Mayor Aftab Pureval dominated the three-person mayoral primary May 6. Pureval, a Democrat, won with 83% of the vote. Republican Cory Bowman, despite a last-minute endorsement from his half-brother, Vice President JD Vance, came in a distant second with 13% of the vote.

Mayor Aftab Pureval, a rising star in the Democratic Party, is set to face political newcomer Cory Bowman in the upcoming general election on November 4.