2025 Lansing mayoral election

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2025 Lansing mayoral election
  2021 November 4, 20252029 
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Candidate Andy Schor Kelsea Hector
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan

Mayor before election

Andy Schor
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

TBD

The 2025 Lansing mayoral election in Lansing, Michigan, will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent mayor Andy Schor is running for re-election to a third term. Schor, a Democrat, was first elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2021. The primary election took place on August 5, and saw "the biggest turnout this century for a mayoral primary election." [1]

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Schor placed first with 63 percent of the vote. Kelsea Hector, an LGBT rights advocate, placed second with 16 percent and advanced to the general election against Schor. [2]

Primary election

Candidates

Results

Primary election results (unofficial) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Andy Schor (inc.) 9,230 63.38%
Nonpartisan Kelsea Hector 2,312 15.88%
Nonpartisan Jeffrey Brown1,2288.43%
Nonpartisan Brett Brockschmidt1,1057.59%
Nonpartisan David Ellis5974.10%
Write-in 900.62%
Total votes14,562 100.00%

References

  1. Ellis, Mike (August 5, 2025). "Polls close; Lansing turnout for mayor's race on track to break a record". Lansing State Journal . Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  2. Ellis, Mike (August 5, 2025). "Schor wins Lansing mayoral primary, faces Hector in bid for third term in November". Lansing State Journal . Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Schor draws 4 Lansing primary challengers; 14 seek Council positions". Lansing City Pulse. April 23, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Howard, Maxwell (April 24, 2025). "Four candidates are challenging incumbent Andy Schor in Lansing mayoral race". WKAR . Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  5. "August 2025 Election". Ingham County Clerk. August 6, 2025. Retrieved August 6, 2025.