1999 Columbus, Ohio mayoral election

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Candidate Michael B. Coleman Dorothy Teater Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 86,636 57,221 Percentage 60.06% 39.67%

Mayor before election Greg Lashutka Republican Elected mayor Michael B. Coleman Democratic

TheColumbus mayoral election of 1999 was the81st mayoral election inColumbus, Ohio. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1999.Republican party incumbent mayorGreg Lashutka retired from office after two consecutive terms in office.Democratic party nomineeMichael B. Coleman defeatedRepublican party nominee Dorothy Teater. Coleman became the first African American elected as mayor of Ohio's capital city.^[1]

Columbus mayoral primaries are officially nonpartisan, but candidates are frequently endorsed by the parties with which they are affiliated. The two candidates who receive the most votes in the primary advance to the general election.

• Caruso, Doug (December 31, 1999). "Coleman Promises Better Columbus".The Columbus Dispatch. The Dispatch Printing Company. p. 1A.

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