2005 Toledo, Ohio mayoral election

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Candidate Carty Finkbeiner Jack Ford Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 48,899 30,113 Percentage 61.89% 38.11%

Mayor before election Jack Ford Nonpartisan Elected mayor Carty Finkbeiner Nonpartisan

The2005 Toledo, Ohio mayoral election took place on November 8, 2005. Incumbent MayorJack Ford ran for re-election to a second term.^[1] He was challenged by a crowded field of candidates, with former MayorCarty Finkbeiner, former County Commissioner Keith Wilkowski, and City Councilman Rob Ludeman. Ford significantly outraised his opponents,^[2] but faced a difficult re-election campaign.^[3]

In the primary election, Finkbeiner placed first by a wide margin, winning 37 percent of the vote. The race for second place was close between Ford and Wilkowski, but Ford ended up narrowly defeating him, winning 26 percent of the vote to Wilkowski's 23 percent, and advancing to the general election with Finkbeiner.^[4] In the general election, Finkbeiner defeated Ford in a landslide, winning 62 percent of the vote.^[5]

• Carty Finkbeiner, former Mayor (Democratic)^[6]
• Jack Ford, incumbent Mayor (Democratic)^[1]
• Keith Wilkowski, former County Commissioner (Democratic)^[7]
• Rob Ludeman, City Councilman (Republican)^[8]
• Opal Covey, minister,2001 candidate for Mayor (independent)^[9]
• Don Gozdowski, contractor (independent)^[10]
• Martin Okonski,U.S. Navy veteran (independent)^[9]

• 2005 Ohio elections
• 2005 United States mayoral elections
• November 2005 in the United States
• Mayoral elections in Toledo, Ohio

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