Polls open today for 2021 primary elections, voters restrict mayoral candidates
Tuesday is the primary election in May, and the turnout has already been significantly higher than four years ago. Incinnati’s mayoral race draws more people, and number three, the question of affordable housing , is also a contributing factor. votes. This time there were 7,500. “People are more interested in control, in their lives and voting is one way of doing it. You might also think it’s because people are at home and thinking about elections, but I hope it’s because people take our democracy seriously, â€said Sally Krisel, deputy director of the electoral council. Hamilton County. Cincinnati voters will pick two mayoral candidates and dismiss four. The Candidates: Gavi Begtrup, scientist, business leader and former political adviser to US Representative Gabby Gifford, David Mann is a lawyer and current board member. He was a former congressman and twice served as mayor.Herman Najoli is an educator and author, a football, basketball and track coach, and last year a candidate for county commissioner of Hamilton.Raffel Prophett is a retired Cincinnati Fire District Chief and a retired Army Reserve Lt. Col. He is a co-founder of Public Medical, a group that works to transform public safety and community health systems. Aftab Pureval is currently the Hamilton County Courts Clerk. Former federal prosecutor and in-house lawyer for Proctor and Gamble, Cecil Thomas is currently a senator for the state of Ohio. He’s a former Cincinnati city councilor, former human relations manager and retired Cincinnati police officer. Four years ago the primary turnout was 11%, and eight years ago it was This time, Hamilton County is predicting it could reach 20%. It is predicted that 80% of people will not vote at all, leaving the big decisions to a small minority. Local polling stations are open all day from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm To find the nearest polling station or to view a sample ballot, click here.
Tuesday is the primary election in May, and the turnout has already been significantly higher than four years ago.
The Cincinnati mayoral race is attracting more people, and the third problem, the affordable housing problem, is also a contributing factor.
In 2017, there were 4,400 early votes. This time there were 7,500.
“People are more interested in control, in their lives and voting is one way of doing it. You might also think it’s because people are at home and thinking about elections, but I hope it’s because people take our democracy seriously, â€said Sally Krisel, deputy director of the electoral council. Hamilton County.
Cincinnati voters will pick two mayoral candidates and dismiss four.
The candidates:
Gavi Begtrup, scientist, business owner and former political adviser to US Representative Gabby Giffords.
David Mann is a lawyer and current board member. He was a former congressman and has served as mayor twice.
Herman Najoli is an educator and author, a soccer, basketball and track and field coach, and last year a candidate for Hamilton County Commissioner.
Raffel Prophett is a retired Cincinnati fire district chief and a retired Army Reserve Lt. Col. He is the co-founder of Public Medical, a group that works to transform public safety and community health systems.
Aftab Pureval is currently the Hamilton County Courts Clerk. He is a former federal prosecutor and in-house counsel at Proctor and Gamble.
Cecil Thomas is currently a Senator for the State of Ohio. He’s a former Cincinnati city councilor, a former director of human relations, and a retired Cincinnati police officer.
Four years ago the primary participation rate was 11% and eight years ago it was 5%.
This time, Hamilton County predicts it could reach 20%.
But even still, it is predicted that 80% of the people will not vote at all, leaving the big decisions to a small minority.
Local polling stations are open all day from 6.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.
To find the location closest to you or to view a sample ballot, click here.