2013 Lansing mayoral election

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2013 Lansing mayoral election
  2009 August 6, 2013 (2013-08-06) (first round)
November 5, 2013 (2013-11-05) (Runoff)
2017  
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Candidate Virgil Bernero Harold J. Leeman, Jr.
First round4,585
65.86%
1,180
16.95%
Runoff 9,863
70.99%
3,864
27.81%

Mayor before election

Virgil Bernero
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Virgil Bernero
Nonpartisan

The 2013 Lansing mayoral election took place on November 5, 2013. A primary election took place on August 6, 2013, which narrowed the field of candidates for the general election. Incumbent Mayor Virgil Bernero, the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor of Michigan in 2010, ran for re-election to a third term. His main challenger was former City Councilman Harold J. Leeman, Jr. Bernero placed first in the primary with 66 percent of the vote, and defeated Leeman by a landslide in the general election, winning his third and final term as Mayor with 71 percent of the vote

Contents

Primary election

Candidates

Results

2013 Lansing mayoral primary election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Virgil Bernero (inc.) 4,585 65.86%
Nonpartisan Harold J. Leeman, Jr. 1,180 16.95%
Nonpartisan Gene Gutierrez-Rodriguez4716.77%
Nonpartisan Donald A. Krepps3515.04%
Nonpartisan John Boise3414.90%
Write-in 340.49%
Total votes6,962 100.00%

General election

Results

2013 Lansing mayoral general election results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Virgil Bernero (inc.) 9,863 70.99%
Nonpartisan Harold J. Leeman, Jr.3,86427.81%
Write-in 1661.19%
Total votes13,893 100.00%

References

  1. VanHulle, Lindsay (August 7, 2013). "Bernero, Leeman Move Forward". Lansing State Journal . Lansing, Michigan. p. 1A. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "At a glance". Lansing State Journal . Lansing, Michigan. July 29, 2013. p. 2A. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  3. Inglot, Sam (May 15, 2013). "The race is on: With the filing deadline for city elections closed, campaign season officially begins". Lansing City Pulse. Lansing, Michigan . Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  4. "Ingham County: Ingham080613_E". Ingham County Clerk. September 18, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  5. "Ingham County: Ingham_Nov2013_E". Ingham County Clerk. February 24, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2025.