Dyrone Smith
Dyrone Smith ran for election to the Cleveland City Council to represent Ward 5 in Ohio. He lost in the primary on September 14, 2021.
Biography
Dyrone Smith was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned an associate degree from Cuyahoga Community College in 2005. He attended Cleveland State University. Smith's career experience includes working as a private business owner. He has been affiliated with the Cuyahoga County Jail Coalition.[1]
Elections
2021
See also: City elections in Cleveland, Ohio (2021)
General election
General election for Cleveland City Council Ward 5
Richard Starr defeated incumbent Delores Gray and Frank Kidd Jr. in the general election for Cleveland City Council Ward 5 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Richard Starr (Nonpartisan) | 55.7 | 904 |
| Delores Gray (Nonpartisan) | 44.0 | 714 | ||
| Frank Kidd Jr. (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 1,622 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Cleveland City Council Ward 5
Incumbent Delores Gray and Richard Starr defeated Dyrone Smith in the primary for Cleveland City Council Ward 5 on September 14, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Delores Gray (Nonpartisan) | 47.7 | 534 | |
| ✔ | | Richard Starr (Nonpartisan) | 45.0 | 504 |
 | Dyrone Smith (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 81 | |
| Total votes: 1,119 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Igor Ternovsky (Nonpartisan)
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Cuyahoga County, Ohio (2020)
General election
General election for Cuyahoga County Council District 8
Incumbent Pernel Jones Jr. defeated Dyrone Smith in the general election for Cuyahoga County Council District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pernel Jones Jr. (D) | 88.4 | 30,641 | |
| Dyrone Smith (L) | 11.6 | 4,033 | |
| Total votes: 34,674 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cuyahoga County Council District 8
Incumbent Pernel Jones Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Cuyahoga County Council District 8 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pernel Jones Jr. | 100.0 | 6,166 | |
| Total votes: 6,166 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Cuyahoga County Council District 8
Dyrone Smith advanced from the Libertarian primary for Cuyahoga County Council District 8 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dyrone Smith | 100.0 | 3 |
| Total votes: 3 | |||
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2017
The city of Cleveland, Ohio, held elections on November 7, 2017. A primary election occurred on September 12, 2017. The mayor and all 17 seats on the city council were up for election. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was June 29, 2017.[2]
The following candidates ran in the Mayor of Cleveland primary election.[3]
| Mayor of Cleveland, Nonpartisan Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Frank Jackson Incumbent |
38.66% | 12,968 |
| Zack Reed |
22.00% | 7,378 |
| Jeffrey Johnson | 15.44% | 5,178 |
| Brandon Chrostowski | 9.45% | 3,171 |
| Robert Kilo | 5.21% | 1,748 |
| Tony Madalone | 4.57% | 1,534 |
| Bill Patmon | 2.67% | 894 |
| Eric Brewer | 1.45% | 486 |
| Dyrone Smith | 0.40% | 135 |
| Write-in votes | 0.15% | 50 |
| Total Votes | 33,542 | |
| Source: Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "Official Election Results," September 12, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Dyrone Smith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Dyrone Smith completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Smith's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- A free people should never be afraid of their government; A government should always be afraid of their people
- We have to stop criminalizing poverty, create a progressive tax policy for Cuyahoga County, reduce property taxes for our low income home owners, liberate people from government control and corruption, and hold government responsible for crimes it commits against the population
- This is the year of Awakening we can't afford to go back to sleep
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 26, 2020
- ↑ Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed February 2, 2017
- ↑ Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "2017 Candidate List," July 7, 2017
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