2016 Oakland County Executive election
November 8, 2016
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The 2016 Oakland County Executive election was held on November 8, 2016. Incumbent County Executive L. Brooks Patterson ran for re-election to a seventh term. Former State Representative Vicki Barnett won the Democratic primary and opposed Patterson in the general election. Patterson defeated Barnett with 54 percent of the vote, a significantly narrower margin than his past victories.[1]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Vicki Barnett, former State Representative[2]
- Mark Danowski, 2012 Democratic candidate for Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner[3]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vicki Barnett | 53,021 | 78.26% | |
| Democratic | Mark Danowski | 14,558 | 21.49% | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 171 | 0.25% | |
| Total votes | 67,750 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- L. Brooks Patterson, incumbent County Executive
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | L. Brooks Patterson (inc.) | 86,460 | 99.56% | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 380 | 0.44% | |
| Total votes | 86,840 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | L. Brooks Patterson (inc.) | 340,579 | 53.50% | |
| Democratic | Vicki Barnett | 293,303 | 46.08% | |
| Write-in | 2,677 | 0.42% | ||
| Total votes | 636,559 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ Martindale, Mike (November 9, 2016). "Patterson wins another term as Oakland County executive". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ↑ Kampe, Paul (March 30, 2016). "Former state rep. Vicki Barnett to run against L. Brooks Patterson". The Oakland Press. Troy, Michigan. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ↑ Gray, Kathleen (March 30, 2016). "Former lawmaker Barnett to challenge Patterson". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. p. 3A. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- 1 2 "August 2, 2016 Primary Election". Oakland County Clerk. September 6, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ↑ "November 8, 2016 General Election". Oakland County Clerk. November 22, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2025.