Pictured are Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer (in blue suit)

By  Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com, Ohio's No 1 and No 2 online Black newspapers (www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com) and (www.clevelandurbannews.com). Reach us by phone at 216-659-0473 and by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman is a former biology teacher and a 20-year investigative Black journalist who trained for some 15 years at the Call and Post Newspaper.

NEW YORK, New York- Sexting and extramarital sex both lost out Tuesday night as Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer, both married and both hit by highly public and rightfully embarrassing sex scandals,  lost elections for mayor and comptroller respectively in Tuesday's Democratic primary in New York City.

Wiener, 49, admitted to sexting hundreds of women and resigned his congressional seat in 2011, and Spitzer, 54, got caught with a prostitute and resigned as governor in 2008. Both ran for the posts with full support from their respective spouses.

Seventy percent of New York City voters are Democrats.

But while Spitzer, also a former CNN news host, lost with 48 percent of the vote to Democratic primary winner Scott Stringer, Weiner came in dead last in the race for mayor, and with only 4.9 percent of the vote. Bill de Blasio led the pack in that five-way race and set the stage in his efforts to lead the nation's largest city. He got 260, 473 votes , or 40 percent of the vote.

Stringer will face  a Republican, Independent or other in November's general election

and de Blasio, a former metropolitan transit authority chief, will take on Republican Joe Lhota.

Wiener gave hecklers his middle finger after entering a limousine Tuesday night following a concession speech were he said the loss was in part because he is "imperfect."

The former  congressman had refused to step out of the race early on and even after more news broke that he had sent cell phone photographs of himself and his penis to an array of women after his public apology and resignation from Congress.

Weiner's wife Huma Abedin is a former aide to former U.S.  Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg, who is at the end of a third consecutive term, did not seek reelection, though his message of family values resonated with some voters and likely hurt Weiner and Spitzer.

Bloomberg was once a Democrat who won election to New York mayor as a Republican in 2001.

In 2007 he became an Independent.

The losses, say political pundits, show that personal shortfalls often do matter in political elections, at least for the married Spitzer and Weiner.

The Huffington Post did an editorial after Weiner's loss calling him a disgrace and dubbing his political fall from grace a "good riddance."

CLEVELAND, Ohio-Democratic Cleveland Mayoral Candidate Ken Lanci (pictured), together with the Faith, Hope & Love For A Better Cleveland Event, has announced that Grammy Nominated Gospel Artist VaShawn Mitchell and National Recording Artist and Evangelist Speaker Jessica Selvy-Davis and the Selvys Singers will headline the agenda at his September 15th Community Outreach & Healing Event to be held at the Cleveland State University Wolstein Center in downtown Cleveland, 2000 Prospect Avenue. Also appearing will be the Spiritual Hi-Lites of Cleveland, Yolanda Boyd Kennedy featuring local Cleveland area singer Mike Nelson, as well as Spirit and Truth of Cleveland.  Additionally, the community healing event will feature a 300 person choir comprised of both east and west-side based choir members, including the Baptist Pastor’s Council Mass Choir and the Westside Mass Choir. Doors open at 3 pm for the 4 pm to 6 pm event that is free to attend. Complimentary refreshments will be served. Reach the Ken Lanci for Cleveland Mayor Campaign at ken@kenlanci.com and by telephone at 216-426-5228.

From the Metro Desk of Journalist and Community Activist Kathy Wray Coleman (pictured)

Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com, Ohio's No 1 and No 2 online Black newspapers (www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com) and (www.clevelandurbannews.com). Reach us by phone at 216-659-0473 and by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman is a former biology teacher and a 20-year investigative Black journalist who trained for some 15 years at the Call and Post Newspaper.

Dear Community Activists and Victims and Victims Family Members,

We will reschedule the meeting tentatively set for Thursday, September 19 at 5:30 pm at 3500 Loraine Ave in Cleveland with west side activists and east side activists and victims or their family members. It was set to prepare for our upcoming meeting with Congresswoman Fudge on a wealth of issues including foreclosure impropriety, welfare reform,  violence against women, inequitable public school funding formulas across the nation, sentencing inequities against Blacks,  excessive police force, etc. Cleveland NAACP

Executive Director Sheila Wright scheduled a meeting the same day and the same time to interfere with ours. They claim they want to take testimony on excessive force by police. Sure. They have two dead bodies shot at 137 times by a group of 13 White Cleveland police officers and a wealth of other information and will do nothing. They say nothing and they do nothing, data show.

By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com, Ohio's No 1 and No 2 online Black newspapers (www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com) and (www.clevelandurbannews.com). Reach us by phone at 216-659-0473 and by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman is a former biology teacher and a 20-year investigative Black journalist who trained for some 15 years at the Call and Post Newspaper.

CLEVELAND, Ohio- In spite of a third DUI conviction that has landed him 10 days in jail later this month and his mug shot unceremoniously plastered on the cover of the Call and Post Newspaper, popular Cleveland Ward 2 Councilman Zack Reed, 51, silenced his critics and won the nonpartisan primary by a landslide in Tuesday's election. He will face novice Marcus Henley, 26, in the November 5 general election. (Editor's Note: Read the unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections for the nine Cleveland City Council primary election races on Sept. 10 at the end of this article. Eight Cleveland wards did not have primaries due to only two contenders in the races).

Reed said Tuesday that he will get treatment for his alcohol problem but will continue to "serve Ward 2."

There were primaries in nine of Cleveland's  17 wards in Tuesday's election and all incumbent councilpersons won,

at least to compete in November.

The Cleveland mayor's race went without a primary too as the only two in that race are two-term Black Mayor Frank Jackson and millionaire businessman Ken Lanci, who is White, and who grew up in a housing project on the city's largely Black east side.

Reed got 904 votes and closest competitor Henley garnered 85 votes in the four- way primary race for Ward 2, unofficial results of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections reveal.

Councilmen Jeff  Johnson and Eugene Miller will square off in November for Ward 10, a newly redistricted ward as the 19-seat city council will next year go to 17 seats pursuant to a voter adopted charter amendment. Johnson took about 55 percent of the vote to Miller's 39 percent, an upset by some political measures. Others in that four-way race were Teresa Floyd and Community Activist Donna Walker-Brown.

Ward 7  will see incumbent T.J. Dow take on former local radio show host Basheer Jones after Stephanie Howse, whom Dow ousted four years ago after her appointment by city council to replace Fannie Lewis, could not overcome her third-place status throughout the election evening. Howse is a daughter of former state Rep. Annie Keys and  Dow is a former assistant county prosecutor.

In another heated race, but on the city's majority White west side,

Ward 14 Councilman Brian Cummins, a member of the Green Party, and Brian Kazy, a former chief bailiff for ousted Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Lynn McLauglin-Murray, will compete against each other with Cummins coming in first in a close primary race.

Janet Garcia, whom Ariel Castro captivity victim Gina DeJesus endorsed, came in a close third in the Ward 14 primary race.

Ward 6 Councilwoman Mamie Mitchell, who has stood with the Imperial Women activists group on fighting women's issues in greater Cleveland, will face social worker and precinct committeeman John Boyd. She told Cleveland Urban News.Com after yesterday's election that she is "pleased to serve the constituents in Ward 6 and looks forward to their support in the general election."

Read below, the unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections from Tuesday evening relative to the Sept 10 primary for Cleveland Wards 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13 and 14.

Cleveland Council - Ward 2

Vote for Not More Than  1

(WITH 23 OF 23 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Marcus Henley .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        85

Stan T. Owens .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       22

Zack Reed  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       904

Rodney White  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        72

Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         0

Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         3

Cleveland Council - Ward 3

Vote for Not More Than  1

(WITH 19 OF 19 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Joe Cimperman .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       640

Carrie J. Kurutz .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       239

Jeff Mixon .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       105

Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         0

Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         6

Cleveland Council - Ward 4

Vote for Not More Than  1

(WITH 21 OF 21 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Ervin Dewitt Aniton .  .  .  .  .  .  .       130

Kenneth L. Johnson Sr  .  .  .  .  .  .       982

Sikiru Kafaru .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       103

Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         0

Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         7

Cleveland Council - Ward 6

Vote for Not More Than  1

(WITH 21 OF 21 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

John A. Boyd  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       236

Wanda J. Hill-Chestnut .  .  .  .  .  .       185

Mamie J. Mitchell.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       603

Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         0

Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         3

Cleveland Council - Ward 7

Vote for Not More Than  1

(WITH 23 OF 23 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

W. Lewis Britt.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        51

TJ Dow  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       792

Rhonda L. Hills  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        17

Stephanie Howse  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       342

Basheer Jones .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       441

Tony Perry .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        23

Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         0

Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         6

Cleveland Council - Ward 9

Vote for Not More Than  1

(WITH 24 OF 24 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Kevin Conwell .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       903

Keith Hatten  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        46

Randy L. Willis  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        55

Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         0

Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         8

Cleveland Council - Ward 10

Vote for Not More Than  1

(WITH 22 OF 22 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Teresa Floyd  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        53

Jeff Johnson  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       808

Eugene R. Miller .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       574

Donna M. Walker-Brown  .  .  .  .  .  .        35

WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         2

Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         0

Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         4

Cleveland Council - Ward 13

Vote for Not More Than  1

(WITH 17 OF 17 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Joe Gigante.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       389

Kevin Kelley  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       819

Franklin J. Meslovich  .  .  .  .  .  .        51

Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         0

Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         3

Cleveland Council - Ward 14

Vote for Not More Than  1

(WITH 16 OF 16 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Nelson Cintron Jr.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       192

Brian Cummins .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       321

Janet Garcia  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       248

Brian Kazy .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       267

Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         1

Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         3