EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Sandra Morgan has defeated sitting East Cleveland Mayor Lateek Shabazz.

According to numbers from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections Morgan took a commanding lead in the race from the start, securing 84.05% or 1581 votes. Shabazz received 300 votes for 15.95%.

Morgan graciously thanked more than 100 supporters and friends that packed into Jackie’s Party Center to wait for the results.

“I am absolutely thrilled and delighted for our city and our citizens of the City of East Cleveland. My slogan was your choice, my destiny, and I feel like today the citizens made their choice and our destiny is clear. We’re moving at the speed of progress, towards good things -- moving towards a stable government and moving towards prosperity,” Mayor-Elect Morgan said.

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