CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval’s work isn’t done yet after voters re-elected him for another four years in office.

Pureval defeated his Republican challenger, Cory Bowman, in a landslide vote in the November 2025 Mayoral Race.

The Democratic incumbent received 12,694 votes to Bowman’s 2,835, according to election results.

This will be Pureval’s second consecutive term, meaning he cannot run for re-election.

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The polls are closed and votes are being tabulated for several local races, including Cincinnati’s mayoral race.

Soon, Cincinnatians will find out who their next mayor will be: The Democratic incumbent, Aftab Pureval, or his Republican challenger, Cory Bowman.

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