JD Vance's brother advances to Cincinnati mayoral general election despite winning just 13% of the primary vote
Bowman, 36, running as a Republican, finished second in the three-way contest, a long way behind Democratic incumbent Aftab Pureval, 42, who scored 82.5 percent of the vote, but ahead of fellow Republican Brian Frank, 66, who picked up just 4.6 percent.
The result means that Frank is eliminated, setting up a two-horse race between Pureval and Bowman on November 4.
Cincinnati is a heavily Democrat-leaning city, so much so that Republicans have not fielded a candidate in its mayoral elections since future congressman Brad Wenstrup lost to incumbent Mark Mallory in 2009.
That sentiment was reflected in last year's presidential race, when Kamala Harris picked up 76 percent of the vote to Donald Trump 's 24 percent, an outcome at odds with the national picture.
All nine of Cincinnati City Council's current members are likewise Democrats.
Bowman, however, believes he can buck the trend and offer something different 'because people deserve a choice.'
A pastor at the evangelical River Church in the city's West End, Bowman also owns the Kings Arms Coffee Shop in its College Hill neighborhood.
He has never previously held public office but has said he was inspired by attending Trump and Vance's inauguration ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in January.
'As I was flying back here from the inauguration, it occurred to me that I could do something to serve the community,' he has said.
Bowman shares a father with Vance, although they have different mothers.
The future VP reportedly spent time on the Bowman farm in Preble County during his youth, and the younger brother describes their relationship as a 'friendly sibling rivalry.'
Vance himself has not campaigned on his relative's behalf but did send a message of support on X this week, describing Bowman as 'a good guy with a heart for serving his community... Get out there and vote for him.'
Reacting to his showing in Tuesday's primary, Bowman said: 'What I will say is that it looks like [Pureval] had a good head start, but we're kind of catching up a little bit... So once I see the numbers there, I'll know what our mission, our focus needs to be going into November.'
Pureval responded to his commanding win by thanking his supporters and saying the city remains 'on the right path.'
'Based on the early returns, I'm incredibly grateful for the citizens of Cincinnati giving us an opportunity,' he said.
'Hopefully, it makes a positive statement. I'm not sure I can read anything into it other than the people think the city is on the right path.'
However, he also warned against complacency among citizens, noting the worrying low turnout, which saw just 10 percent of eligible voters turn up to cast their ballots.
'Given the chaos and uncertainty from the federal government, now is the time for voters to be engaged and exercising their voice,' the mayor said.
'That is also on me. I've got to do a better job of making government relevant to people and making sure they see themselves in their local government.'
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