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Early in-person and mail-in absentee voting begins in Ohio.
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Political newcomer Justin Bibb has won the Cleveland mayoral primary, and Council President Kevin Kelley has finished second, dashing former U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s hopes of returning to the mayor’s office after four decades.
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Updated: 11:33 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021 The seven candidates seeking to succeed Frank Jackson as mayor of Cleveland spent Tuesday night's debate differentiating themselves on topics including public education and economic development. On the topic of public education, there was widespread consensus that more investment is needed into job preparedness and wraparound services to make the system more effective.
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Jackson describes Kelley as "a true Clevelander" who has "made hard decisions" for his constituents.
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Candidates seeking to replace Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson in this year’s election gathered Tuesday for a mayoral debate that ranged in topics from housing and healthcare to government transparency and racial equity.
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With 100 percent of precincts reporting, unofficial results showed Brown earned just over 50 percent of the vote. Her closest competitor, Nina Turner, had 44.5 percent. Eleven other candidates including former Cleveland City Councilman Jeff Johnson split the remaining Democratic votes.
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The race to fill the vacant seat for Ohio’s 11th Congressional District will hinge on next Tuesday’s Democratic primary. The district is reliably Democratic; state lawmakers gerrymandered it to be that way and it was held for years by Marcia Fudge, now the secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Thirteen candidates are on the ballot, but the two getting the most buzz are former state Sen. Nina Turner (OH-25) and Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Shontel Brown, chair of the county Democratic Party.
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After the only Republican who had entered the race withdrew after not submitting enough valid signatures, the remaining candidates are all Democrats.
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Updated: 9:50 a.m., Thursday, June 17, 2021 Eight candidates filed petitions by Wednesday’s deadline to enter the race to succeed Frank Jackson as mayor of Cleveland. The list includes longtime elected officials and first-time hopefuls who have been preparing for months to give the city its first new mayor in 16 years.
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Cleveland’s longest-serving mayor will exit City Hall at the end the year, his 16th in office. Mayor Frank G. Jackson on Thursday told a telephone town hall audience he will not seek a fifth term this year. The news ends months of speculation about Jackson’s political intentions, while numerous contenders – from first-time candidates to long-tenured elected officials – clamor to replace him.