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2016 Oakland County Executive election
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2016 Oakland County Executive election presidential no 2012 Oakland County Executive election 2012 November 8, 2016 2020 Oakland County Executive election 2020 3x4.svg L. Brooks Patterson Republican Party (United States) 340,579 53.50% 3x4.svg Vicki Barnett Democratic Party (United States) 293,303 46.08% Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson Republican Party (United States) L. Brooks Patterson Republican Party (United States)
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.Martindale Mike November 9, 2016 Patterson wins another term as Oakland County executive https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/08/oakland-county-offices-executive-patterson-barnett-results/93502222/ Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan live https://web.archive.org/web/20161110141319/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/08/oakland-county-offices-executive-patterson-barnett-results/93502222/ November 10, 2016 June 29, 2025
Democratic primary
Candidates
Vicki Barnett, former State RepresentativeKampe Paul Former state rep. Vicki Barnett to run against L. Brooks Patterson The Oakland Press March 30, 2016 Troy, Michigan https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2016/03/30/former-state-rep-vicki-barnett-to-run-against-l-brooks-patterson/ June 29, 2025
Mark Danowski, 2012 Democratic candidate for Oakland County Water Resources CommissionerGray Kathleen Former lawmaker Barnett to challenge Patterson Detroit Free Press March 30, 2016 Detroit, Michigan 3A https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press/175568045/ June 29, 2025
Results
Democratic primary resultsAugust 2, 2016 Primary Election Oakland County Clerk September 6, 2016 https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/MI/Oakland/63061/175137/en/summary.html June 29, 2025
Vicki Barnett Democratic Party (United States) 53,021 78.26%
Mark Danowski Democratic Party (United States) 14,558 21.49%
Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 171 0.25%
67,750 100.00%
Republican primary
Candidates
L. Brooks Patterson, incumbent County Executive
Results
Republican primary results
L. Brooks Patterson (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 86,460 99.56%
Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 380 0.44%
86,840 100.00%
General election
Results
2016 Oakland County Executive electionNovember 8, 2016 General Election Oakland County Clerk November 22, 2016 https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/MI/Oakland/63990/184040/en/summary.html June 29, 2025
L. Brooks Patterson (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 340,579 53.50%
Vicki Barnett Democratic Party (United States) 293,303 46.08%
write-ins 2,677 0.42%
636,559 100.00%
Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States)
References
Category:2016 United States county executive elections
Category:2016 elections in Michigan
Category:Oakland County Executive elections