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The Independent
21-05-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
JD Vance didn't vote for his half-brother in Cincinnati's mayoral primary despite posting endorsement
Vice President JD Vance didn't vote for his half-brother in the Cincinnati Ohio, non-partisan mayoral primary on May 6 despite posting an endorsement of him ahead of the vote. Vance, a former Ohio senator, advocated for Cory Bowman just hours before polls closed. Bowman received 2,926 votes, but Vance wasn't one of them, according to the voter list collated by the Hamilton County Board of Elections, which revealed Vance didn't cast a ballot in the race, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported. Records from the Elections Board reveal whether a voter cast a ballot and if they voted for a Democrat or a Republican, but it doesn't show which candidate they backed. Vance has a residence and is registered to vote in the East Walnut Hill neighborhood of the city. The Enquirer asked Bowman why Vance didn't vote for him. "I don't have any information or comment on that," Bowman said. Bowman, who shares a father with Vance, came in second out of three candidates in the primary, meaning that he will have a place in the general election. However, he came far behind Democratic Mayor Aftab Pureval, receiving 13 percent of the vote to Pureval's 83 percent. Pureval and Bowman will face off on November 4. Bowman, a Republican from the College Hill neighborhood of the city, is set to face a difficult struggle in a city where President Donald Trump and Vance lost by a three-to-one margin in last year's presidential election. Then-Vice President Kamala Harris received 76 percent of the city's vote to Trump's 24 percent. Similarly, all of Cincinnati City Council's current members are Democrats. 'I'm deeply grateful to every Cincinnati voter who cast a ballot to advance us to the general election,' Bowman said on X after the vote. 'The greatest gift local government can offer its residents is a choice. That's exactly what voters will have this November. There's much work ahead, and we're ready to show our great city that we're the best candidate for the job.' 'My family and I are overwhelmed by the encouragement and support we've received over recent weeks, and we're excited for all that will be accomplished in the months ahead,' he added. Cincinnati is a strongly Democratic city, and Republicans haven't put forward a candidate since future congressman Brad Wenstrup lost to Mark Mallory in 2009. Bowman serves as a pastor at the River Church in the West End neighborhood, and he also runs the King's Arms Coffee Shop in College Hill. He has previously said he was inspired to run for office after attending the inauguration of Trump and Vance 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 said previously. It has been reported that Vance spent time on the Bowman farm in Preble County in his youth, and the younger half-brother, Bowman, who is 36 while Vance is 40, has described their relationship as a 'friendly sibling rivalry.'
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
JD Vance's half-brother survives Cincinnati mayoral primary, heads to November election
Vice President JD Vance's half-brother Cory Bowman finished second in Cincinnati's May 6 mayoral primary. While the Republican secured only 13% of the vote, it's enough to advance him to the November general election where he will face incumbent Aftab Pureval, a Democrat. According to unofficial results, Pureval took home 82.5% of the vote. The race attracted international interest, given the connection to Vance. The vice president on Tuesday afternoon endorsed Bowman on social media, encouraging Cincinnati residents to "get out there and vote for him." Third-place finisher Republican Brian Frank was eliminated, garnering 4.5% of the vote. Cincinnati mayoral candidates (from left) Cory Bowman, Brian Frank, and incumbent Aftab Pureval. Despite coming in a distant second, Bowman said the gains he made as votes came in encouraged him. "What I will say is that looks like he had a good head start, but we're kind of catching up a little bit," Bowman said. "So once I see the numbers there, I'll know what our mission, our focus needs to be going into November.' Pureval laments low turnout The Cincinnati mayoral primary has been a wild three-month race that's garnered international attention. There's the half-brother of the vice president, a candidate who campaigned outside the city limits, two raucous debates and a question about a "ridiculous hat." Yet despite that, it was a historically low turnout. Only 10% of Cincinnati voters showed up to the polls. The turnout disappointed the mayor. "Given the chaos and uncertainty from the federal government, now is the time for voters to be engaged and exercising their voice," Pureval 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." What early results showed While political parties get involved, the race for mayor is officially nonpartisan. Bowman's relation to the vice president has brought international attention to the mayor's race, including a lengthy profile in Politico. Vance did not contribute to Bowman's campaign, according to the latest finance reports filed in April. Cincinnati mayoral candidate Cory Bowman makes a statement as polling numbers show him trailing behind incumbent mayor Aftab Pureval, and advancing to the general election, at his election night party in the West End neighborhood of Cincinnati on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. At Bowman's party Dozens of people mingled Tuesday night between Bowman's coffee shop in Cincinnati's West End neighborhood and an event space across the street at an election watch party that felt more like a neighborhood block party, with pop music booming from speakers and children jumping in a bounce house. Bowman said he was happy to see Vance's endorsement post on X earlier today but when he and his half-brother get together they don't usually talk politics. 'We were talking about Star Wars yesterday,' he said with a laugh. Cincinnati staunchly Democratic Republicans haven't had a candidate for Cincinnati mayor since 2009, when Brad Wenstrup lost to Mark Mallory. Wenstrup four years later ran for Congress in the 2nd Congressional District and won. Pureval, as the lone Democrat and current mayor, has a heavy advantage in a city as blue as Cincinnati. Voters chose Kamala Harris over President Donald Trump, 76% to 24%. All nine Cincinnati City Council members are Democrats. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: JD Vance's half-brother Cory Bowman survives Cincinatti mayoral primary
New York Post
07-05-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
JD Vance half-brother survives Cincinnati mayoral primary, reaches general election
Politics runs in this family. Cory Bowman, the half-brother of Vice President JD Vance, secured a top-two finish in Cincinnati's mayoral primary Tuesday night, earning the right to face incumbent Aftab Pureval in the November general election. Bowman, 36, will need a miracle to defeat Pureval, who received 82.5% of the vote in the three-person race. Bowman finished a distant second with 12.9% of the vote, followed by Brian Frank with nearly 4.6%. Municipal elections in Cincinnati are officially non-partisan, but Pureval is aligned with the Democratic Party and Bowman with the GOP. 3 River Church Cincinnati pastor Cory Bowman, who is Vice President JD Vance's half brother and Cincinnati mayoral candidate, preaches during Easter worship service in the Hays Porter Elementary School gym Sunday, April 20, 2025, in Cincinnati. AP Bowman, 36, runs The River Church in the city's West End with his wife, Jordan, and owns a local coffee shop. He and Frank were the first Republicans to throw their hats into Cincinnati's mayoral race since 2009. Bowman — the son of Vance's estranged father, Donald Bowman, who died in 2023 — reconnected with his older half-brother when he was a teenager. The elder Bowman put Vance up for adoption when he was in kindergarten, and the future VP was primarily raised by his maternal grandparents — whose last name he eventually took. 'Hey Cincinnati!' Vance wrote on X Tuesday. 'My brother Cory Bowman is running for mayor and is on the ballot today for the primary. He's a good guy with a heart for serving his community. Get out there and vote for him!' Cincinnati, like most major US cities, is heavily Democratic and went for then-Vice President Kamala Harris by more than three-to-one in the 2024 presidential election. 'You can't get that far as a Trump-Vance Republican in the city of Cincinnati,' David Niven, a professor of politics at the University of Cincinnati, told the New York Times. 3 US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a discussion at the Munich Leaders meeting hosted by the Munich Security Conference at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC, May 7, 2025. AFP via Getty Images 3 Cory Bowman, half-brother of Republican JD Vance, right, hugs Vance during the Republican National Convention, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. AP Pureval, the son of Indian immigrants, was the first Asian American to be elected mayor of the Queen City in 2021, winning 66.8% of the vote. Bowman has accused Pureval of failing to make necessary infrastructure repairs, imposing a new zoning plan without sufficient review, and responding inadequately to a major snowstorm in January. The Republican, who cites his half-brother as an inspiration for his own political ambitions, said he decided to run for mayor after learning that Pureval was likely going to be unopposed in his bid for a second term.
USA Today
07-05-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
JD Vance's half brother Cory Bowman will face off against Democrat in Cincinnati mayor race
JD Vance's half brother Cory Bowman will face off against Democrat in Cincinnati mayor race Show Caption Hide Caption Cory Bowman advances in May 6 Cincinnati mayor primary Cory Bowman, half-brother of Vice President JD Vance, advanced in the May 6 Cincinnati mayoral primary. He will face Mayor Aftab Pureval in November WASHINGTON - Vice President JD Vance's half brother Republican Cory Bowman will face off against Democratic incumbent Aftab Pureval in November for Cincinnati mayor, after both candidates survived the May 6 primary. Bowman - who shares the same father as Vance - ran in a nonpartisan primary along with Pureval and Republican candidate Brian Frank. Since Pureval and Bowman were the top two finishers, they will advance to the general election. Pureval was elected Cincinnati mayor in 2021, becoming the first Asian American to hold the role. He has a heavy advantage in a city, which is deep blue. Voters there chose former Vice President Kamala Harris over President Donald Trump, 76% to 24%, in the 2024 election. Vance had endorsed his half-brother, saying in a post on X that 'He's a good guy with a heart for serving his community.' Unofficial primary results showed Pureval with over 80% of the vote and Bowman with 13% of the vote. "What I will say is that looks like he had a good head start, but we're kind of catching up a little bit," Bowman said. "So once I see the numbers there, I'll know what our mission, our focus needs to be going into November.' Pureval wrote in a post on X that, 'It's an honor to make the ballot for this November's general election. There is work ahead of us in Cincinnati, but I am incredibly proud of what we've accomplished over the past few years.' Contributing: Scott Wartman and Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
JD Vance's brother advances to Cincinnati mayoral general election despite winning just 13% of the primary vote
Cory Bowman, Vice President JD Vance's half-brother, has advanced to November's general election in the Cincinnati, Ohio, mayoral race, despite picking up just 13 percent of the vote in Tuesday's non-partisan primary. 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. Left to right: Incumbent Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval and Republican challengers Cory Bowman and Brian Frank (Carolyn Kaster/AP) 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.' Cincinnati mayoral candidate and River Church pastor Cory Bowman, who is Vice President JD Vance's half brother, preaches during Easter worship on Sunday April 20 in Cincinnati, Ohio (AP) 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.'
