2016 Oakland County Executive election

2016 Oakland County Executive election
	November 8, 2016
Oakland County Executive before election; L. Brooks Patterson; Republican	Elected Oakland County Executive ; L. Brooks Patterson; Republican

The 2016 Oakland County Executive election was held on November 8, 2016. Incumbent County Executive L. Brooks Patterson ran for re-election to a seventh term. Former State Representative Vicki Barnett won the Democratic primary and opposed Patterson in the general election. Patterson defeated Barnett with 54 percent of the vote, a significantly narrower margin than his past victories.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Vicki Barnett, former State Representative^[2]
Mark Danowski, 2012 Democratic candidate for Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner^[3]

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vicki Barnett	53,021	78.26%
	Democratic	Mark Danowski	14,558	21.49%
	Democratic	Write-ins	171	0.25%
Total votes			67,750	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

L. Brooks Patterson, incumbent County Executive

Results

Republican primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	L. Brooks Patterson (inc.)	86,460	99.56%
	Republican	Write-ins	380	0.44%
Total votes			86,840	100.00%

General election

Results

2016 Oakland County Executive election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	L. Brooks Patterson (inc.)	340,579	53.50%
	Democratic	Vicki Barnett	293,303	46.08%
	Write-in		2,677	0.42%
Total votes			636,559	100.00%
	Republican hold

References

^ Martindale, Mike (November 9, 2016). "Patterson wins another term as Oakland County executive". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
^ Kampe, Paul (March 30, 2016). "Former state rep. Vicki Barnett to run against L. Brooks Patterson". The Oakland Press. Troy, Michigan. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
^ Gray, Kathleen (March 30, 2016). "Former lawmaker Barnett to challenge Patterson". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. p. 3A. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "August 2, 2016 Primary Election". Oakland County Clerk. September 6, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
^ "November 8, 2016 General Election". Oakland County Clerk. November 22, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2025.

[1] Martindale, Mike (November 9, 2016). "Patterson wins another term as Oakland County executive". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2025.

[2] Kampe, Paul (March 30, 2016). "Former state rep. Vicki Barnett to run against L. Brooks Patterson". The Oakland Press. Troy, Michigan. Retrieved June 29, 2025.

[3] Gray, Kathleen (March 30, 2016). "Former lawmaker Barnett to challenge Patterson". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. p. 3A. Retrieved June 29, 2025.

[primary_results-4] "August 2, 2016 Primary Election". Oakland County Clerk. September 6, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2025.

[5] "November 8, 2016 General Election". Oakland County Clerk. November 22, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2025.

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