Joseph Palamara

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Joseph Palamara

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Democratic Party

Wayne County Commission District 15

Tenure

1999 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

26

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Last elected

November 5, 2024

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Joseph Palamara (Democratic Party) is a member of the Wayne County Commission in Michigan, representing District 15. Palamara assumed office in 1999. Palamara's current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Palamara (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Wayne County Commission to represent District 15 in Michigan. Palamara won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2024)

General election

General election for Wayne County Commission District 15

Incumbent Joseph Palamara defeated Collin Fitzgerald in the general election for Wayne County Commission District 15 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Joseph Palamara (D)	71.1	36,264
	Submit photo	Collin Fitzgerald (L)	26.4	13,443
		Other/Write-in votes	2.6	1,310

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 51,017
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wayne County Commission District 15

Incumbent Joseph Palamara advanced from the Democratic primary for Wayne County Commission District 15 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Joseph Palamara	99.4	10,872
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	61

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,933
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Palamara in this election.

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2022)

General election

General election for Wayne County Commission District 15

Incumbent Joseph Palamara defeated Craig Bielecki in the general election for Wayne County Commission District 15 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Joseph Palamara (D)	54.9	28,793
	Submit photo	Craig Bielecki (R)	44.9	23,544
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	156

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,493
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wayne County Commission District 15

Incumbent Joseph Palamara advanced from the Democratic primary for Wayne County Commission District 15 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Joseph Palamara	99.4	11,487
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	72

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,559
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wayne County Commission District 15

Craig Bielecki advanced from the Republican primary for Wayne County Commission District 15 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Craig Bielecki	99.3	9,049
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	63

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,112
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2020

See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2020)

General election

General election for Wayne County Commission District 15

Incumbent Joseph Palamara defeated Patrick O'Connell in the general election for Wayne County Commission District 15 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Joseph Palamara (D)	55.1	34,479
		Patrick O'Connell (R)	44.4	27,760
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	305

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,544
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wayne County Commission District 15

Incumbent Joseph Palamara defeated Ryan Stewart in the Democratic primary for Wayne County Commission District 15 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Joseph Palamara	67.5	10,490
		Ryan Stewart	31.9	4,957
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	87

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,534
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wayne County Commission District 15

Patrick O'Connell advanced from the Republican primary for Wayne County Commission District 15 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patrick O'Connell	99.6	8,808
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	31

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,839
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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2018)

General election

General election for Wayne County Commission District 15

Incumbent Joseph Palamara defeated Patrick O'Connell in the general election for Wayne County Commission District 15 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Joseph Palamara (D)	60.0	29,197
		Patrick O'Connell (R)	39.5	19,218
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	237

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,652 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wayne County Commission District 15

Incumbent Joseph Palamara advanced from the Democratic primary for Wayne County Commission District 15 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Joseph Palamara	100.0	11,330

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,330
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wayne County Commission District 15

Patrick O'Connell advanced from the Republican primary for Wayne County Commission District 15 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patrick O'Connell	100.0	7,448

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,448
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2024

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2022

Joseph Palamara did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Joseph Palamara did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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