Democratic Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval will face Cory Bowman in the November general election. Bowman is the half brother of Vice President VD Vance.

Bowman is running his first ever campaign, and is the first Republican (along with Frank) to run in a mayoral election in 16 years. He's a College Hill resident and the pastor of a church in the West End, as well as the co-owner of a coffee shop in that area.