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"I'm grateful to the voters for the vindication, " said Luken, who is white, according to the Associated Press.
CNN: Several large cities getting new mayors
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But the Dems won again, with Thomas Luken running against not only Nixon, but also gasoline shortages and high unemployment.
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Fuller has criticized Luken's handling of the riots that broke out earlier this year when an unarmed black man was shot and killed by a white city police officer.
CNN: New York, other major U.S. cities look for new stewards
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Fuller, who is black, had criticized Luken's stewardship of the city during rioting in April that followed the shooting of an unarmed black man by a white police officer.
CNN: Several large cities getting new mayors
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Incumbent Charlie Luken (D), who quit his job as WLWT anchor to run successfully for mayor, is facing a spirited challenge from Courtis Fuller -- also a Democrat, and a former anchor from the same station.
CNN: New York, other major U.S. cities look for new stewards