LaShorn Caldwell
LaShorn Caldwell ran for election to the Cleveland City Council to represent Ward 3 in Ohio. Caldwell lost as a write-in 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 3
Incumbent Deborah Gray defeated Erich Stubbs, Ras Olugbenga, LaShorn Caldwell, and Dontez Taylor in the general election for Cleveland City Council Ward 3 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Deborah Gray (Nonpartisan) | 80.4 | 2,152 |
| Erich Stubbs (Nonpartisan) | 18.7 | 501 | ||
| Ras Olugbenga (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| LaShorn Caldwell (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Dontez Taylor (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 2,678 | |||
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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) | 72.8 | 662 |
| ✔ | Erich Stubbs (Nonpartisan) | 14.6 | 133 | |
 | Sharon Spruill (Nonpartisan) | 12.5 | 114 | |
| Total votes: 909 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Caldwell in this election.
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
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.[1]
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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LaShorn Caldwell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
LaShorn Caldwell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
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