2021 Cleveland City Council election

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2021 Cleveland City Council election
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17 seats on the Cleveland City Council
9 seats needed for a majority
 Majority party
 
Party Democratic
Last election17
Seats won17
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Composition of the Cleveland City Council by political party [a]
President before election

Kevin Kelley
Democratic

Elected President

Blaine Griffin
Democratic

The 2021 Cleveland City Council election was held on November 2, 2021. The primary elections were held on September 14, 2021. All 17 seats on Cleveland City Council were up for election for four-year terms. Elections in Cleveland are officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the primary election advancing to the general election, regardless of party. [1]

Contents

Incumbent status

Two council members, Basheer Jones of Ward 7 and Council President Kevin Kelley of Ward 13, retired to run unsuccessfully for Mayor of Cleveland in the concurrent mayoral election. [2]

WardNameEntered officeRunning
1 Joe Jones January 2018Yes
2 Kevin L. Bishop January 2018Yes
3 Kerry McCormack April 2016Yes
4 Marion Anita Gardner June 2021No
5 Delores Gray May 2021Yes
6 Blaine A. Griffin May 2017Yes
7 Basheer Jones January 2018No
8 Michael Polensek January 1978Yes
9 Kevin Conwell November 2001Yes
10 Anthony Hairston January 2018Yes
11 Brian Mooney February 2020Yes
12 Anthony Brancatelli May 2005Yes
13 Kevin J. Kelley January 2005No
14 Jasmin Santana January 2018Yes
15 Jenny Spencer November 2020Yes
16 Brian Kazy January 2015Yes
17 Charles J. Slife January 2021Yes

East Side

Ward 1

Councilman Joe Jones successfully ran for reelection.

Primary election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Joe Jones 2,118 65.76%
Nonpartisan Kimberly F. Brown 868 26.96%
Nonpartisan Aylwin S. Bridges1424.41%
Nonpartisan Marc Crosby932.89%
Total votes3,221 100.00
General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Joe Jones 2,809 67.97%
Nonpartisan Kimberly F. Brown1,32432.03%
Total votes4,133 100.00

Ward 2

Councilman Kevin Bishop successfully ran for reelection.

Primary election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Kevin L. Bishop 1,520 73.75%
Nonpartisan Monique Moore 278 13.49%
Nonpartisan Azel Bolden21610.48%
Nonpartisan Bill Berry472.28%
Total votes2,061 100.00
General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Kevin L. Bishop 1,952 72.59%
Nonpartisan Monique Moore73727.41%
Total votes2,689 100.00

Ward 3

Councilman Kerry McCormack successfully ran for reelection.

Primary election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Kerry McCormack 2,215 73.56%
Nonpartisan Ayat Amin 615 20.43%
Nonpartisan Mike Rogalski1816.01%
Total votes3,011 100.00
General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Kerry McCormack 2,951 74.92%
Nonpartisan Ayat Amin98825.08%
Total votes3,939 100.00

Ward 4

Campaign signs for City Council and Mayoral candidates in Buckeye-Shaker ShakerSquareMayoralSigns2021.jpg
Campaign signs for City Council and Mayoral candidates in Buckeye–Shaker

Councilwoman Marion Anita Gardner was appointed by Cuyahoga County Probate Judge Anthony Russo to fill the seat of indicted Councilman Ken Johnson. Gardner chose not to run for election to a full term. [5] Although he was legally barred from holding office, Johnson ran a campaign to regain his seat, though he would be eliminated in the primary. [6]

Ward 4 would elect Democratic precinct committeewoman Deborah A. Gray, the twin sister of councilwoman Delores Gray, who unsuccessfully ran for election to a full term in Ward 5. [7]

Primary election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Deborah A. Gray 670 26.70%
Nonpartisan Erick B. Walker 478 19.05%
Nonpartisan Craig E. Willis32012.75%
Nonpartisan Ashley R. Evans2439.69%
Nonpartisan Kenneth L. Johnson1907.57%
Nonpartisan Mario Snowden1495.94%
Nonpartisan Cecil Ekechukwu1415.62%
Nonpartisan Mike Shomo953.79%
Nonpartisan Arnold Shurn923.67%
Nonpartisan Vanessa Crumb722.87%
Nonpartisan Rowland Mitchell592.35%
Total votes2,509 100.00
General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Deborah A. Gray 1,953 62.10%
Nonpartisan Erick B. Walker1,14036.25%
Write-in 521.65%
Total votes3,145 100.00

Ward 5

Councilwoman Delores Gray ran unsuccessfully for a full term after being appointed to fill the seat of retiring councilwoman Phyllis Cleveland. Gray would be unseated by Richard A. Starr, the director of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland. [8]

Primary election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Delores Gray 534 47.72%
Nonpartisan Richard A. Starr 504 45.04%
Nonpartisan Dyrone W. Smith817.24%
Total votes1,119 100.00
General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Richard A. Starr 883 55.57%
Nonpartisan Delores Gray70244.18%
Write-in 40.25%
Total votes1,589 100.00

Ward 6

Councilman Blaine Griffin ran unopposed.

General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Blaine Griffin 2,202 97.09%
Write-in 662.91%
Total votes2,268 100.00

Ward 7

Incumbent Councilman Basheer Jones gave up his seat to run unsuccessfully for Mayor of Cleveland in the concurrent mayoral election. [2] Jones would be succeeded by State Representative Stephanie Howse. [7]

Primary election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Stephanie Howse 545 28.70%
Nonpartisan TJ Dow 474 24.96%
Nonpartisan Shana V. Roberts32917.32%
Nonpartisan Daniel Graves25013.16%
Nonpartisan Charlotte Perkins1266.64%
Nonpartisan Isiah X. Thomas492.58%
Nonpartisan Antoinette M. Carter472.47%
Nonpartisan Jeff Mixon392.05%
Nonpartisan Mike Seals201.05%
Nonpartisan Russ Gates120.63%
Nonpartisan Nathaniel Cory Hartfield80.42%
Total votes1,899 100.00
General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Stephanie Howse 1,486 61.84%
Nonpartisan TJ Dow91738.16%
Total votes2,403 100.00

Ward 8

Councilman Michael Polensek successfully ran for reelection.

Primary election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Michael Polensek 1,944 76.72%
Nonpartisan Aisia A. Jones 433 17.09%
Nonpartisan Donald E. Boyd1576.20%
Total votes2,534 100.00
General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Michael Polensek 2,866 77.61%
Nonpartisan Aisia A. Jones82722.39%
Total votes3,693 100.00

Ward 9

Councilman Kevin Conwell ran unopposed.

General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Kevin Conwell 2,039 100.00%
Total votes2,039 100.00

Ward 10

Councilman Anthony Hairston ran unopposed.

General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Anthony T. Hairston 1,834 100.00%
Total votes1,834 100.00

West Side

Ward 11

Councilman Brian Mooney successfully won election to a full term.

Primary election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Brian Mooney 777 45.87%
Nonpartisan Michael Hardy 493 29.10%
Nonpartisan Donna Woods42425.03%
Total votes1,694 100.00
General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Brian Mooney 1,362 55.39%
Nonpartisan Michael Hardy1,09744.61%
Total votes2,459 100.00

Ward 12

Councilman Anthony Brancatelli was unseated by lawyer Rebecca Maurer. Brancatelli was the only elected Councilmember to lose reelection. [8]

Primary election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Anthony Brancatelli 974 45.79%
Nonpartisan Rebecca Maurer 895 42.08%
Nonpartisan Shalira Taylor1898.89%
Nonpartisan Tawayne McGee693.24%
Total votes2,127 100.00
General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Rebecca Maurer 1,558 51.18%
Nonpartisan Anthony Brancatelli1,48648.82%
Total votes3,044 100.00

Ward 13

City Council President Kevin Kelley gave up his seat to run unsuccessfully for Mayor of Cleveland in the concurrent mayoral election. [2] Voters replaced Kelley with community organizer and housing advocate Kris Harsh. [1]

General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Kris Harsh 2,745 62.70%
Nonpartisan Kate Warren1,63337.30%
Total votes4,378 100.00

Ward 14

Councilwoman Jasmine Santana successfully ran for reelection.

General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Jasmin Santana 1,042 65.45%
Nonpartisan Nelson Cintron Jr.55034.55%
Total votes1,592 100.00

Ward 15

Councilwoman Jenny Spencer successfully won election to a full term.

General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Jenny Spencer 2,796 84.45%
Nonpartisan Chris Murray51515.55%
Total votes3,311 100.00

Ward 16

Councilman Brian Kazy ran unopposed.

General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Brian Kazy 2,616 100.00%
Total votes2,616 100.00

Ward 17

Councilman Charles J. Slife successfully won election to a full term.

Primary election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Charles J. Slife 2,704 57.05%
Nonpartisan Mary Kathleen O'Malley 1,367 28.84%
Nonpartisan Kenneth S. Trump66914.11%
Total votes4,740 100.00
General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Charles J. Slife 4,316 62.89%
Nonpartisan Mary Kathleen O'Malley2,54737.11%
Total votes6,863 100.00

Notes

  1. ↑ Officially nonpartisan

References

  1. 1 2 Axelrod, Ben; Carey, Tyler (November 2, 2021). "5 new members elected to Cleveland City Council, with 2 incumbents losing their seats". WKYC . Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Richardson, Seth A. (June 16, 2021). "Eight file to run to succeed Mayor Frank Jackson in first open mayor's race since 2001". The Plain Dealer . Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "September 14, 2021 Primary Election Official Results". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. September 29, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "November 2, 2021 General Election UNOFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. November 2, 2021. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  5. ↑ Higgs, Robert (June 7, 2021). "Cleveland City Council swears in Marion Anita Gardner to replace indicted Councilman Ken Johnson". The Plain Dealer . Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  6. ↑ Higgs, Robert (August 23, 2021). "Ken Johnson's felonies bar him from office, but he could still win the Cleveland Ward 4 election". The Plain Dealer . Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  7. 1 2 Astolfi, Courtney (November 3, 2021). "Three women among Cleveland City Council's five new members". The Plain Dealer . Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  8. 1 2 Hlavaty, Kaylyn (November 3, 2021). "Rebecca Maurer and Richard Starr beat incumbents in Cleveland City Council races". WEWS-TV . Retrieved November 12, 2021.
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