Svetlana Velmar-Janković

2018 Cuyahoga County Council election
7 of the 11 seats on the Cuyahoga County Council; 6 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	54.5% 14.7 pp
	Results:; Democratic hold; Republican hold; No election
President before election; Dan Brady; Democratic	Elected President ; Dan Brady; Democratic

The 2018 Cuyahoga County Council election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect members of the County Council of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Odd-numbered districts were up for election to four-year terms, while District 10 held a special election to fill out the remainder of Anthony Hairston's term following his election to Cleveland City Council in 2017.^[2]

Republicans defended both of their seats up for election, while Democrats defended all five of theirs, maintaining the partisan balance in the chamber.

District 1

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary election results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nan Baker (incumbent)	6,745	100.00%
Total votes			6,745	100.00

General election

Results

General election results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Nan Baker (incumbent)	34,272	100.00%	+37.92%
Total votes			34,272	100.00	N/A
	Republican hold

District 3

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Brady (incumbent)	3,398	62.36%
	Democratic	Lyonette Cintron	2,051	37.64%
Total votes			5,449	100.00

General election

Results

General election results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Dan Brady (incumbent)	20,205	97.85%	−2.15%
	Write-in		445	2.15%	+2.15%
Total votes			20,650	100.00	N/A
	Democratic hold

District 5

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary election results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael J. Gallagher (incumbent)	5,607	100.00%
Total votes			5,607	100.00

General election

Results

General election results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Michael J. Gallagher (incumbent)	31,604	100.00%	+0.00%
Total votes			31,604	100.00	N/A
	Republican hold

District 7

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvonne M. Conwell (incumbent)	6,350	86.23%
	Democratic	Kris Harsh (withdrawn)	-	-
Total votes			6,350	100.00

General election

Results

General election results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Yvonne M. Conwell (incumbent)	27,498	100.00%	+0.00%
Total votes			27,498	100.00	N/A
	Democratic hold

District 9

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shontel Brown (incumbent)	11,923	100.00%
Total votes			11,923	100.00

General election

Results

General election results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Shontel Brown (incumbent)	40,664	100.00%	+19.50%
Total votes			40,664	100.00	N/A
	Democratic hold

District 10

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cheryl L. Stephens	6,611	52.96%
	Democratic	Michael J. Houser (incumbent)	5,872	47.04%
Total votes			12,483	100.00

General election

Results

General election results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Cheryl L. Stephens	36,707	100.00%	+0.00%
Total votes			36,707	100.00	N/A
	Democratic hold

District 11

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary election results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sunny Simon (incumbent)	9,560	100.00%
Total votes			9,560	100.00

General election

Results

General election results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Sunny Simon	38,187	100.00%	+29.08%
Total votes			38,187	100.00	N/A
	Democratic hold

References

^ "November 6, 2018 General Election Official Canvass Certification Data". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. November 27, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
^ Farkas, Karen (January 9, 2018). "Four seek to replace Cuyahoga County Council member Anthony Hairston". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "May 8, 2018 Primary Election Cuyahoga County, Ohio". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. May 24, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "November 6, 2018 General Election Cuyahoga County, Ohio". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. January 18, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
^ Farkas, Karen (April 23, 2018). "Kris Harsh withdraws from Cuyahoga County Council District 7 race". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

[1] "November 6, 2018 General Election Official Canvass Certification Data". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. November 27, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

[2] Farkas, Karen (January 9, 2018). "Four seek to replace Cuyahoga County Council member Anthony Hairston". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

[primary_results-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "May 8, 2018 Primary Election Cuyahoga County, Ohio". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. May 24, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

[general_results-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "November 6, 2018 General Election Cuyahoga County, Ohio". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. January 18, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

[5] Farkas, Karen (April 23, 2018). "Kris Harsh withdraws from Cuyahoga County Council District 7 race". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

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