| Election Name: | 1965 Cleveland mayoral election |
| Country: | Cleveland |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 1963 |
| Next Year: | 1967 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 1965 |
| Nominee1: | Ralph S. Locher |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 87,858 |
| Percentage1: | 36.72% |
| Party2: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 87,716 |
| Percentage2: | 36.66% |
| Party3: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote3: | 41,045 |
| Percentage3: | 17.15% |
| Nominee4: | Ralph A. McAllister |
| Party4: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote4: | 22,650 |
| Percentage4: | 9.47% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Ralph S. Locher |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ralph S. Locher |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The Cleveland mayoral election of 1965 saw the reelection of Ralph S. Locher by an extremely narrow margin.