List of Mayors of Cincinnati, Ohio
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Prior to 1925, the mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, was elected in a separate, partisan election. Starting in 1925, the mayor was chosen by the city council from among its nine members. With the Democratic-Charterite coalition of 1971, the two parties worked out a power-sharing plan, which, starting in 1973, resulted in a rotating mayorship. After a few years of rotation, they decided that the city council member who received the most votes in the election would automatically become mayor. In 1999, Charlie Luken became the first mayor to take office under the new direct election system.
The Charter Party is a local third-party founded in 1924 that has successfully elected members of the city council and mayors. Until 1961, many Democrats ran as Charterites. The party focuses exclusively on local government; thus, many Charterites switch to a major party when seeking office outside Cincinnati.
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