Carr and Stokes Win For Judge, Issues 1 and 2 Fail, 3 Passes, Dawson Wins E. Cleveland Judgeship, E. Cleveland Red Light Cameras Win, Sellers Wins
Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Pinkey Carr, who won on 82 of 83 counts for the State of Ohio as to since convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell, and who edged Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Lynn McLaughlin Murray to take the judgeship in Tuesday's election . McLaughlin Murray lost in spite of an endorsement from Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Angela Stokes, who won reelection to the bench by soundly defeating closest opponent Ed Wade and sent a clear message to the Plain Dealer, Ohio's largest newspaper that dared to take on Cleveland's old Black political guard and the Stokes name by endorsing Wade. Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association President Steve Loomis, who as union president championed defeat of Issue 2, a state issue on the Nov. ballot that went down in defeat of Senate Bill 5 , which would have dismantled collective bargaining for Ohio's public sector unions. William