2021 Cleveland mayoral election

2021 Cleveland mayoral election
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Candidate Justin Bibb Kevin Kelley
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 36,138 21,352
Percentage 62.86% 37.14%
Bibb:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Kelley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Mayor before election

Frank G. Jackson
Democratic

Elected mayor

Justin Bibb
Democratic

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The 2021 Cleveland mayoral election took place on November 2, 2021, to elect the Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the September 14 primary election advancing to the general election, regardless of party. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Frank G. Jackson was eligible to run for reelection to a fifth term, but instead chose to retire.[1][2] Justin Bibb was elected the 58th mayor of Cleveland in the general election.[3]

Candidates

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Winner

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Candidate Announced

Justin Bibb 		Nonprofit executive January 12, 2021

(Website) 		[4][5][6][3]

Advanced to general

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Candidate Announced

Kevin Kelley 		President of Cleveland City Council since 2014

Cleveland City Councilman for Ward 13 since 2005

April 8, 2021

(Website) 		[7][5][6]

Eliminated in primary

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Candidate Announced

Ross DiBello 		Attorney October 29, 2020

(Website) 		[8][5]

Basheer Jones 		Cleveland City Councilman for Ward 7 since 2018 May 6, 2021

(Website Archived June 24, 2021, at the Wayback Machine) 		[9][5]

Dennis Kucinich 		Former Mayor of Cleveland (1977-1979)

Former U.S. representative from Ohio's 10th congressional district (1997-2013)
Candidate for President of the United States in 2004 and 2008
Candidate for Governor of Ohio in 2018

June 14, 2021

(Website) 		[10][5]

Zack Reed 		Candidate for Mayor of Cleveland in 2017

Former Cleveland City Councilman for Ward 13 (2000-2017)

March 22, 2021

(Website) 		[11][5]

Sandra Williams 		Ohio State Senator from the 21st district since 2015

Ohio State Representative from the 11th district (2007-2014)

May 3, 2021

(Website) 		[12][5]

Withdrew

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  • Landry McNord Simmons Jr., Cuyahoga County Deputy Sheriff and Cuyahoga County Republican Party committee member[13][5][14]

Disqualified

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Declined

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Primary election

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Campaign

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Signs for the campaigns of Zack Reed, Basheer Jones, and Dennis Kucinich in Downtown Cleveland

Ross DiBello became the first candidate to declare his intention to run on October 29, 2020.[8] The next announcement came on January 12, 2021, when Justin Bibb became the second candidate to enter the race.[4] In March, Zack Reed announced his second campaign for mayor after his unsuccessful run in 2017, followed by Kevin Kelley[7] and Landry M. Simmons in April,[13] and Sandra Williams in May.[12]

On May 6, 2021 after much speculation, incumbent mayor Frank G. Jackson announced that he would not seek a fifth term.[2] Jackson's announcement brought new interest to the race, as it suddenly became the first mayoral election in Cleveland since 2001 without an incumbent. Later the same day, Basheer Jones entered the race.[9]

Dennis Kucinich, a longtime presence in Cleveland politics who had been rumored to be considering a run, announced his candidacy on June 14, 2021, two days before the deadline for submitting signatures to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections.[10]

Landry M. Simmons withdrew his candidacy after failing to reach the requisite 3,000 signatures needed to get on the ballot. Although municipal elections in Cleveland are officially nonpartisan, all seven qualified candidates were members of the Democratic Party.[26]

Campaign signs for city council and mayoral candidates in Buckeye–Shaker

A number of issues were debated by the candidates throughout the campaign. Every candidate except DiBello labeled crime as the preeminent issue of the race, which had reached record levels during the COVID-19 pandemic, including a 24% increase in assaults with firearms compared to 2020.[27][28] Another major issue was poverty, due to Cleveland's status as the poorest major city in the United States.[29] The issues of economic development, education, and government accountability and accessibility were also given attention, the latter in particular received emphasis due to the conviction of longtime Cleveland City Councilman Ken Johnson in late July 2021 on federal corruption charges[30] as well as the Ohio nuclear bribery scandal.

In the primary, Justin Bibb placed first and Kevin Kelley placed second, sending both candidates to the November 2, 2021 general election.[6][31] The result came as somewhat of an upset, mainly due to the unexpected weakness of Dennis Kucinich who came in third despite polling placing him in first.[32]

The primary's 16.2% voter turnout was the highest for a mayoral primary in Cleveland since 2005.[33][34]

Endorsements

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Justin Bibb
State legislators
Local officials
Individuals
Organizations
Newspapers
Kevin J. Kelley
Labor unions
Dennis Kucinich
Federal politicians
Individuals
Labor unions
Sandra Williams
State legislators
County officials
Organizations
Labor unions

Debates

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2021 Cleveland mayoral election debates
 No. Date & Time Host(s) Moderator(s) Link Participants
Key:
 P  Participant    N  Non-invitee    I  Invitee 		Bibb DiBello Jones Kelley Kucinich Reed Williams
1[56]
August 10, 2021
7:30 p.m. EDT
WVIZ
WCPN
Rick Jackson
Nick Castele
Video
 P P P P P P P
2[56]
August 17, 2021
7:30 p.m. EDT
WVIZ
WCPN
Rick Jackson
Nick Castele
Video
 P P P P P P P

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Justin
Bibb 		Ross
DiBello 		Blaine
Griffin 		Basheer
Jones 		Kevin
Kelley 		Dick
Knoth 		Dennis
Kucinich 		Zack
Reed 		Sandra
Williams 		Undecided
Change Research (D)[A] August 3–8, 2021 451 (LV) ± 5.2% 12% 1% – 11% 13% – 20% 12% 8% 21%
Baldwin Wallace University March 15 – April 22, 2021 421 (A) ± 5.0% 5% 1% 5% 13% 6% 2% 18% 9% 7% 48%
RABA Research December 29–30, 2020 505 (RV) ± 4.5% 2% – 6% 5% 10% – 25% 13% 7% 32%

Results

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Results by city council ward
     Bibb
     Jones
     Kelley
     Kucinich
     Reed
Primary election results[57]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Justin Bibb 10,901 27.22%
Nonpartisan Kevin Kelley 7,702 19.23%
Nonpartisan Dennis Kucinich 6,595 16.47%
Nonpartisan Zack Reed 4,840 12.08%
Nonpartisan Basheer Jones 4,801 11.99%
Nonpartisan Sandra Williams 4,472 11.42%
Nonpartisan Ross DiBello 639 1.60%
Total votes 40,172 100.00

General election

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Campaign

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Due to both primary winners finding their strongest support in the West Side of Cleveland, both campaigns paid significant attention to the predominantly African-American East Side, where although Bibb was the best performing candidate, a majority of voters cast ballots for candidates other than Bibb or Kelley in the primary.[33] On September 29, the two former East Side mayoral candidates Zack Reed and Basheer Jones made endorsements for Bibb and Kelley, respectively.[58]

Bibb campaigned as a progressive who would change how the city works as mayor, while Kelley presented himself as a moderate and experienced politician who would be prepared to lead from the start of his tenure.[59]

Bibb and Kelley delineated themselves heavily over Issue 24, a proposed amendment to the city charter of Cleveland that went to voters on the same ballot as the mayoral election, which would implement greater civilian oversight of the Cleveland Police Department. Bibb favored the initiative as a way to create accountability while Kelley rejected it as a danger which could potentially lead to an exodus of officers from the Department.[60] On election day, the issue would pass with 32,184 votes in favor and 21,972 votes against.[61]

Endorsements

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Endorsements in bold were made after the primary election.

Justin Bibb
Federal legislators
State legislators
County officials
Local officials
Individuals
Organizations
Labor Unions
Newspapers and publications
Kevin J. Kelley
Labor unions

Debates

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2021 Cleveland mayoral election debates
 No. Date & Time Host(s) Moderator(s) Link Participants
Key:
 P  Participant    N  Non-invitee    I  Invitee 		Bibb Kelley
1[76]
October 11, 2021
7:30 p.m. EDT
WVIZ
WCPN
Rick Jackson
Nick Castele
Lawrence Daniel Caswell
Elizabeth McIntyre
Video
 P P

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Justin
Bibb 		Kevin
Kelley 		Undecided
Baldwin Wallace University September 27 – October 8, 2021 419 (RV) ± 5.1% 34% 25% 41%
Pathway Polling (D)[B] September 17–20, 2021 492 (LV) ± 4.1% 30% 32% 38%

Results

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General election results[77]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Justin Bibb 36,138 62.86
Nonpartisan Kevin Kelley 21,352 37.14
Total votes 57,490 100.00

Results by ward

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Bibb won 12 of Cleveland's 17 wards. Bibb found overwhelming support on the East Side of the city, while Kelley narrowly won the most votes on the West Side.[78]

Results by ward[77]
Ward Bibb Kelley Total votes Turnout %
Votes % Votes %
1 3,786 87.05% 563 12.95% 4,349 27.3%
2 2,373 82.45% 505 17.55% 2,878 20.9%
3 3,172 74.15% 1,106 25.85% 4,278 24.2%
4 2,872 85.76% 477 14.24% 3,349 24.4%
5 1,356 80.62% 326 19.38% 1,682 13.9%
6 2,279 80.56% 550 19.44% 2,829 20.4%
7 1,932 76.33% 599 23.67% 2,531 17.6%
8 2,664 69.54% 1,167 30.46% 3,831 27.0%
9 2,326 82.98% 477 17.02% 2,803 19.3%
10 2,093 82.18% 454 17.82% 2,547 19.0%
11 1,330 50.96% 1,280 49.04% 2,610 18.5%
12 1,355 42.96% 1,799 57.04% 3,154 23.0%
13 1,239 26.69% 3,403 73.31% 4,642 31.8%
14 766 45.79% 907 54.21% 1,673 13.1%
15 2,599 68.05% 1,220 31.95% 3,819 24.2%
16 1,382 40.46% 2,034 59.54% 3,416 24.2%
17 2,614 36.82% 4,485 63.18% 7,099 43.2%

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Non-independent clients
  1. ^ This poll was sponsored by the North Shore AFL-CIO, which supports Kucinich for mayor
  2. ^ This poll was sponsored by Kelley's campaign

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Official campaign websites
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