1967 Cleveland mayoral election
The Cleveland mayoral election of 1967 saw the election of Carl Stokes.
Stokes was the first elected African American mayor of a major American city. His election came alongside the election of Richard G. Hatcher in the 1967 Gary, Indiana mayoral election. Together, these were the first elections of African-Americans as mayors of cities over 100,000.Nominations
Primaries were held on October 3.Stokes unseated incumbent mayor Ralph S. Locher in the Democratic Party primary.General election
