Four Council Members to Serve New Terms

All four candidates for city council ran unopposed, meaning all of them will return to their seat and serve new full terms.

The candidates are: Ward 1 councilman Rick Bell, with only absentee ballots counted won 325 votes; Ward 3 Councilwoman Toni Richmond, with one of three precincts reporting had 371 votes; Ward 5 Councilwoman Nancy Meany, with absentee ballots counted had 341 votes; and Ward 7 Councilman , with absentee ballots counted had 297 votes. These are unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections as of 10:50 p.m. Tuesday.

For Bell, Richmond and Meany, it marks their first election win. All three council members were appointed to their seats. For Russo, he won his second four-year term.