2019 Grand Rapids mayoral election

2019 Grand Rapids mayoral election

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Turnout	20.58%
Candidate Rosalynn Bliss Daniel Allen Schutte Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 23,717 4,476 Percentage 83.88% 15.83%
Precinct results Bliss:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%      No votes
Mayor before election Rosalynn Bliss Elected mayor Rosalynn Bliss

The 2019 Grand Rapids mayoral election took place on November 5, 2019. Incumbent Mayor Rosalynn Bliss ran for re-election to a second term. ^[1] She was challenged by pastor Daniel Schutte, a 2018 Republican candidate for the State House. Because only two candidates filed, the August primary election was cancelled. ^[2] Bliss defeated Schutte in a landslide, winning 84 percent of the vote to Schotte's 16 percent.

This was the last mayoral election to take place in an odd-numbered year following the passage of a 2020 charter amendment that moved mayoral elections to presidential election years. As a result, Bliss's term was extended by a year. ^[3]

Candidates

• Rosalynn Bliss, incumbent Mayor
• Daniel Schutte, pastor, 2018 Republican candidate for the State House ^[2]

Primary election results

2019 Grand Rapids mayoral election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Rosalynn Bliss (inc.)	23,717	83.88%
	Nonpartisan	Daniel Schutte	4,476	15.83%
	Write-in		82	0.29%
Total votes			28,275	100.00%

References

1. Hicks, Justin P. (January 15, 2019). "Mayor announces re-election campaign". The Grand Rapids Press . Grand Rapids, Michigan. p. A4. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
2. Hicks, Justin P. (April 28, 2019). "Pastor to challenge mayor in November". The Grand Rapids Press . Grand Rapids, Michigan. p. A1. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
3. Kransz, Michael (November 8, 2020). "GR voters OK even-year schedule". The Grand Rapids Press . Grand Rapids, Michigan. p. A4. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
4. "2019 Nov 5: Odd-Year Election: Mayor: City of Grand Rapids". Kent County Clerk. 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2025.