Become part of the movement for unbiased, accessible election information. Donate today.
Kevin Bishop (Ohio)
Kevin Bishop is a member of the Cleveland City Council in Ohio, representing Ward 2. He assumed office on January 1, 2018. His current term ends on January 5, 2026.
Bishop is running for re-election to the Cleveland City Council to represent Ward 2 in Ohio. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. The primary for this office on September 9, 2025, was canceled.
Biography
Bishop's career experience includes owning Kadillac Transportation Services LLC.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Cleveland, Ohio (2025)
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for Cleveland City Council Ward 2
Incumbent Kevin Bishop is running in the general election for Cleveland City Council Ward 2 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Kevin Bishop (Nonpartisan) | |
| ||||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kevin Bishop advanced from the primary for Cleveland City Council Ward 2.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joseph Bruno (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia is gathering information about candidate endorsements. To send us an endorsement, click here.
2021
See also: City elections in Cleveland, Ohio (2021)
General election
General election for Cleveland City Council Ward 2
Incumbent Kevin Bishop defeated Monique Moore in the general election for Cleveland City Council Ward 2 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Bishop (Nonpartisan) | 72.5 | 2,000 |
| Monique Moore (Nonpartisan) | 27.5 | 759 | ||
| Total votes: 2,759 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Cleveland City Council Ward 2
Incumbent Kevin Bishop and Monique Moore defeated Azel Bolden and Bill Berry in the primary for Cleveland City Council Ward 2 on September 14, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Bishop (Nonpartisan) | 73.8 | 1,520 |
| ✔ | Monique Moore (Nonpartisan) | 13.5 | 278 | |
 | Azel Bolden (Nonpartisan) | 10.5 | 216 | |
| Bill Berry (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 47 | ||
| Total votes: 2,061 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
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]
Kevin Bishop defeated Geoff Fitch in the general election for Ward 2 of the Cleveland City Council.[3]
| Cleveland City Council, Ward 2 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kevin Bishop |
72.15% | 2,619 |
| Geoff Fitch | 27.85% | 1,011 |
| Total Votes | 3,630 | |
| Source: Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "General Election Official Results," November 22, 2017 | ||
The following candidates ran in the primary election for Ward 2 of the Cleveland City Council.[4]
| Cleveland City Council, Ward 2 Nonpartisan Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kevin Bishop |
24.71% | 563 |
| Geoff Fitch |
16.59% | 378 |
| Azel Bolden | 16.15% | 368 |
| Kenya Gray | 14.44% | 329 |
| Debra Lewis-Curlee | 12.99% | 296 |
| Carol Ford | 7.20% | 164 |
| William Daniel | 3.86% | 88 |
| Tony Minor | 1.80% | 41 |
| Write-in votes | 2.24% | 51 |
| Total Votes | 2,278 | |
| Source: Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "Official Election Results," September 12, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kevin Bishop has not yet completed Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey. Send a message to Kevin Bishop asking him to fill out the survey. If you are Kevin Bishop, click here to fill out Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
Who fills out Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey?
Any candidate running for elected office, at any level, can complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Survey. Completing the survey will update the candidate's Ballotpedia profile, letting voters know who they are and what they stand for. More than 22,000 candidates have taken Ballotpedia's candidate survey since we launched it in 2015. Learn more about the survey here.
You can ask Kevin Bishop to fill out this survey by using the button below or emailing kbishopward2@gmail.com.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cleveland.com, "Kevin Bishop takes early lead in primary voting for Cleveland's Ward 2 council race," September 12, 2017
- ↑ Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed February 2, 2017
- ↑ Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "2017 Candidate List," July 7, 2017
- ↑ Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "2017 Candidate List," July 7, 2017
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Cleveland City Council Ward 2 2018-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| |||||||||
