TOLEDO, Ohio — Voters have once again put their trust in Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz, handing him a decisive victory and a place in city history as Toledo’s first mayor elected to three consecutive terms.
Unofficial results show the 53-year-old Democrat earning about 60 percent of the vote, defeating independent challenger Roberto Torres, 62, who finished with roughly 32 percent. The remaining ballots were cast for write-in candidates. This year’s race followed a 2024 charter amendment that expanded the city’s two-term limit to three.
“I understand the history of what’s happened here tonight,” Kapszukiewicz told 13 ABC. “That comes with added responsibility to meet that moment and to show the voters that I was up to the trust they placed in me. That’s a big deal to me. I’m going to carry that with me through these final four years.”
Kapszukiewicz has led Toledo since 2018 and campaigned on maintaining the momentum of his previous two terms. His administration has pointed to redevelopment at the former Northtowne Mall site, a new YMCA facility, and a dedicated road-paving fund as examples of progress.
The mayor described this year’s campaign as less intense than earlier races, noting that it allowed him to stay focused on governing. “To be reelected now, not once but twice, is humbling,” he told 13 ABC. “I take very seriously the trust that the voters have placed in me.”
With the win, Kapszukiewicz will begin a new four-year term in January, continuing a run that marks one of the longest periods of continuous mayoral leadership in modern Toledo history.
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