CINCINNATI — Polls are open until 7:30 p.m. for Tuesday’s general election, which will include a number of municipal-level races. Seats on local school boards, city councils and courts will be among those decided on Tuesday.
Election Day comes after weeks of early voting as thousands of voters have already submitted a ballot.
Learn about the candidates, the issues, and how and where to vote
Here is a look ahead to Tuesday’s election and some of the major races in the region:
Cincinnati mayoral race
Cincinnati will soon get a new mayor as John Cranley leaves off to seek the governorship. The mayoral race will put two Democrats against each other. Aftab Pureval, Hamilton County’s clerk of courts, will face City Councilmember David Mann. Pureval has been the clerk of courts in Hamilton County since 2017 while Mann has been on City Council since 2014.
Mann had two brief stints as mayor as well as served as a one-term member of the U.S. Congress.
Mann and Pureval were the top two finishes in the six-way primary.
35 vying for Cincinnati City Council
The race to join Cincinnati City Council is quite crowded as 35 candidates are running for nine at-large seats. While there are five current Cincinnati City Council members in the race, only one of whom is seeking re-election. The other four were appointed to their seats on council.
Voters can choose up to nine candidates in the race.
Dayton to also have a new mayor
Like Cincinnati, Dayton’s Democratic mayor is also leaving to run for governor in 2022. Replacing Nan Whaley will be Jeffrey Mims Jr. and Rennes Bowers. Mims and Bowers were victorious in May in the municipal primary.
Do I need an ID?
Election officials are reminding voters who cast an in-person ballot to be prepared to display identification. Acceptable forms of identification include: an unexpired Ohio Driver’s License, State ID Card, Interim Documentation with your former address, Military ID, or current (within the last 12 months) utility bill, bank statement, government check, or paycheck with the voter’s name and present address, the Board of Elections said.
What if I forgot to send in my mail-in ballot?
Mail-in ballots that are not postmarked by Monday may be hand delivered to the Board of Elections by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day. Those who requested a mail-in ballot but failed to return the ballot may also go to their polling location and vote provisionally.
