2016 Cuyahoga County Council election

2016 Cuyahoga County Council election

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5 of the 11 seats on the Cuyahoga County Council 6 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	69.2% [1] 29.6 pp
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 8 3 Seats won 8 3 Seat change Popular vote 123,734 54,672 Percentage 69.4% 30.6% Swing 4.3% 4.3%
Results:      Democratic hold      Republican hold      No election
President before election Dan Brady Democratic Elected President Dan Brady Democratic

The 2016 Cuyahoga County Council election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect members of the County Council of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Even-numbered districts were up for election to four-year terms.

The Republicans defended their single seat up for election, while the Democrats defended all 4 of theirs, maintaining the partisan balance in the chamber. The only contested district was District 2, which was won by incumbent Democratic council member Dale Miller. ^[2]

District 2

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dale Miller (incumbent)	10,925	100.00%
Total votes			10,925	100.00

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary election results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Corrigan	6,115	100.00%
Total votes			6,115	100.00

General election

Results

General election results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Dale Miller (incumbent)	28,448	62.61%	−10.29%
	Republican	Tim Corrigan	17,010	37.39%	+10.29%
Total votes			45,458	100.00	N/A
	Democratic hold

District 4

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott M. Tuma	7,972	100.00%
Total votes			7,972	100.00

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary election results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Write-in		955	100.00
Total votes			955	100.00

General election

Results

General election results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Scott M. Tuma	26,836	100.00%	+0.00%
Total votes			26,836	100.00	N/A
	Democratic hold

District 6

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary election results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Schron (incumbent)	12,311	100.00%
Total votes			12,311	100.00

General election

Results

General election results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jack Schron (incumbent)	37,662	100.00%	+0.00%
Total votes			37,662	100.00	N/A
	Republican hold

District 8

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pernel Jones Jr. (incumbent)	11,164	100.00%
Total votes			11,164	100.00

General election

Results

General election results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Pernel Jones Jr. (incumbent)	31,150	100.00%	+0.00%
Total votes			31,150	100.00	N/A
	Democratic hold

District 10

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anthony T. Hairston (incumbent)	13,373	100.00%
Total votes			13,373	100.00

General election

Results

General election results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Anthony T. Hairston (incumbent)	37,300	100.00%	+0.00%
Total votes			37,300	100.00	N/A
	Democratic hold

References

1. "November 8, 2016 General Election Official Canvass Certification Data". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. November 23, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
2. Dorn, Sara (November 9, 2016). "Cuyahoga County Councilman Dale Miller wins re-election". The Plain Dealer . Retrieved May 10, 2022.
3. "March 15, 2016 Primary Election Cuyahoga County Statistics". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. April 3, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
4. "November 8, 2016 General Election Cuyahoga County". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. December 14, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2022.