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City elections in Cleveland, Ohio (2021)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: June 16, 2021 |
| Primary election: September 14, 2021 General election: November 2, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor, city council, and city municipal court judge |
| Total seats up: 21 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Partisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
The city of Cleveland, Ohio, held general elections for mayor, city council, and city municipal court judge on November 2, 2021. A primary for the mayoral and city council races was scheduled for September 14, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was June 16, 2021.
Candidates for the Cleveland Municipal Court are nominated by petition rather than through primary elections.[1]
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
Elections
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City council
Cleveland City Council general election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Ward 1 |
 Joe Jones (i)Kimberly Brown |
| Ward 2 |
Kevin Bishop (i) Monique Moore |
| Ward 3 |
Kerry McCormack (i) Ayat Amin  |
| Ward 4 |
Deborah Gray Erick Walker Dontez Taylor (Write-in) Antoine Tolbert (Write-in) |
| Ward 5 |
Delores Gray (i)Richard Starr Frank Kidd Jr. (Write-in) |
| Ward 6 |
Blaine Griffin (i) Lavitta Murray (Write-in) |
| Ward 7 |
TJ Dow Stephanie Howse-Jones |
| Ward 8 |
Michael Polensek (i) Aisia Jones |
| Ward 9 |
Kevin Conwell (i) |
| Ward 10 |
Anthony Hairston (i) |
| Ward 11 |
Brian Mooney (i) Michael Hardy |
| Ward 12 |
Anthony Brancatelli (i)Rebecca Maurer |
| Ward 13 |
Kris Harsh Kate Warren |
| Ward 14 |
Jasmin Santana (i) Nelson Cintron Jr. |
| Ward 15 |
Jenny Spencer (i) Chris Murray |
| Ward 16 |
Brian Kazy (i) |
| Ward 17 |
Charles Slife (i) Mary O'Malley |
Municipal court judge
Cleveland municipal court judge general election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Term commencing 1/1/2022 |
Suzan Sweeney (i) |
| Term commencing 1/2/2022 |
Lauren C. Moore (i) |
| Term commencing 1/3/2022 |
Ann Clare Oakar (i) Did not make the ballot: |
| Term commencing 1/4/2022 |
Andrea Nelson Moore Michael R. Sliwinski Did not make the ballot: |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Ohio elections, 2021
August 3, 2021
September 14, 2021
November 2, 2021
- Ohio's 11th Congressional District special election, 2021
- City elections in Cleveland, Ohio (2021)
- Mayoral election in Cleveland, Ohio (2021)
- Berea City School District, Ohio, elections (2021)
- Euclid City School District, Ohio, elections (2021)
- Cleveland, Ohio, Issue 24, Community Police Commission and Police Oversight Initiative (November 2021)
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About the city
- See also: Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County. As of 2020, its population was 372,624.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Cleveland uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Cleveland, Ohio | ||
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| Cleveland | Ohio | |
| Population | 372,624 | 11,799,448 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 77 | 40,858 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 39.7% | 80.5% |
| Black/African American | 47.6% | 12.4% |
| Asian | 2.5% | 2.3% |
| Native American | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 3.9% | 1.1% |
| Multiple | 5.8% | 3.6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 11.9% | 3.9% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 82.2% | 90.8% |
| College graduation rate | 18.6% | 28.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $31,838 | $58,116 |
| Persons below poverty level | 32% | 13.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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