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Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval, the Democrat incumbent, won a second term on Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger Cory Bowman.

The win cements Democrats’ control of Cincinnati’s local government and adds to Pureval’s growing profile in Ohio politics, a state that has become a tougher landscape for Democrats. Pureval, a former special assistant U.S. attorney, first claimed the mayor’s office in 2021 after winning nearly 66% of the vote.

Bowman, the half-brother of Vice President JD Vance , has never held public office but was inspired to run after Vance’s inauguration. He founded an evangelical church in Cincinnati’s West End and runs a local coffee shop. Bowman campaigned on conservative values and criticized what he c

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