Cory Bowman, who shares a father with Vance, says he was inspired to enter the race after his half-brother's inauguration. A Republican last ran for Cincinnati mayor, unsuccessfully, in 2009.

Cory Bowman, the half-brother of Vice President JD Vance, survived Cincinnati’s mayoral primary Tuesday to compete in the general election.

Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval and Republican challenger Cory Bowman will advance past the May 6 primary to the fall election. Unofficial results with all precincts in showed Pureval with 82.5% of the vote. Republican Bowman was in second with 13% of the vote.