2010 Cuyahoga County Council election

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2010 Cuyahoga County Council election
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November 2, 2010 2012  

11 seats on the Cuyahoga County Council
6 seats needed for a majority
Turnout44.2% [1]
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats won83
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 8Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote242,069136,174
Percentage60.9%34.3%

2010 Cuyahoga County Council election results map.svg
Results:
     Democratic gain
     Republican gain

Elected President

C. Ellen Connally
Democratic

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]

Contents

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

District 1

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nicole Dailey Jones 3,340 34.41%
Democratic Maureen M. Sweeney2,15222.24%
Democratic James H. French1,76818.27%
Democratic Pete Matia1,37414.20%
Democratic Dennis M. Lambert6646.86%
Democratic Walt Halun3803.93%
Total votes9,678 100.00

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Greenspan 4,065 41.22%
Republican Brian A. Hurtuk3,96940.25%
Republican Thomas Harrison1,05810.73%
Republican Paul J. Daley7697.80%
Total votes9,861 100.00

Libertarian primary

Primary results

Libertarian primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Ryan T. McGilvray 99 100.00%
Total votes99 100.00

General election

Results

General election results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Greenspan 27,614 54.47%
Democratic Nicole Dailey Jones20,82441.08%
Libertarian Ryan T. McGilvray2,2584.45%
Total votes50,696 100.00
Republican win (new seat)

District 2

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dale Miller 6,758 69.06%
Democratic Tom Jordan3,02722.24%
Total votes9,785 100.00

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Zappala 2,910 100.00%
Total votes2,910 100.00

General election

Results

General election results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dale Miller 19,174 59.19%
Republican John Zappala9,89430.54%
Independent Lynn Graham1,8765.79%
Independent Edward M. McCartney1,0723.31%
Independent Steve A. Bozsa Jr.3761.16%
Total votes32,392 100.00
Democratic win (new seat)

District 3

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dan Brady 2,777 46.17%
Democratic Chris Ronayne2,56742.83%
Democratic Nelson Cintron Jr.3756.23%
Democratic Chip Joseph1492.48%
Democratic Faouzi A. Baddour1382.29%
Total votes6,015 100.00

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Patty Gascoyne 1,142 100.00%
Total votes1,142 100.00

Green primary

Primary results

Republican primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Alan Crossman 44 100.00%
Total votes44 100.00

General election

Results

General election results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dan Brady 12,325 69.01%
Republican Patty Gascoyne4,15823.28%
Green Alan Crossman1,3787.72%
Total votes17,861 100.00
Democratic win (new seat)

District 4

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chuck Germana 7,946 56.99%
Democratic Barbara Anne Ferris4,62433.16%
Democratic Matthew Bolek1,3749.85%
Total votes13,944 100.00

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pete Draganic 2,869 42.39%
Republican Arlene R. McNamara2,48136.66%
Republican Thomas R. Olschlager1,41820.95%
Total votes6,768 100.00

General election

Results

General election results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chuck Germana 21,855 54.62%
Republican Pete Draganic18,16045.38%
Total votes40,465 100.00
Democratic win (new seat)

District 5

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ann Marie Donegan 4,843 59.02%
Democratic Mike Piepsny3,36240.98%
Total votes8,205 100.00

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael J. Gallagher 4,691 57.73%
Republican Craig A. Marvinney3,43542.27%
Total votes8,126 100.00

General election

Results

General election results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael J. Gallagher 25,245 59.13%
Democratic Ann Marie Donegan17,44940.87%
Total votes42,694 100.00
Republican win (new seat)

District 6

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frederick I. Taft 4,224 48.15%
Democratic Ken Myers3,02134.44%
Democratic Trevor K. Elkins1,52817.42%
Total votes8,773 100.00

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jack Schron 3,998 41.72%
Republican Jim Crooks2,67027.86%
Republican Sam P. Cannata1,11311.61%
Republican Ed Hargate9369.77%
Republican Don Sopka8869.04%
Total votes9,583 100.00

General election

Results

General election results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jack Schron 29,263 60.08%
Democratic Frederick I. Taft19,44339.92%
Total votes48,706 100.00
Republican win (new seat)

District 7

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Yvonne M. Conwell 2,215 35.53%
Democratic Michael Leroy Nelson Sr.1,38522.21%
Democratic James Levin75912.17%
Democratic Timothy J. Russo74711.98%
Democratic Clark Broida5278.45%
Democratic James M. D'Amico2113.38%
Democratic Dale Alan Smith1973.16%
Democratic Victor L. Miller1342.15%
Democratic Timothy Trogdon600.96%
Total votes6,235 100.00

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Phyllis Lucia Crespo 597 100.00%
Total votes597 100.00

General election

Results

General election results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Yvonne M. Conwell 15,895 77.35%
Republican Phyllis Lucia Crespo2,64112.85%
Independent Jeff Kipp1,2636.15%
Independent Olga T. Sarbinowska7503.65%
Total votes20,549 100.00
Democratic win (new seat)

District 8

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pernel Jones Jr. 3,202 37.94%
Democratic Gerald A. Cooper2,10624.95%
Democratic Ronald Finnerty7058.35%
Democratic John A. Boyd6868.13%
Democratic Lacretia T. Bolden6437.62%
Democratic Henry Warren Jr4905.81%
Democratic Robin Poole3914.63%
Democratic Brandon Johnson2172.57%
Total votes8,440 100.00

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Andrew G. Plavny Sr. 965 100.00%
Total votes965 100.00

General election

Results

General election results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pernel Jones Jr. 25,135 82.78%
Republican Andrew G. Plavny Sr3,81912.58%
Independent Gerald Henley1,4114.65%
Total votes30,365 100.00
Democratic win (new seat)

District 9

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic C. Ellen Connally 5,620 46.57%
Democratic Danita Love1,53312.70%
Democratic Kimberly F. Brown1,45012.02%
Democratic Marcia L. McCoy9968.25%
Democratic Patrice M. Brown9748.07%
Democratic Donald A. Saunders8997.45%
Democratic Sandra L. White3863.20%
Democratic Isaac Powell2091.73%
Total votes12,067 100.00

General election

Results

General election results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic C. Ellen Connally 33,493 84.63%
Independent James Brady4,60411.63%
Independent Laverne Jones Gore1,4803.74%
Total votes39,577 100.00
Democratic win (new seat)

District 10

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Julian Rogers 2,859 27.77%
Democratic Sharon Cole2,34622.78%
Democratic Alan Rapoport1,87718.23%
Democratic Barbara J. Thomas1,80617.54%
Democratic Danny Williams9469.19%
Democratic KC Petraitis2922.84%
Democratic John Crist1711.66%
Total votes10,297 100.00

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Matt Brakey 809 60.37%
Republican Albert K. Oberst53139.63%
Total votes1,340 100.00

General election

Results

General election results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Julian Rogers 28,175 84.63%
Republican Matt Brakey3,97212.01%
Independent Michael Troy Watson9222.79%
Total votes33,069 100.00
Democratic win (new seat)

District 11

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sunny M. Simon 4,671 41.78%
Democratic Phil Robinson1,99817.87%
Democratic Philip R. Fine1,13010.11%
Democratic Patrick McLaughlin1,0779.63%
Democratic Jim Joyner8157.29%
Democratic Nino Prodan3683.29%
Total votes10,960 100.00

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kathryn E. Gambatese 2,159 57.25%
Republican Raymond J. Schmidlin Jr.69618.46%
Republican Joe J. Liptow57315.19%
Republican Gregory D. Smith3439.10%
Total votes3,771 100.00

General election

Results

General election results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sunny M. Simon 28,301 68.37%
Republican Kathryn E. Gambatese11,40827.56%
Independent Rich Devor Jr.1,6844.07%
Total votes41,393 100.00
Democratic win (new seat)

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