2014 Wayne County Executive election

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2014 Wayne County Executive election
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Nominee Warren Evans John Dalton
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote341,281133,098
Percentage69.70%27.18%
Wayne County Executive before election

Robert A. Ficano
Democratic

Elected Wayne County Executive

Warren Evans
Democratic

The 2014 Wayne County Executive election was held on November 4, 2014. Incumbent County Executive Robert A. Ficano ran for re-election to his fourth term. However, Ficano's administration faced a federal investigation into alleged corruption, which resulted in several of Ficano's aides pleading guilty to criminal charges. [1] Ficano faced many challengers in the Democratic primary, and was ultimately defeated in a landslide, winning just 6 percent of the vote while former County Sheriff Warren Evans won the nomination with 44 percent of the vote. In the general election, Evans faced John Dalton, the Republican nominee and a member of the Livonia Human Relations Commission. Evans defeated Dalton in a landslide, receiving 70 percent of the vote.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Warren Evans 68,795 43.86%
Democratic William R. Wild40,92826.09%
Democratic Phil Cavanagh15,3329.77%
Democratic Kevin M. McNamara10,6256.77%
Democratic Robert A. Ficano (inc.)9,3705.97%
Democratic Bettie Cook Scott4,7223.01%
Democratic Christopher Wojtowicz2,6431.69%
Democratic Cindy Darrah2,3871.52%
Democratic Sigmunt John Szczepkowski, Jr.8400.54%
Democratic Adam Salam Adamski6700.43%
Democratic Russell George Leviska3030.19%
Democratic Write-ins2380.15%
Total votes156,853 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Dalton 15,761 43.86%
Republican Fred A. Bolden10,39328.92%
Republican Daniel K. Wenderlich9,51026.46%
Republican Write-ins2710.75%
Total votes35,935 100.00%

General election

Results

2014 Wayne County Executive election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Warren Evans 341,281 69.70%
Republican John Dalton133,09827.18%
Libertarian Keith Butkovich14,4822.96%
Write-in 7480.15%
Total votes489,609 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ Walker, Marlon A.; Wisely, John (October 26, 2014). "A battle over blame at the failed jail". Detroit Free Press . Detroit, Michigan. p. A1. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Walker, Marlon A.; Hall, Christina; Laitner, Bill (April 23, 2014). "Countywide races are dotted with surprises". Detroit Free Press . Detroit, Michigan. p. 6A. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  3. ↑ Felton, Ryan (July 23, 2014). "Christopher Wojtowicz: Claims investigator; Democrat". Metro Times . Detroit, Michigan . Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  4. ↑ Felton, Ryan (July 23, 2014). "Cindy Darrah: Lifelong Detroiter; Democrat". Metro Times . Detroit, Michigan . Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  5. ↑ Helms, Matt (July 11, 2013). "Forum draws many Detroit mayoral hopefuls, but not the front-runner". Detroit Free Press . Detroit, Michigan. p. A7. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  6. ↑ "2 seek partial Wayne-Westland ed board term". Hometown Life. October 12, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  7. ↑ Felton, Ryan (July 23, 2014). "Russell Leviska: Compliance officer; Democrat". Metro Times . Detroit, Michigan . Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Wayne County, Michigan Primary Election August 5, 2014 Statistics" (PDF). Wayne County Clerk. 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  9. 1 2 Walker, Marlon A. (November 1, 2014). "Young Republican in uphill battle in Wayne County race". Detroit Free Press . Detroit, Michigan. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  10. ↑ Felton, Ryan (July 23, 2014). "Fred Bolden: Hewlett-Packard computer consultant; Republican". Metro Times . Detroit, Michigan . Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Wayne County, Michigan General Election November 4, 2014 Statistics" (PDF). Wayne County Clerk. 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
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