2018 Wayne County Executive election

2018 Wayne County Executive election
November 6, 2018
 
Nominee Warren Evans Denis Curran
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 458,238 163,664
Percentage 73.32% 26.19%
Wayne County Executive before election

Warren Evans
Democratic

Elected Wayne County Executive

Warren Evans
Democratic

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The 2018 Wayne County Executive election was held on November 6, 2018. Incumbent County Executive Warren Evans ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by Republican nominee Denis Curran, a retired mechanical engineer. Evans defeated Curran in a landslide, winning 73 percent of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Warren Evans (inc.) 194,944 98.72%
Democratic Write-ins 2,529 1.28%
Total votes 197,473 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Denis Curran, retired mechanical engineer[2]
  • Adam Salam Adamski, businessman, perennial candidate[3]

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Denis Curran 57,005 87.38%
Republican Adam Salam Adamski 7,842 12.02%
Republican Write-ins 391 0.60%
Total votes 65,238 100.00%

General election

Results

2018 Wayne County Executive election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Warren Evans (inc.) 458,238 73.32%
Republican Denis Curran 163,664 26.19%
Write-in 3,119 0.50%
Total votes 625,021 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ a b "Election Summary Report August 7th, 2018 - Primary Election Wayne County, Michigan OFFICIAL RESULTS" (PDF). Wayne County Clerk. August 21, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  2. ^ Williams, Candice (November 6, 2018). "Wayne: Hunter-Harvill, Vaughn win DPS board seats". The Detroit News. Detroit, Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  3. ^ Alsup, Blake (July 25, 2018). "2 Republicans battle to take on Evans for Wayne County exec". The Detroit News. Detroit, Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  4. ^ "Election Summary Report General Election Wayne County, Michigan November 06, 2018 OFFICIAL RESULTS" (PDF). Wayne County Clerk. November 20, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
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