2010 Cuyahoga County Council election

The 2010 Cuyahoga County Council election was held on November 2, 2010 to elect all 11 members of the newly formed County Council of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. This was the first held under the newly ratified Charter of Cuyahoga County, which replaced Cuyahoga's 200 year old Board of County Commissioners with an executive and legislature.[2]

2010 Cuyahoga County Council election

November 2, 2010 2012 →

11 seats on the Cuyahoga County Council
6 seats needed for a majority
Turnout44.2%[1]
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats won 8 3
Seat change Increase 8 Increase 3
Popular vote 242,069 136,174
Percentage 60.9% 34.3%

Results:
     Democratic gain
     Republican gain

Elected President

C. Ellen Connally
Democratic

Democrats won control of the body with 8 seats to the 3 won by Republicans.[3]

District 1

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nicole Dailey Jones 3,340 34.41%
Democratic Maureen M. Sweeney 2,152 22.24%
Democratic James H. French 1,768 18.27%
Democratic Pete Matia 1,374 14.20%
Democratic Dennis M. Lambert 664 6.86%
Democratic Walt Halun 380 3.93%
Total votes 9,678 100.00

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Greenspan 4,065 41.22%
Republican Brian A. Hurtuk 3,969 40.25%
Republican Thomas Harrison 1,058 10.73%
Republican Paul J. Daley 769 7.80%
Total votes 9,861 100.00

Libertarian primary

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Primary results

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Libertarian primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Ryan T. McGilvray 99 100.00%
Total votes 99 100.00

General election

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Results

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General election results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Greenspan 27,614 54.47%
Democratic Nicole Dailey Jones 20,824 41.08%
Libertarian Ryan T. McGilvray 2,258 4.45%
Total votes 50,696 100.00
Republican win (new seat)

District 2

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dale Miller 6,758 69.06%
Democratic Tom Jordan 3,027 22.24%
Total votes 9,785 100.00

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Zappala 2,910 100.00%
Total votes 2,910 100.00

General election

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Results

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General election results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dale Miller 19,174 59.19%
Republican John Zappala 9,894 30.54%
Independent Lynn Graham 1,876 5.79%
Independent Edward M. McCartney 1,072 3.31%
Independent Steve A. Bozsa Jr. 376 1.16%
Total votes 32,392 100.00
Democratic win (new seat)

District 3

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Brady 2,777 46.17%
Democratic Chris Ronayne 2,567 42.83%
Democratic Nelson Cintron Jr. 375 6.23%
Democratic Chip Joseph 149 2.48%
Democratic Faouzi A. Baddour 138 2.29%
Total votes 6,015 100.00

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patty Gascoyne 1,142 100.00%
Total votes 1,142 100.00

Green primary

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Primary results

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Republican primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Alan Crossman 44 100.00%
Total votes 44 100.00

General election

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Results

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General election results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Brady 12,325 69.01%
Republican Patty Gascoyne 4,158 23.28%
Green Alan Crossman 1,378 7.72%
Total votes 17,861 100.00
Democratic win (new seat)

District 4

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chuck Germana 7,946 56.99%
Democratic Barbara Anne Ferris 4,624 33.16%
Democratic Matthew Bolek 1,374 9.85%
Total votes 13,944 100.00

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pete Draganic 2,869 42.39%
Republican Arlene R. McNamara 2,481 36.66%
Republican Thomas R. Olschlager 1,418 20.95%
Total votes 6,768 100.00

General election

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Results

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General election results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chuck Germana 21,855 54.62%
Republican Pete Draganic 18,160 45.38%
Total votes 40,465 100.00
Democratic win (new seat)

District 5

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ann Marie Donegan 4,843 59.02%
Democratic Mike Piepsny 3,362 40.98%
Total votes 8,205 100.00

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael J. Gallagher 4,691 57.73%
Republican Craig A. Marvinney 3,435 42.27%
Total votes 8,126 100.00

General election

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Results

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General election results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael J. Gallagher 25,245 59.13%
Democratic Ann Marie Donegan 17,449 40.87%
Total votes 42,694 100.00
Republican win (new seat)

District 6

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frederick I. Taft 4,224 48.15%
Democratic Ken Myers 3,021 34.44%
Democratic Trevor K. Elkins 1,528 17.42%
Total votes 8,773 100.00

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Schron 3,998 41.72%
Republican Jim Crooks 2,670 27.86%
Republican Sam P. Cannata 1,113 11.61%
Republican Ed Hargate 936 9.77%
Republican Don Sopka 886 9.04%
Total votes 9,583 100.00

General election

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Results

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General election results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Schron 29,263 60.08%
Democratic Frederick I. Taft 19,443 39.92%
Total votes 48,706 100.00
Republican win (new seat)

District 7

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yvonne M. Conwell 2,215 35.53%
Democratic Michael Leroy Nelson Sr. 1,385 22.21%
Democratic James Levin 759 12.17%
Democratic Timothy J. Russo 747 11.98%
Democratic Clark Broida 527 8.45%
Democratic James M. D'Amico 211 3.38%
Democratic Dale Alan Smith 197 3.16%
Democratic Victor L. Miller 134 2.15%
Democratic Timothy Trogdon 60 0.96%
Total votes 6,235 100.00

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phyllis Lucia Crespo 597 100.00%
Total votes 597 100.00

General election

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Results

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General election results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yvonne M. Conwell 15,895 77.35%
Republican Phyllis Lucia Crespo 2,641 12.85%
Independent Jeff Kipp 1,263 6.15%
Independent Olga T. Sarbinowska 750 3.65%
Total votes 20,549 100.00
Democratic win (new seat)

District 8

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pernel Jones Jr. 3,202 37.94%
Democratic Gerald A. Cooper 2,106 24.95%
Democratic Ronald Finnerty 705 8.35%
Democratic John A. Boyd 686 8.13%
Democratic Lacretia T. Bolden 643 7.62%
Democratic Henry Warren Jr 490 5.81%
Democratic Robin Poole 391 4.63%
Democratic Brandon Johnson 217 2.57%
Total votes 8,440 100.00

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrew G. Plavny Sr. 965 100.00%
Total votes 965 100.00

General election

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Results

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General election results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pernel Jones Jr. 25,135 82.78%
Republican Andrew G. Plavny Sr 3,819 12.58%
Independent Gerald Henley 1,411 4.65%
Total votes 30,365 100.00
Democratic win (new seat)

District 9

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic C. Ellen Connally 5,620 46.57%
Democratic Danita Love 1,533 12.70%
Democratic Kimberly F. Brown 1,450 12.02%
Democratic Marcia L. McCoy 996 8.25%
Democratic Patrice M. Brown 974 8.07%
Democratic Donald A. Saunders 899 7.45%
Democratic Sandra L. White 386 3.20%
Democratic Isaac Powell 209 1.73%
Total votes 12,067 100.00

General election

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General election results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic C. Ellen Connally 33,493 84.63%
Independent James Brady 4,604 11.63%
Independent Laverne Jones Gore 1,480 3.74%
Total votes 39,577 100.00
Democratic win (new seat)

District 10

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julian Rogers 2,859 27.77%
Democratic Sharon Cole 2,346 22.78%
Democratic Alan Rapoport 1,877 18.23%
Democratic Barbara J. Thomas 1,806 17.54%
Democratic Danny Williams 946 9.19%
Democratic KC Petraitis 292 2.84%
Democratic John Crist 171 1.66%
Total votes 10,297 100.00

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Matt Brakey 809 60.37%
Republican Albert K. Oberst 531 39.63%
Total votes 1,340 100.00

General election

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General election results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julian Rogers 28,175 84.63%
Republican Matt Brakey 3,972 12.01%
Independent Michael Troy Watson 922 2.79%
Total votes 33,069 100.00
Democratic win (new seat)

District 11

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Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sunny M. Simon 4,671 41.78%
Democratic Phil Robinson 1,998 17.87%
Democratic Philip R. Fine 1,130 10.11%
Democratic Patrick McLaughlin 1,077 9.63%
Democratic Jim Joyner 815 7.29%
Democratic Nino Prodan 368 3.29%
Total votes 10,960 100.00

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kathryn E. Gambatese 2,159 57.25%
Republican Raymond J. Schmidlin Jr. 696 18.46%
Republican Joe J. Liptow 573 15.19%
Republican Gregory D. Smith 343 9.10%
Total votes 3,771 100.00

General election

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General election results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sunny M. Simon 28,301 68.37%
Republican Kathryn E. Gambatese 11,408 27.56%
Independent Rich Devor Jr. 1,684 4.07%
Total votes 41,393 100.00
Democratic win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ "November 4, 2014 General Election Official Canvass Certification Data". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. November 25, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Cetina, Judith G. "Cuyahoga County Government". Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  3. ^ Garrett, Amanda (November 3, 2010). "Three Republicans heading toward victory on Cuyahoga County Council; Dems likely to take other 8 seats". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Cuyahoga County Ohio Primary Election September 7, 2010 Statistics". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. November 17, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Cuyahoga County Ohio General Election November 2, 2010 Statistics". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. August 10, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2022.