Handily won race over challenger Bill Patmon.
Listen to Frank Jackson's acceptance speech
(Cleveland) - Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson's campaign for a second four-year term focused on maintaining city services and avoiding tax increases amid a recession. It swept him into a second term Tuesday.
With a third of the precincts reporting, Jackson had a three to one lead on challenger Bill Patmon.
In September's nonpartisan primary, Jackson had 71% of the vote to advance to Tuesday's election against Bill Patmon, a fellow democrat who got 11% in the primary.
The 63-year-old mayor had the name recognition and high-profile standing of an incumbent and the financial backing of the downtown business community.
Patmon served on the city council for 12 years and ran for mayor in 2005 and for Congress last year. He said the city needs stronger leadership to confront its challenges and needs better crime-fighting.
(Copyright 2009 by the Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
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