2014 Wayne County Executive election

The 2014 Wayne County Executive election was held on November 4, 2014. Incumbent County Executive Robert A. Ficano ran for re-election to his fourth term. However, Ficano's administration faced a federal investigation into alleged corruption, which resulted in several of Ficano's aides pleading guilty to criminal charges.^[1] Ficano faced many challengers in the Democratic primary, and was ultimately defeated in a landslide, winning just 6 percent of the vote while former County Sheriff Warren Evans won the nomination with 44 percent of the vote. In the general election, Evans faced John Dalton, the Republican nominee and a member of the Livonia Human Relations Commission. Evans defeated Dalton in a landslide, receiving 70 percent of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Warren Evans, former Chief of the Detroit Police Department, former Wayne County Sheriff, 2009 candidate for Mayor of Detroit^[2]
William R. Wild, Mayor of Westland^[2]
Phil Cavanagh, State Representative^[2]
Kevin M. McNamara, Wayne County Commissioner^[2]
Robert Ficano, incumbent County Executive
Bettie Cook Scott, former State Representative^[2]
Christopher Wojtowicz, county claims investigator^[3]
Cindy Darrah, 2013 candidate for Detroit City Clerk^[4]
Sigmunt John Szczepkowski, Jr., perennial candidate^[5]
Adam Salam Adamski (formerly Mario Nesr Fundarski), 2010 Republican nominee for Wayne County Executive, businessman, anti-Israel activist^[6]
Russell George Leviska, former county employee^[7]

Results

Democratic primary results^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Warren Evans	68,795	43.86%
	Democratic	William R. Wild	40,928	26.09%
	Democratic	Phil Cavanagh	15,332	9.77%
	Democratic	Kevin M. McNamara	10,625	6.77%
	Democratic	Robert A. Ficano (inc.)	9,370	5.97%
	Democratic	Bettie Cook Scott	4,722	3.01%
	Democratic	Christopher Wojtowicz	2,643	1.69%
	Democratic	Cindy Darrah	2,387	1.52%
	Democratic	Sigmunt John Szczepkowski, Jr.	840	0.54%
	Democratic	Adam Salam Adamski	670	0.43%
	Democratic	Russell George Leviska	303	0.19%
	Democratic	Write-ins	238	0.15%
Total votes			156,853	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

John Dalton, Schoolcraft College student, member of the Livonia Human Relations Commission^[9]
Fred A. Bolden, computer consultant^[10]
Daniel K. Wenderlich, Livonia resident^[9]

Results

Republican primary results^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Dalton	15,761	43.86%
	Republican	Fred A. Bolden	10,393	28.92%
	Republican	Daniel K. Wenderlich	9,510	26.46%
	Republican	Write-ins	271	0.75%
Total votes			35,935	100.00%

General election

Results

2014 Wayne County Executive election^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Warren Evans	341,281	69.70%
	Republican	John Dalton	133,098	27.18%
	Libertarian	Keith Butkovich	14,482	2.96%
	Write-in		748	0.15%
Total votes			489,609	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

^ Walker, Marlon A.; Wisely, John (October 26, 2014). "A battle over blame at the failed jail". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. p. A1. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Walker, Marlon A.; Hall, Christina; Laitner, Bill (April 23, 2014). "Countywide races are dotted with surprises". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. p. 6A. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
^ Felton, Ryan (July 23, 2014). "Christopher Wojtowicz: Claims investigator; Democrat". Metro Times. Detroit, Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
^ Felton, Ryan (July 23, 2014). "Cindy Darrah: Lifelong Detroiter; Democrat". Metro Times. Detroit, Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
^ Helms, Matt (July 11, 2013). "Forum draws many Detroit mayoral hopefuls, but not the front-runner". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. p. A7. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
^ "2 seek partial Wayne-Westland ed board term". Hometown Life. October 12, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
^ Felton, Ryan (July 23, 2014). "Russell Leviska: Compliance officer; Democrat". Metro Times. Detroit, Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Wayne County, Michigan Primary Election August 5, 2014 Statistics" (PDF). Wayne County Clerk. 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Walker, Marlon A. (November 1, 2014). "Young Republican in uphill battle in Wayne County race". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
^ Felton, Ryan (July 23, 2014). "Fred Bolden: Hewlett-Packard computer consultant; Republican". Metro Times. Detroit, Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
^ "Wayne County, Michigan General Election November 4, 2014 Statistics" (PDF). Wayne County Clerk. 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

[1] Walker, Marlon A.; Wisely, John (October 26, 2014). "A battle over blame at the failed jail". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. p. A1. Retrieved June 29, 2025.

[dotted_with_surprises-2] Walker, Marlon A.; Hall, Christina; Laitner, Bill (April 23, 2014). "Countywide races are dotted with surprises". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. p. 6A. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

[3] Felton, Ryan (July 23, 2014). "Christopher Wojtowicz: Claims investigator; Democrat". Metro Times. Detroit, Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

[4] Felton, Ryan (July 23, 2014). "Cindy Darrah: Lifelong Detroiter; Democrat". Metro Times. Detroit, Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

[5] Helms, Matt (July 11, 2013). "Forum draws many Detroit mayoral hopefuls, but not the front-runner". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. p. A7. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

[6] "2 seek partial Wayne-Westland ed board term". Hometown Life. October 12, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

[7] Felton, Ryan (July 23, 2014). "Russell Leviska: Compliance officer; Democrat". Metro Times. Detroit, Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

[primary_results-8] "Wayne County, Michigan Primary Election August 5, 2014 Statistics" (PDF). Wayne County Clerk. 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

[uphill_battle-9] Walker, Marlon A. (November 1, 2014). "Young Republican in uphill battle in Wayne County race". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

[10] Felton, Ryan (July 23, 2014). "Fred Bolden: Hewlett-Packard computer consultant; Republican". Metro Times. Detroit, Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

[11] "Wayne County, Michigan General Election November 4, 2014 Statistics" (PDF). Wayne County Clerk. 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

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