2021 Cleveland mayoral election

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2021 Cleveland mayoral election
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Candidate Justin Bibb Kevin Kelley
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote36,13821,352
Percentage62.86%37.14%
2021 Cleveland mayoral election results map by city council ward.svg
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Bibb:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Kelley:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Mayor before election

Frank G. Jackson
Democratic

Elected mayor

Justin Bibb
Democratic

The 2021 Cleveland mayoral election took place on November 2, 2021, to elect the Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the September 14 primary election advancing to the general election, regardless of party. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Frank G. Jackson was eligible to run for reelection to a fifth term, but instead chose to retire. [1] [2] Justin Bibb was elected the 58th mayor of Cleveland in the general election. [3]

Contents

Candidates

Winner

CandidateAnnounced
Mayoral candidate Justin M. Bibb 02 (cropped).jpg
Justin Bibb 		Nonprofit executiveJanuary 12, 2021
BibbLogo.png
(Website)		 [4] [5] [6] [3]

Advanced to general

CandidateAnnounced

Kevin Kelley 		President of Cleveland City Council since 2014

Cleveland City Councilman for Ward 13 since 2005

April 8, 2021
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(Website)		 [7] [5] [6]

Eliminated in primary

CandidateAnnounced

Ross DiBello		AttorneyOctober 29, 2020
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(Website)		 [8] [5]
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Basheer Jones		 Cleveland City Councilman for Ward 7 since 2018May 6, 2021
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(Website Archived June 24, 2021, at the Wayback Machine )		 [9] [5]
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Dennis Kucinich 		Former Mayor of Cleveland (1977–1979)

Former U.S. representative from Ohio's 10th congressional district (1997–2013)
Candidate for President of the United States in 2004 and 2008
Candidate for Governor of Ohio in 2018

June 14, 2021
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(Website)		 [10] [5]

Zack Reed		Candidate for Mayor of Cleveland in 2017

Former Cleveland City Councilman for Ward 13 (2000–2017)

March 22, 2021
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(Website)		 [11] [5]

Sandra Williams 		Ohio State Senator from the 21st district since 2015

Ohio State Representative from the 11th district (2007–2014)

May 3, 2021
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(Website)		 [12] [5]

Withdrew

Disqualified

Declined

Primary election

Campaign

Signs for the campaigns of Zack Reed, Basheer Jones, and Dennis Kucinich in Downtown Cleveland ClevelandMayoralCampaignSigns2021.jpg
Signs for the campaigns of Zack Reed, Basheer Jones, and Dennis Kucinich in Downtown Cleveland

Ross DiBello became the first candidate to declare his intention to run on October 29, 2020. [8] The next announcement came on January 12, 2021, when Justin Bibb became the second candidate to enter the race. [4] In March, Zack Reed announced his second campaign for mayor after his unsuccessful run in 2017, followed by Kevin Kelley [7] and Landry M. Simmons in April, [13] and Sandra Williams in May. [12]

On May 6, 2021, after much speculation, incumbent mayor Frank G. Jackson announced that he would not seek a fifth term. [2] Jackson's announcement brought new interest to the race, as it suddenly became the first mayoral election in Cleveland since 2001 without an incumbent. Later the same day, Basheer Jones entered the race. [9]

Dennis Kucinich, a longtime presence in Cleveland politics who had been rumored to be considering a run, announced his candidacy on June 14, 2021, two days before the deadline for submitting signatures to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. [10]

Landry M. Simmons withdrew his candidacy after failing to reach the requisite 3,000 signatures needed to get on the ballot. Although municipal elections in Cleveland are officially nonpartisan, all seven qualified candidates were members of the Democratic Party. [26]

Campaign signs for city council and mayoral candidates in Buckeye-Shaker ShakerSquareMayoralSigns2021.jpg
Campaign signs for city council and mayoral candidates in Buckeye–Shaker

A number of issues were debated by the candidates throughout the campaign. Every candidate except DiBello labeled crime as the preeminent issue of the race, which had reached record levels during the COVID-19 pandemic, including a 24% increase in assaults with firearms compared to 2020. [27] [28] Another major issue was poverty, due to Cleveland's status as the poorest major city in the United States. [29] The issues of economic development, education, and government accountability and accessibility were also given attention, the latter in particular received emphasis due to the conviction of longtime Cleveland City Councilman Ken Johnson in late July 2021 on federal corruption charges [30] as well as the Ohio nuclear bribery scandal.

In the primary, Justin Bibb placed first and Kevin Kelley placed second, sending both candidates to the November 2, 2021 general election. [6] [31] The result came as somewhat of an upset, mainly due to the unexpected weakness of Dennis Kucinich who came in third despite polling placing him in first. [32]

The primary's 16.2% voter turnout was the highest for a mayoral primary in Cleveland since 2005. [33] [34]

Endorsements

Justin Bibb

State legislators

Local officials

Individuals

Organizations

Newspapers

Kevin J. Kelley

Labor unions

Dennis Kucinich

Federal politicians

Individuals

Labor unions

Sandra Williams

State legislators

County officials

Organizations

Labor unions

Debates

2021 Cleveland mayoral election debates
 No.Date & TimeHost(s)Moderator(s)LinkParticipants
Key:
 P  Participant   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee		 Bibb DiBelloJones Kelley Kucinich Reed Williams
1 [56]
August 10, 2021
7:30 p.m. EDT
Rick Jackson
Nick Castele
PPPPPPP
2 [56]
August 17, 2021
7:30 p.m. EDT
Rick Jackson
Nick Castele
PPPPPPP

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Justin
Bibb		Ross
DiBello		Blaine
Griffin		Basheer
Jones		Kevin
Kelley		Dick
Knoth		Dennis
Kucinich		Zack
Reed		Sandra
Williams		Undecided
Change Research (D) [57] [A] August 3–8, 2021451 (LV)± 5.2%12%1%–11%13%–20%12%8%21%
Baldwin Wallace University [58] March 15 – April 22, 2021421 (A)± 5.0%5%1%5%13%6%2%18%9%7%48%
RABA Research [59] December 29–30, 2020505 (RV)± 4.5%2%–6%5%10%–25%13%7%32%

Results

Results by city council ward Bibb Jones Kelley Kucinich Reed 2021 Cleveland mayoral primary election results map by city council ward.svg
Results by city council ward
     Bibb
     Jones
     Kelley
     Kucinich
     Reed
Primary election results [60]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Justin Bibb 10,901 27.22%
Nonpartisan Kevin Kelley 7,702 19.23%
Nonpartisan Dennis Kucinich 6,59516.47%
Nonpartisan Zack Reed4,84012.08%
Nonpartisan Basheer Jones4,80111.99%
Nonpartisan Sandra Williams 4,47211.42%
Nonpartisan Ross DiBello6391.60%
Total votes40,172 100.00

General election

Campaign

Due to both primary winners finding their strongest support in the West Side of Cleveland, both campaigns paid significant attention to the predominantly African-American East Side, where although Bibb was the best performing candidate, a majority of voters cast ballots for candidates other than Bibb or Kelley in the primary. [33] On September 29, the two former East Side mayoral candidates Zack Reed and Basheer Jones made endorsements for Bibb and Kelley, respectively. [61]

Bibb campaigned as a progressive who would change how the city works as mayor, while Kelley presented himself as a moderate and experienced politician who would be prepared to lead from the start of his tenure. [62]

Bibb and Kelley delineated themselves heavily over Issue 24, a proposed amendment to the city charter of Cleveland that went to voters on the same ballot as the mayoral election, which would implement greater civilian oversight of the Cleveland Police Department. Bibb favored the initiative as a way to create accountability while Kelley rejected it as a danger which could potentially lead to an exodus of officers from the department. [63] On election day, the issue would pass with 32,184 votes in favor and 21,972 votes against. [64]

Endorsements

Endorsements in bold were made after the primary election.

Justin Bibb

Federal legislators

State legislators

County officials

Local officials

Individuals

Organizations

Labor Unions

Newspapers and publications

Debates

2021 Cleveland mayoral election debates
 No.Date & TimeHost(s)Moderator(s)LinkParticipants
Key:
 P  Participant   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee		 Bibb Kelley
1 [78]
October 11, 2021
7:30 p.m. EDT
Rick Jackson
Nick Castele
Lawrence Daniel Caswell
Elizabeth McIntyre
PP

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Justin
Bibb		Kevin
Kelley		Undecided
Baldwin Wallace University [79] September 27 – October 8, 2021419 (RV)± 5.1%34%25%41%
Pathway Polling (D) [80] [B] September 17–20, 2021492 (LV)± 4.1%30%32%38%

Results

General election results [81]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Justin Bibb 36,138 62.86
Nonpartisan Kevin Kelley 21,35237.14
Total votes57,490 100.00

Results by ward

Bibb won 12 of Cleveland's 17 wards. Bibb found overwhelming support on the East Side of the city, while Kelley narrowly won the most votes on the West Side. [82]

Results by ward [81]
WardBibbKelleyTotal votesTurnout %
Votes %Votes %
13,78687.05%56312.95%4,34927.3%
22,37382.45%50517.55%2,87820.9%
33,17274.15%1,10625.85%4,27824.2%
42,87285.76%47714.24%3,34924.4%
51,35680.62%32619.38%1,68213.9%
62,27980.56%55019.44%2,82920.4%
71,93276.33%59923.67%2,53117.6%
82,66469.54%1,16730.46%3,83127.0%
92,32682.98%47717.02%2,80319.3%
102,09382.18%45417.82%2,54719.0%
111,33050.96%1,28049.04%2,61018.5%
121,35542.96%1,79957.04%3,15423.0%
131,23926.69%3,40373.31%4,64231.8%
1476645.79%90754.21%1,67313.1%
152,59968.05%1,22031.95%3,81924.2%
161,38240.46%2,03459.54%3,41624.2%
172,61436.82%4,48563.18%7,09943.2%

Notes

  1. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

Non-independent clients

  1. ↑ This poll was sponsored by the North Shore AFL-CIO, which supports Kucinich for mayor
  2. ↑ This poll was sponsored by Kelley's campaign

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