2012 Cuyahoga County Council election

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2012 Cuyahoga County Council election
Flag of Cuyahoga County, Ohio (pre 2014).svg
  2010 November 6, 2012 2014  

5 of the 11 seats on the Cuyahoga County Council
6 seats needed for a majority
Turnout70.9% [1] Increase2.svg 26.7 pp
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election83
Seats won83
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote134,73244,675
Percentage75.1%24.9%
SwingIncrease2.svg 14.2%Decrease2.svg 9.4%

2012 Cuyahoga County Council election results map.svg
Results:
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold
     No election

President before election

C. Ellen Connally
Democratic

Elected President

C. Ellen Connally
Democratic

The 2012 Cuyahoga County Council election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect members in even-numbered districts to four-year terms.

Contents

No seats changed hands in this election, and only District 2 was contested. Democrats defended all four of their seats up for election, maintaining their majority in the chamber. [2]

District 2

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dale Miller (incumbent) 9,346 100.00%
Total votes9,346 100.00

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Anna E. Melendez 2,887 100.00%
Total votes2,887 100.00

General election

Results

General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Dale Miller (incumbent) 32,101 72.90% +13.71%
Republican Anna E. Melendez11,93427.10%-3.44%
Total votes44,035 100.00 N/A
Democratic hold

District 4

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chuck Germana (incumbent) 8,469 100.00%
Total votes8,469 100.00

General election

Results

General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Chuck Germana (incumbent) 29,750 100.00% +45.38%
Total votes29,750 100.00 N/A
Democratic hold

District 6

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jack Schron (incumbent) 7,617 100.00%
Total votes7,617 100.00

General election

Results

General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jack Schron (incumbent) 32,741 100.00% +39.92%
Total votes32,741 100.00 N/A
Republican hold

District 8

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pernel Jones Jr. (incumbent) 7,960 100.00%
Total votes7,960 100.00

General election

Results

General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Pernel Jones Jr. (incumbent) 33,372 100.00% +17.22%
Total votes33,372 100.00 N/A
Democratic hold

District 10

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Julian Rogers (incumbent) 9,597 100.00%
Total votes9,597 100.00

General election

Results

General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Julian Rogers (incumbent) 39,509 100.00% +15.37%
Total votes39,509 100.00 N/A
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "November 6, 2012 General Election Official Canvass Certification Data". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. January 24, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  2. Sandy, Eric (November 7, 2012). "Dale Miller re-elected to Cuyahoga County Council District 2". The Plain Dealer . Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Cuyahoga County Ohio Primary Election March 6, 2012 Statistics". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. April 4, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
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