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Dontez Taylor
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Dontez Taylor is running for election to the Cleveland City Council to represent Ward 3 in Ohio. Taylor is a write-in candidate in the general election on November 4, 2025.[source]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Cleveland, Ohio (2025)
General election
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General election for Cleveland City Council Ward 3
Incumbent Deborah Gray, Erich Stubbs, LaShorn Caldwell, Ras Olugbenga, and Dontez Taylor are running in the general election for Cleveland City Council Ward 3 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Deborah Gray (Nonpartisan) | |
| Erich Stubbs (Nonpartisan) | ||
| LaShorn Caldwell (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | ||
| Ras Olugbenga (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | ||
| Dontez Taylor (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Cleveland City Council Ward 3
Incumbent Deborah Gray and Erich Stubbs defeated Sharon Spruill in the primary for Cleveland City Council Ward 3 on September 9, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deborah Gray (Nonpartisan) | 73.0 | 654 |
| ✔ | Erich Stubbs (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 129 | |
 | Sharon Spruill (Nonpartisan) | 12.6 | 113 | |
| Total votes: 896 | |||
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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
Incumbent Kenneth L. Johnson defeated Gail Sparks in the general election for Ward 4 of the Cleveland City Council.[1]
| Cleveland City Council, Ward 4 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kenneth L. Johnson Incumbent |
56.65% | 2,262 |
| Gail Sparks | 43.30% | 1,729 |
| Write-in votes | 0.05% | 2 |
| Total Votes | 3,993 | |
| Source: Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "General Election Official Results," November 22, 2017 | ||
The following candidates ran in the primary election for Ward 4 of the Cleveland City Council.[2]
| Cleveland City Council, Ward 4 Nonpartisan Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kenneth L. Johnson Incumbent |
48.14% | 1,179 |
| Gail Sparks |
22.62% | 554 |
| Rowland Mitchell | 13.11% | 321 |
| Arnold Shurn | 6.08% | 149 |
| LaShorn Caldwell | 4.45% | 109 |
| Julie Donaldson | 2.29% | 56 |
| Cecil Ekechukwu | 2.04% | 50 |
| Ngozi Adigwe | 0.98% | 24 |
| Write-in votes | 0.29% | 7 |
| Total Votes | 2,449 | |
| Source: Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "Official Election Results," September 12, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
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2021
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See also
2025 Elections
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