2000 Oakland County Executive election

2000 Oakland County Executive election

← 1996 November 7, 2000 2004  →

Nominee L. Brooks Patterson Gary Kohut Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 320,589 203,016 Percentage 59.33% 37.57%

Oakland County Executive before election L. Brooks Patterson Republican Elected Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson Republican

The 2000 Oakland County Executive election was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent County Executive L. Brooks Patterson ran for re-election to a third term. He won the Republican primary uncontested and faced Gary Kohut, the Chairman of the county Democratic Party, in the general election. Patterson won the election in a landslide, receiving 59 percent of the vote to Kohut's 38 percent and Libertarian Paul Champion's 3 percent.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Gary Kohut, Chairman of the Oakland County Democratic Party ^[1]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gary Kohut	32,990	100.00%
Total votes			32,990	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• L. Brooks Patterson, incumbent County Executive ^[3]

Results

Republican primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	L. Brooks Patterson (inc.)	66,920	100.00%
Total votes			66,920	100.00%

General election

Results

2000 Oakland County Executive election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	L. Brooks Patterson (inc.)	320,589	59.33%
	Democratic	Gary Kohut	203,016	37.57%
	Libertarian	Paul W. Champion	16,721	3.09%
Total votes			540,326	100.00%
	Republican hold

References

1. McDiarmid, Jr., Hugh (May 17, 2000). "Oakland County voters have a wealth of choices". Detroit Free Press . Detroit, Michigan. p. 2B. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
2. "OAKLAND COUNTY - PRIMARY ELECTION - AUGUST 8, 2000 - OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". Oakland County Clerk. Archived from the original on October 2, 2002. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
3. McDiarmid, Jr., Hugh (May 10, 2000). "Patterson could be in trouble". Detroit Free Press . Detroit, Michigan. p. 1B. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
4. "OAKLAND COUNTY - GENERAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2000 - OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". Oakland County Clerk. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved July 8, 2025.