2024 Oakland County Executive election

2024 Oakland County Executive election

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Nominee David Coulter Nik Gjonaj Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 417,133 317,620 Percentage 56.69% 43.17%

Oakland County Executive before election David Coulter Democratic Elected Oakland County Executive David Coulter Democratic

The 2024 Oakland County Executive election was held on November 5, 2024. Incumbent County Executive David Coulter ran for re-election to a second full term. He was challenged by businessman Nik Gjonaj, the Republican nominee. Coulter defeated Gjonaj in a landslide, winning 57 percent of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• David Coulter, incumbent County Executive

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Coulter (inc.)	133,131	99.76%
	Democratic	Write-ins	315	0.24%
Total votes			133,446	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Nik Gjonaj, businessman ^[2]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nik Gjonaj	72,823	99.60%
	Republican	Write-ins	289	0.40%
Total votes			73,112	100.00%

General election

Results

2024 Oakland County Executive election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Coulter (inc.)	417,133	56.69%
	Republican	Nik Gjonaj	317,620	43.17%
	Write-in		1,072	0.15%
Total votes			735,825	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

1. "August 6, 2024 Primary Election: COUNTY EXECUTIVE - DEM". Oakland County Clerk. August 22, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
2. Laytner, Bill (April 24, 2024). "Oakland County Republicans seek path to victory against trend of region going red to blue". Detroit Free Press . Detroit, Michigan. Archived from the original on April 26, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
3. "August 6, 2024 Primary Election: COUNTY EXECUTIVE - REP". Oakland County Clerk. August 22, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
4. "November 5, 2024: COUNTY EXECUTIVE". Oakland County Clerk. November 20, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2025.