CLEVELAND (WJW) -- Unofficial election results show voters in Cleveland Heights decided to throw Mayor Kahlil Seren out of office in a landslide.

On Tuesday, voters went to the polls for a special recall vote.

As results trickled in, we saw the votes in favor of the recall trending four to five times higher than those against it. By the end of the night, 6,829 ballots (82%) had been cast to recall Seren, while 1,478 ballots (18%) had been cast to keep him in office.

We found a group of recall backers celebrating together while watching the vote totals.

They said residents had enough of the mayor and his wife making headlines and being targeted by investigations.

"This means a new day in Cleveland Heights. This means democracy won. This means the people spoke. The people were heard," C

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