2018 Wayne County Executive election

2018 Wayne County Executive election

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Nominee Warren Evans Denis Curran Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 458,238 163,664 Percentage 73.32% 26.19%

Wayne County Executive before election Warren Evans Democratic Elected Wayne County Executive Warren Evans Democratic

The 2018 Wayne County Executive election was held on November 6, 2018. Incumbent County Executive Warren Evans ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by Republican nominee Denis Curran, a retired mechanical engineer. Evans defeated Curran in a landslide, winning 73 percent of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Warren Evans, incumbent County Executive

Results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Warren Evans (inc.)	194,944	98.72%
	Democratic	Write-ins	2,529	1.28%
Total votes			197,473	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Denis Curran, retired mechanical engineer ^[2]
• Adam Salam Adamski, businessman, perennial candidate ^[3]

Results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Denis Curran	57,005	87.38%
	Republican	Adam Salam Adamski	7,842	12.02%
	Republican	Write-ins	391	0.60%
Total votes			65,238	100.00%

General election

Results

2018 Wayne County Executive election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Warren Evans (inc.)	458,238	73.32%
	Republican	Denis Curran	163,664	26.19%
	Write-in		3,119	0.50%
Total votes			625,021	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Election Summary Report August 7th, 2018 - Primary Election Wayne County, Michigan OFFICIAL RESULTS" (PDF). Wayne County Clerk. August 21, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
2. Williams, Candice (November 6, 2018). "Wayne: Hunter-Harvill, Vaughn win DPS board seats". The Detroit News . Detroit, Michigan . Retrieved June 27, 2025.
3. Alsup, Blake (July 25, 2018). "2 Republicans battle to take on Evans for Wayne County exec". The Detroit News . Detroit, Michigan . Retrieved June 27, 2025.
4. "Election Summary Report General Election Wayne County, Michigan November 06, 2018 OFFICIAL RESULTS" (PDF). Wayne County Clerk. November 20, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2025.