2025 Cleveland City Council election

2025 Cleveland City Council election
November 2, 2021
15 seats on Cleveland City Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party
 
Party Democratic
Last election 17
Seats won 15
Seat change 2

The 2025 Cleveland City Council election was held on November 4, 2025. The primary elections were held on September 9, 2025. All 15 seats on Cleveland City Council were up for election. Elections in Cleveland are officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the primary election advancing to the general election, regardless of party. This was the first election held under new ward maps. City Council lost two seats due to population decline.[1]

Ward 1

Primary election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Joe Jones 1,087 60.52%
Nonpartisan Juanita O. Brent 544 30.29%
Nonpartisan Lesa Jones Dollar 69 3.84%
Nonpartisan Aylwin S. Bridges 48 2.67%
Nonpartisan Marc G. Crosby 48 2.67%
Total votes 1,796 100.00
General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Joe Jones 2,414 63.01%
Nonpartisan Juanita O. Brent 1,417 36.99%
Total votes 3,831 100.00

Ward 2

General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Kevin L. Bishop 2,038 100%
Total votes 2,038 100.00

Ward 3

Primary election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Deborah G. Gray 662 72.83%
Nonpartisan Erich V. Stubbs 133 14.63%
Nonpartisan Sharon M. Spruill 144 12.54%
Total votes 909 100.00
General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Deborah A. Gray 2,152 80.36%
Nonpartisan Erich V. Stubbs 501 18.71%
Write-in 25 0.93%
Total votes 3,831 100.00

Ward 4

General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Kris Harsh 2,309 70.55%
Nonpartisan Rehan Waheed 942 28.78%
Write-in 22 0.67%
Total votes 3,273 100.00

Ward 5

Primary election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Richard A. Starr 657 70.34%
Nonpartisan Rebecca Maurer 230 24.63%
Nonpartisan Beverly Owens-Jackson 47 5.03%
Total votes 934 100.00
General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Richard A. Starr 1,157 64.28%
Nonpartisan Rebecca Maurer 633 35.17%
Total votes 3,831 100.00

Ward 6

General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Blaine A. Griffin 2,254 100%
Total votes 3,831 100.00

Ward 7

Primary election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Austin N. Davis 961 55.90%
Nonpartisan Mohammed Faraj 572 33.28%
Nonpartisan Mike Rogalski 186 10.82%
Total votes 1,719 100.00
General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Austin N. Davis 2,536 58.87%
Nonpartisan Mohammed Faraj 1,772 41.13%
Total votes 4,308 100.00

Ward 8

Primary election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Stephanie Howse-Jones 568 62.56%
Nonpartisan Charlotte Perkins 172 18.94%
Nonpartisan Teri Ying-Liang Wang 149 16.41%
Nonpartisan Leon Meredith 12 1.32%
Write-in 7 0.77%
Total votes 3,221 100.00
General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Stephanie Howse-Jones 1,599 75.07%
Nonpartisan Charlotte Perkins 531 24.93%
Total votes 2,130 100.00

Ward 9

Primary election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Kevin Conwell 956 76.11%
Nonpartisan Alana Belle 228 18.15%
Nonpartisan Tony Evans Jr 72 5.73%
Total votes 1,256 100.00
General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Kevin Conwell 2,267 76.46%
Nonpartisan Alana Belle 678 22.87%
Write-in 20 0.67%
Total votes 3,831 100.00

Ward 10

General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Michael D. Polensek 2,787 67.79%
Nonpartisan Anthony T. Hairston 1,318 32.06%
Write-in 6 0.15%
Total votes 4,111 100.00

Ward 11

General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Nikki Hudson 1,650 86.48%
Nonpartisan Andrew Fontanarosa 258 13.52%
Total votes 3,831 100.00

Ward 12

Primary election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Danny Kelley 680 49.38%
Nonpartisan Tanmay Shah 427 31.01%
Nonpartisan Andrew DeFratis 270 19.61%
Total votes 1,377 100.00
General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Tanmay Shah 1,463 50.12%
Nonpartisan Danny Kelley 1,456 49.88%
Total votes 2,919 100.00

Ward 13

General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Brian Kazy 2,057 93.63%
Write-in 140 6.37%
Total votes 2,197 100.00

Ward 14

General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Jasmin Santana 1,073 100%
Total votes 1,073 100.00

Ward 15

General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Charles J. Slife 3,866 96.94%
Write-in 122 3.06%
Total votes 3,988 100.00

Notes

References

  1. ^ Koster, Brian (September 9, 2025). "Cleveland holds 1st election with new city council ward map". 19 News. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "September 9, 2025 Primary Election Official Results". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. September 9, 2025. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "November 4, 2025 General Election Unofficial Election Results". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. November 5, 2025. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
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