In April 1867, Democrat Stephen Buhrer beat his Republican opponent, Peter Thatcher, by 500 votes to win the Cleveland mayoral race. The Plain Dealer, as shown in this April 2, 1867 article, crowed about the first Democrat mayoral victory in six years. | Source: Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library, Special CollectionsDownload Original File
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Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library, Special Collections
