The Cleveland mayoral special election of 1962 saw the election of incumbent mayor Ralph S. Locher, who became mayor after Anthony J. Celebrezze resigned as mayor in 1962 to serve as United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under President John F. Kennedy.
General election.
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! scope="col" style="width: 17em" |Candidate
! scope="col" style="width: 5em" |Votes
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