Democrats will continue to hold all nine seats of Cincinnati City Council after sweeping a second election in a row, with 100% of precincts reporting.

That means all eight incumbents who were on the ballot won re-election, plus newcomer Ryan James.

Twenty-six candidates were on the ballot, plus a certified write-in candidate. The closest non-Democrat was Liz Keating, ranking tenth with about 9,000 votes fewer than ninth-place James. Keating is the most recent Republican to serve on Council. She ran for re-election in 2021, but did not make it back to City Hall.

Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney is once again the top vote-getter, followed by Scotty Johnson and Meeka Owens:

Keating ranked 10th with 24,526 votes.

Independent Christopher Smitherman ranked 11th with 17,485 votes.

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