Vice President JD Vance's half-brother, Republican Cory Bowman, lost his long-shot bid in the nationally-watched Cincinnati mayoral race, falling short against Democratic incumbent Aftab Pureval.
The Associated Press and CNN both declared Pureval the winner.
Crime had dominated the headlines and campaign in the southern Ohio race.
Cincinnati leaders faced criticism this summer after several high-profile crimes, including the stabbing of Patrick Heringer in his home and the video of a brawl downtown that went viral.
Bowman and Republicans tried to paint the city as overrun with crime. Pureval countered that the city leadership combatted crime through numerous measures, including implementing a stricter curfew and recruiting more officers.
