Aftab Pureval wins second term as Cincinnati mayor, extending Democrats’ hold on city hall

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 evangelica