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Craig Willis
Craig Willis ran for election to the Cleveland City Council to represent Ward 4 in Ohio. He lost in the primary on September 14, 2021.
Elections
2021
See also: City elections in Cleveland, Ohio (2021)
General election
General election for Cleveland City Council Ward 4
Deborah Gray defeated Erick Walker, Antoine Tolbert, and Dontez Taylor in the general election for Cleveland City Council Ward 4 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Deborah Gray (Nonpartisan)  | 61.3 | 1,989 |
 | Erick Walker (Nonpartisan) | 35.9 | 1,164 | |
| Antoine Tolbert (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 1.2 | 38 | ||
| Dontez Taylor (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 3 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 52 | ||
| Total votes: 3,246 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Cleveland City Council Ward 4
The following candidates ran in the primary for Cleveland City Council Ward 4 on September 14, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deborah Gray (Nonpartisan) | 26.7 | 670 |
| ✔ | | Erick Walker (Nonpartisan) | 19.1 | 478 |
| Craig Willis (Nonpartisan) | 12.8 | 320 | ||
| Ashley Evans (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 243 | ||
 | Kenneth L. Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 7.6 | 190 | |
| Mario Snowden (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 149 | ||
 | Cecil Ekechukwu (Nonpartisan) | 5.6 | 141 | |
| Mike Shomo (Nonpartisan) | 3.8 | 95 | ||
| Arnold Shurn (Nonpartisan) | 3.7 | 92 | ||
| Vanessa Crumb (Nonpartisan) | 2.9 | 72 | ||
| Rowland Mitchell (Nonpartisan) | 2.4 | 59 | ||
| Total votes: 2,509 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- S. Xavier Allen (Nonpartisan)
- Antoine Tolbert (Nonpartisan)
- Dontez Taylor (Nonpartisan)
- Torrean Williams (Nonpartisan)
- LaShorn Caldwell (Nonpartisan)
2017
- See also: Ohio local judicial elections, 2017
Ohio held local judicial elections for municipal jurisdiction trial courts on November 7, 2017. Ballotpedia provided coverage of the municipal court elections that took place within the largest cities by population in Ohio. Shiela Turner McCall defeated Lynn McLaughlin Murray and Craig Willis in the Cleveland Municipal Court (full term commencing January 4, 2018) general election.[1]
| Cleveland Municipal Court, Full Term Commencing 1/4/2018 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Shiela Turner McCall |
46.85% | 22,338 |
| Lynn McLaughlin Murray | 40.84% | 19,472 |
| Craig Willis | 12.32% | 5,874 |
| Total Votes | 47,684 | |
| Source: Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "2017 General Election Official Results," November 22, 2017 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
The judges of the Ohio Municipal Courts are each elected to six-year terms. The elections for this court are nonpartisan contested elections with partisan primaries. To serve on this court, a judge must be a resident of the municipality, licensed in the state, and practice law for six years or serve as a judge of court of record.[2]
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Craig Willis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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