Charles Slife
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2019 - Present
2026
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Charles Slife is a member of the Cleveland City Council in Ohio, representing Ward 17. He assumed office in 2019. His current term ends on January 5, 2026.
Slife ran for re-election to the Cleveland City Council to represent Ward 15 in Ohio. He won in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Cleveland, Ohio (2025)
General election
General election for Cleveland City Council Ward 15
Incumbent Charles Slife defeated Terell Bell in the general election for Cleveland City Council Ward 15 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Charles Slife (Nonpartisan) | 96.9 | 3,866 | |
| Terell Bell (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.1 | 122 | ||
| Total votes: 3,988 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Charles Slife advanced from the primary for Cleveland City Council Ward 15.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Slife in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Cleveland, Ohio (2021)
General election
General election for Cleveland City Council Ward 17
Incumbent Charles Slife defeated Mary O'Malley in the general election for Cleveland City Council Ward 17 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Charles Slife (Nonpartisan) | 62.9 | 4,381 | |
| Mary O'Malley (Nonpartisan) | 37.1 | 2,580 | ||
| Total votes: 6,961 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Cleveland City Council Ward 17
Incumbent Charles Slife and Mary O'Malley defeated Kenneth Trump in the primary for Cleveland City Council Ward 17 on September 14, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Charles Slife (Nonpartisan) | 57.0 | 2,704 | |
| ✔ | Mary O'Malley (Nonpartisan) | 28.8 | 1,367 | |
| Kenneth Trump (Nonpartisan) | 14.1 | 669 | ||
| Total votes: 4,740 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2021
Charles Slife did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by Jenny Spencer |
Cleveland City Council Ward 15 2026 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Cleveland City Council Ward 17 2019-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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