Cleveland Heights 2021 Election: Mayoral, City Council Results

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH — Cleveland Heights residents headed to polls to participate in a historic election on Tuesday.

Voters chose the city's first-elected mayor, with Kahlil Seren holding a commanding lead in the final, but still unofficial results. He received approximately 2,000 more votes than his opponent, Barbara Danforth.

Heights residents also picked new city councilpersons, school board members and a city council replacement. Here's a look at how the races played out. Notably, all results are unofficial until certified by the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections.

Cleveland Heights races we watched

For Cleveland Heights mayor:

• Kahlil Seren — 6,680
• Barbara Danforth — 4,375

For Cleveland Heights City Council:

Top four vote getters win seats.

• Lee Barbee II — 2,110
• Craig Cobb — 6,900
• Tony Cuda — 7,486
• Anthony Mattox Jr. — 4,874
• Davida Russell — 7,848
• Allosious K. Snodgrass — 3,663

To fulfill an unexpired city council term:

• Eric C. Johnson — 1,077
• Garry Kanter — 1,244
• Robert Koonce — 1,290
• Josie Moore — 4,321
• Ellen M. Roth — 386
• Eric J. Silverman — 1,217
• James A. Williams — 406

For Heights Board of Education:

Three top vote getters will win seats.

• Mario Clopton-Zymler — 5,979
• Charles C. Drake — 3,511
• Dan Heintz — 6,605
• Malia Lewis — 6,927
• Maureen Lynn — 3,639
• Mordechai Rennert — 2,687
• Jodi L. Sourini — 6,845

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Voters braved a chilly, rainy day to choose the city's first-elected mayor, while also deciding representatives for city council and the Heights Board of Education. Polls opened at 6:30 a.m. and remained open until 7:30 p.m. Across Ohio, 377,399 people chose to vote early, with 172,886 casting their ballots in-person, Secretary of State Frank LaRose said.

“There is no such thing as an ‘off-year’ election and voters have been proving that by coming out and making their voices heard in this important election over the past four weeks. Election Day is here and once again Ohio is ready," LaRose said.