2025 Toledo, Ohio mayoral election

The 2025 Toledo mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 to elect the mayor of Toledo, Ohio. The non-partisan primary election was held on May 6, 2025. Incumbent mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz won a third term.

Background

Incumbent mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz, was re-elected as mayor in 2021, after defeating Carty Finkbeiner, who ran as an Independent.

On November 5, 2024, voters in Toledo approved changes to term limits, allowing mayors to serve up to three terms.

Primary election

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Wade Kapszukiewicz (Democrat), incumbent mayor
• Roberto Torres (Independent), former at-large member of Toledo Public Schools Board of Education (2005–2008), former director of Detroit mayor Mike Duggan's Office of Immigrant Affairs and Economic Inclusion (2018–2024), and veteran

Eliminated in primary

• Harold Harris (Independent), community leader and veteran

Disqualified

• Shawn Mahone (Independent), youth organization leader

Endorsements

Results

General election

Endorsements

Results

References

External links

Official campaign websites

• Harold Harris (I) for Mayor
• Wade Kapszukiewicz (D) for Mayor
• Roberto Torres (I) for Mayor