Danny Kelly

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Danny Kelly

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

Cleveland City Council Ward 11

Years in office: 2023 - 2026

Predecessor: Brian Mooney (Nonpartisan)

Successor: Nikki Hudson (Nonpartisan)

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Last election

November 4, 2025

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Danny Kelly was a member of the Cleveland City Council in Ohio, representing Ward 11. He assumed office on January 12, 2023. He left office on January 4, 2026.

Kelly ran for re-election to the Cleveland City Council to represent Ward 12 in Ohio. He lost 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 12

Tanmay Shah defeated incumbent Danny Kelly in the general election for Cleveland City Council Ward 12 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tanmay Shah (Nonpartisan)	50.2	1,485
	Submit photo	Danny Kelly (Nonpartisan)	49.8	1,476

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,961
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Cleveland City Council Ward 12

Incumbent Danny Kelly and Tanmay Shah defeated Andrew DeFratis in the primary for Cleveland City Council Ward 12 on September 9, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Danny Kelly (Nonpartisan)	49.4	680
✔		Tanmay Shah (Nonpartisan)	31.0	427
		Andrew DeFratis (Nonpartisan)	19.6	270

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,377
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kelly in this election.

2023

See also: City elections in Cleveland, Ohio (2023)

General election

Special general election for Cleveland City Council Ward 11

Incumbent Danny Kelly defeated Michael Hardy in the special general election for Cleveland City Council Ward 11 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Danny Kelly (Nonpartisan)	58.8	1,796
		Michael Hardy (Nonpartisan)	41.2	1,258

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,054
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Danny Kelly and Michael Hardy advanced from the special primary for Cleveland City Council Ward 11.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kelly in this election.

2015

See also: Cleveland, Ohio municipal elections, 2015

The city of Cleveland, Ohio, held elections for city council on November 3, 2015. A primary took place on September 8, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was May 25, 2015. For Ward 16, incumbent Brian Kazy and Bill Ritter defeated David Brock, Danny Kelly and Paul Vasko in the primary election. Kazy defeated Ritter in the general election.

Cleveland City Council Ward 16, General election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Brian Kazy Incumbent	53.9%	2,238
Bill Ritter	46.1%	1,914
Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes		4,152
Source: Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "General Elections," accessed November 3, 2014

Cleveland City Council Ward 16 Primary Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Brian Kazy Incumbent	48.6%	896
Bill Ritter	29.3%	539
Paul Vasko	10.5%	194
Danny Kelly	9%	166
David Brock	2.6%	47
Total Votes		1,842
Source: Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed October 1, 2015

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2025

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2023

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Political offices
Preceded by Brian Mooney	Cleveland City Council Ward 11 2023-2026	Succeeded by Nikki Hudson