Cheryl Stephens

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Cheryl Stephens (Democratic Party) was a member of the Cuyahoga County Council in Ohio, representing District 10. She assumed office in 2019. She left office on January 1, 2025.

Stephens (Democratic Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Cheryl Stephens earned an M.P.A. from the University of Dayton. Stephens' career experience includes working as the CEO of the East Akron Neighborhood Development Corporation, the executive director of Leadership Cleveland, and the director of the National Development Council. She served as the mayor of Cleveland Heights.^[1]^[2]

Elections

2022

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

The following candidates ran in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Husted (R)	62.4	2,580,424
		Cheryl Stephens (D)	37.4	1,545,489
		Shannon Walker (Independent) (Write-in)	0.2	8,082
	Submit photo	Dayna Bickley (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	574
	Submit photo	Adina Pelletier (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	231
	Submit photo	Collin Cook (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	77

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,134,877
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Mary Cunnane (Independent)
Michael Stewart (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

Cheryl Stephens defeated Teresa Fedor in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on May 3, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Cheryl Stephens	65.0	331,014
	Teresa Fedor	35.0	178,132

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 509,146
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

Incumbent Jon Husted defeated Joe Knopp, Jeremiah Workman, and Candice Keller in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on May 3, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jon Husted	48.1	519,594
	Joe Knopp	28.0	302,494
	Jeremiah Workman	21.8	235,584
	Candice Keller	2.1	22,411

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,080,083
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Joanna Swallen (R)