Indian-origin Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval wins second term, defeats V-P J.D. Vance’s half-brother Cory Bowman

Indian-origin Mayor Aftab Pureval of Cincinnati, Ohio, won a second term defeating Republican challenger Cory Bowman, the half-brother of Vice-President J.D. Vance, local media reported.

Mr. Pureval’s Tuesday (November 5) victory cements Democrats’ control of Cincinnati’s local government and adds to Mr. Pureval’s growing profile in Ohio politics, Fox News reported on Tuesday (November 5, local time). Mr. Pureval, 43, a former Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, first claimed the Mayor’s office in 2021 after winning nearly 66% of the vote, the report said. Mr. Pureval’s Tibetan mother fled Communist Chinese occupation as a child and grew up in a Southern Indian refugee camp, while his father is Punjabi.