2024 Oakland County Executive election

2024 Oakland County Executive election
November 5, 2024
 
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

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.