JD Vance’s Brother, Cory Bowman, Advances in Cincinnati’s Mayoral Primary

The 36-year-old political newcomer will now oppose incumbent Democrat Aftab Pureval and attempt to become the city’s first Republican mayor since 1978.

Cory Bowman, Cincinnati mayoral candidate, at his coffee shop in Cincinnati on April 25, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

Cory Bowman, Vice President JD Vance’s half brother, advanced from the Cincinnati mayoral primary on May 6, setting up a direct challenge with incumbent Democratic mayor Aftab Pureval in November’s general election.

With 95 percent of the precincts reporting, Pureval gained 18,505 votes (82.53 percent), compared to 2,894 (12.9 percent) for Bowman, and 1,022 for Republican Brian Frank (4.6 percent), according to The Associated Press.