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2020 Oakland County Executive election

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2020 Oakland County Executive election
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November 3, 2020
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Nominee David Coulter Mike Kowall
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 403,863 321,803
Percentage 54.75% 43.62%
Oakland County Executive before election

David Coulter
Democratic

 Elected Oakland County Executive

David Coulter
Democratic

The 2020 Oakland County Executive election was held on November 3, 2020. Long-time County Executive L. Brooks Patterson died on August 3, 2019, and Ferndale Mayor David Coulter, a Democrat, was appointed to serve out the remainder of Patterson's term. Two elections were held on the same day: one for the remaining two months of Patterson's term, and one for a full four-year term. Coulter defeated County Treasurer Andy Meisner in the Democratic primary and faced former State Senator Mike Kowall, the Republican nominee, in the general election. Coulter defeated Kowall by a wide margin, becoming the first Democrat to be elected County Executive.[1]

Candidates

Regular primary results

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Coulter (inc.) 109,761 53.96%
Democratic Andy Meisner 93,475 45.95%
Democratic Write-ins 178 0.09%
Total votes 203,414 100.00%

Special primary results

Democratic special primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Coulter (inc.) 112,679 56.02%
Democratic Andy Meisner 88,256 43.87%
Democratic Write-ins 219 0.11%
Total votes 201,154 100.00%

Republican primary

General election

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