In early voting Nov. 2, Cincinnati voters appear to be choosing Aftab Pureval as the next mayor, with Pureval garnering 70.8% of the vote to David Mann’s 29.2%, cincinnati.com reports.
Michelle Wu made history as she became the first woman and first person of color to be elected as the next mayor of Boston on Tuesday - breaking a 199-year streak of white, male leaders.
When Cincinnati mayoral candidate Aftab Pureval decided to leave his attorney job in 2015 to run for county clerk, it was some fellow Democrats who warned him against the idea. They felt he didn’t have a “good ballot name” that would appeal to the predominantly white votership in Hamilton County,…