2002 Flint mayoral special election

none January 2025 January 2025 2002 Flint mayoral special election Michigan presidential 2002 Flint mayoral recall election 2002 (recall) 2003 Flint mayoral election 2003 August 6, 2002 File:3x4.svg James W. Rutherford Nonpartisan 11,239 70.42% c0c0c0 File:3x4.svg A.J. Pointer(write-in) Nonpartisan 4,712 29.52% c0c0c0 Mayor Darnell Earley (temporary) Nonpartisan James W. Rutherford Nonpartisan The 2002 Flint mayoral special election took place on August 6, 2002. On March 5, 2002, voters recalled Mayor Woodrow Stanley, and city administrator Darnell Earley became temporary mayor. A special election was originally scheduled for May 7, 2002, but the state legislature cancelled the election to allow Governor John Engler to appoint a financial review team to evaluate the city's finances. The election was ultimately rescheduled for August 6, 2002.Machniak Christofer New election date will set petition clock running The Flint Journal May 2, 2002 Flint, Michigan 3A https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-flint-journal/175674405/ July 1, 2025 On May 22, 2002, Engler declared a financial emergency in the city,Machniak Christofer Engler backs Flint takeover: Reforms fail to halt takeover The Flint Journal May 23, 2002 Flint, Michigan 1A https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-flint-journal/175674547/ July 1, 2025 and appointed Ed Kurtz, the President of Baker College, as emergency financial manager on July 8.Machniak Christofer Engler approves takeover The Flint Journal May 2, 2002 Flint, Michigan 1A https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-flint-journal/175674706/ July 1, 2025 As a result, following the state takeover, the winner of the special election would have fewer powers.Machniak Christofer Rutherford - the once and future mayor The Flint Journal May 31, 2002 Flint, Michigan 1A https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-flint-journal/175674338/ July 1, 2025 While several candidates planned on running, former Mayor James W. Rutherford ended up being the only candidate to appear on the ballot. After the Reverend A.J. Pointer failed to qualify from the ballot, he announced that he would run as a write-in candidate.Machniak Christofer Pastor to challenge Rutherford as write-in candidate for mayor The Flint Journal June 19, 2002 Flint, Michigan 4A https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-flint-journal/175675174/ July 1, 2025 Though Pointer attracted a significant level of support for a write-in candidate,Machniak Christofer Mayoral write-in puts faith in voters The Flint Journal July 28, 2002 Flint, Michigan 3A https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-flint-journal/175675249/ July 1, 2025 Rutherford ultimately won handily, receiving 70 percent of the vote to Pointer's 30 percent, becoming the oldest person to be elected as Mayor.Machniak Christofer Rutherford is proud to be Flint's oldest mayor The Flint Journal August 14, 2002 Flint, Michigan 2A https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-flint-journal/175674810/ July 1, 2025 Candidates James W. Rutherford, former Mayor A.J. Pointer, pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist Church Results 2002 Flint mayoral special election resultsPrimary Election - Genesee County, Michigan - Tuesday, August 06, 2002 August 7, 2002 http://co.genesee.mi.us/clerk/images/Election%20results/082002/082002.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040225200351/http://co.genesee.mi.us/clerk/images/Election%20results/082002/082002.htm#41 February 25, 2004 July 1, 2025 James W. Rutherford Nonpartisan candidate 11,239 70.42% A.J. Pointer (write-in) Nonpartisan candidate 4,712 29.52% write-ins 10 0.06% 15,961 100.00% References Flint Flint mayoral Category:Mayoral elections in Flint, Michigan Flint Flint mayoral Flint