2021 Cleveland City Council election Cleveland City Council Majority party Party Democratic Last election 17 Seats won 17 Seat change
The2021 Cleveland City Council election was held on November 2, 2021. The primary elections were held on September 14, 2021. All 17 seats onCleveland City Council were up for election for four-year terms. Elections inCleveland are officiallynonpartisan , with the top two candidates from the primary election advancing to the general election, regardless of party.[ 1]
Two council members, Basheer Jones of Ward 7 and Council PresidentKevin Kelley of Ward 13, retired to run forMayor of Cleveland in the concurrentmayoral election . Neither won the mayoral race.[ 2]
Councilman Joe Jones was reelected.
General election results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Joe Jones 2,809 67.97% Nonpartisan Kimberly F. Brown 1,324 32.03% Total votes 4,133 100.00
Councilman Kevin Bishop was reelected.
General election results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Kevin L. Bishop 1,952 72.59% Nonpartisan Monique Moore 737 27.41% Total votes 2,689 100.00
Councilman Kerry McCormack was reelected.
General election results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Kerry McCormack 2,951 74.92% Nonpartisan Ayat Amin 988 25.08% Total votes 3,939 100.00
Campaign signs for City Council and Mayoral candidates inBuckeye–Shaker Councilwoman Marion Anita Gardner was appointed byCuyahoga 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] [ 6]
Ward 4 elected Democratic precinct committeewomanDeborah A. Gray , the twin sister of councilwoman Delores Gray, who unsuccessfully ran for election to a full term in Ward 5.[ 7]
Councilwoman Delores Gray ran unsuccessfully for a full term after being appointed to fill the seat of retiring councilwoman Phyllis Cleveland. Gray was unseated by Richard A. Starr, the director of theBoys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland.[ 8]
Councilman Blaine Griffin ran unopposed.
General election results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Blaine Griffin 2,202 97.09% Write-in 66 2.91% Total votes 2,268 100.00
Incumbent Councilman Basheer Jones gave up his seat to run for Mayor of Cleveland in theconcurrent mayoral election .[ 2] State Representative Stephanie Howse .[ 7]
CouncilmanMichael Polensek was reelected.
Councilman Kevin Conwell ran unopposed.
General election results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Kevin Conwell 2,039 100.00% Total votes 2,039 100.00
Councilman Anthony Hairston ran unopposed.
General election results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Anthony T. Hairston 1,834 100.00% Total votes 1,834 100.00
Councilman Brian Mooney won election to a full term.
General election results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Brian Mooney 1,362 55.39% Nonpartisan Michael Hardy 1,097 44.61% Total votes 2,459 100.00
Councilman Anthony Brancatelli was unseated by lawyer Rebecca Maurer. Brancatelli was the only elected Councilmember to lose reelection.[ 8]
General election results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Rebecca Maurer 1,558 51.18% Nonpartisan Anthony Brancatelli 1,486 48.82% Total votes 3,044 100.00
City Council PresidentKevin Kelley gave up his seat to run for Mayor of Cleveland in theconcurrent mayoral election .[ 2] [ 1]
General election results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Kris Harsh 2,745 62.70% Nonpartisan Kate Warren 1,633 37.30% Total votes 4,378 100.00
Councilwoman Jasmine Santana was reelected.
General election results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Jasmin Santana 1,042 65.45% Nonpartisan Nelson Cintron Jr. 550 34.55% Total votes 1,592 100.00
Councilwoman Jenny Spencer was elected to a full term.
General election results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Jenny Spencer 2,796 84.45% Nonpartisan Chris Murray 515 15.55% Total votes 3,311 100.00
Councilman Brian Kazy ran unopposed.
General election results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Brian Kazy 2,616 100.00% Total votes 2,616 100.00
Councilman Charles J. Slife won election to a full term.
Primary election results[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Charles J. Slife 2,704 57.05% Nonpartisan Mary Kathleen O'Malley 1,367 28.84% Nonpartisan Kenneth S. Trump 669 14.11% Total votes 4,740 100.00
General election results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Charles J. Slife 4,316 62.89% Nonpartisan Mary Kathleen O'Malley 2,547 37.11% Total votes 6,863 100.00
^a b Axelrod, Ben; Carey, Tyler (November 2, 2021)."5 new members elected to Cleveland City Council, with 2 incumbents losing their seats" .WKYC . RetrievedNovember 12, 2021 . ^a b c 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 . RetrievedJune 16, 2021 . ^a b c d e f g h i j "September 14, 2021 Primary Election Official Results" . Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. September 29, 2021. RetrievedOctober 1, 2021 .^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "November 2, 2021 General Election UNOFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS" . Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. November 2, 2021. Archived fromthe original on November 6, 2021. RetrievedNovember 2, 2021 .^ Higgs, Robert (June 7, 2021)."Cleveland City Council swears in Marion Anita Gardner to replace indicted Councilman Ken Johnson" .The Plain Dealer . RetrievedNovember 12, 2021 . ^ 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 . RetrievedNovember 12, 2021 . ^a b Astolfi, Courtney (November 3, 2021)."Three women among Cleveland City Council's five new members" .The Plain Dealer . RetrievedNovember 12, 2021 . ^a b Hlavaty, Kaylyn (November 3, 2021)."Rebecca Maurer and Richard Starr beat incumbents in Cleveland City Council races" .WEWS-TV . RetrievedNovember 12, 2021 .
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