Mayoral primary in Cincinnati today
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Four candidates - two Democrats, one Libertarian, and one Independent.
The two Democrats, Roxanne Qualls and John Cranley are expected to win, and will proceed to the November general election, when a new City Council of nine persons will be elected to four-year terms.
This will be the first election for four-year terms; in the past City council held office for two years.
The biggest issues in the Mayor primary and general election are the streetcar to a limited part of the downtown area, and the leasing of the city's parking garages and parking meters to private entities, for 30 and 50 years.
Edited with election results: As expected John Cranley and Roxanne Qualls will move on to the Nov. election.
The primary was remarkable for the low turnout: only about 5% of registered voters bothered to cast ballots, far lower than in previous primaries for mayor.
