 7, 2014). "Columbus mayor's race might draw several prominent politicians" . The Columbus Dispatch Archived  from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 9,  2014 . ^ Lucas Sullivan (January 22, 2015). "Strickland, Boyce among Democrats backing Ginther for Columbus mayor" . The Columbus Dispatch Archived  from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3,  2015 . ^ Elizabeth Faugl (December 17, 2014). "Coleman Endorses Ginther to Take over Mayor's Office" . ABC6. Archived  from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 19,  2014 . ^ Lucas Sullivan (December 18, 2014). "Coleman endorses Ginther for mayor" . The Columbus Dispatch Archived  from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved December 24,  2014 . ^ Lucas Sullivan (January 16, 2015). "Republicans tap Boyd for Columbus mayor, former Ohio State player Dimitrious Stanley for council" . The Columbus Dispatch Archived  from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 20,  2015 . ^ a b   Kurtzman, Lori; Zachariah, Holly (January 8, 2015). "Local Government Insider: GOP still looking for Columbus mayoral candidate" . The Columbus Dispatch Archived  from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved January 16,  2015 . ^ "Franklin County BOE election results | Franklin County BOE"  (PDF) . freep.com. Archived from the original  (PDF)  on June 1, 2015. Retrieved September 11,  2015 .^ "Election 2012 | The Columbus Dispatch" . Archived from the original  on April 11, 2012. Retrieved October 4,  2021 .^ "Ginther era begins in Columbus" . The Columbus Dispatch . Archived  from the original on June 9, 2021. Retrieved June 9,  2021 .   
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Mayoral elections in Columbus, Ohio
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