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Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2022)
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| 2022 Wayne County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: April 19, 2022 |
| Primary election: August 2, 2022 General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County executive, sheriff, county commissioners, community college board, circuit court judges, district court judges, and probate court judges |
| Total seats up: 64 |
| Election type: Partisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
Wayne County, Michigan, held general elections for county executive, sheriff, county commissioners, community college board, circuit court judges, district court judges, and probate court judges on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 2, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was April 19, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2022:
County executive
General election
General election for Wayne County Executive
Incumbent Warren Evans defeated Mark Ashley Price in the general election for Wayne County Executive on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Warren Evans (D) | 71.7 | 444,727 | |
 | Mark Ashley Price (R)  | 28.1 | 174,222 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1,481 | ||
| Total votes: 620,430 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wayne County Executive
Incumbent Warren Evans defeated Mohammed Alam in the Democratic primary for Wayne County Executive on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Warren Evans | 85.1 | 152,356 | |
| Mohammed Alam | 14.5 | 25,935 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 830 | ||
| Total votes: 179,121 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wayne County Executive
Mark Ashley Price advanced from the Republican primary for Wayne County Executive on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Ashley Price | 99.4 | 65,020 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 402 | ||
| Total votes: 65,422 | |||
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Sheriff
General election
Special general election for Wayne County Sheriff
Raphael Washington defeated Joseph LeBlanc and John Tatar in the special general election for Wayne County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Raphael Washington (D) | 81.1 | 428,175 | |
| Joseph LeBlanc (L) | 10.8 | 57,013 | ||
| John Tatar (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | 7.4 | 39,319 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 3,697 | ||
| Total votes: 528,204 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Wayne County Sheriff
Raphael Washington defeated Joan Merriewether and Walter Epps in the special Democratic primary for Wayne County Sheriff on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Raphael Washington | 47.5 | 80,468 | |
| Joan Merriewether | 28.0 | 47,478 | ||
| Walter Epps | 24.1 | 40,886 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 650 | ||
| Total votes: 169,482 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Special Libertarian convention for Wayne County Sheriff
Joseph LeBlanc advanced from the special Libertarian convention for Wayne County Sheriff on July 10, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Joseph LeBlanc (L) | |
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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention
Special U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Wayne County Sheriff
John Tatar advanced from the special U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Wayne County Sheriff on July 23, 2022.
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| ✔ | John Tatar (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | |
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County commission
General election
Wayne County Commission general election, 2022 |
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Wayne County Commission primary, 2022 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Special districts
Wayne County Community College District
Wayne County Community College District general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 4 |
 Scott Holiday (i) |
| District 6 |
Marla Edwards-Wheeler (i) |
| District 7 |
Deborah Blair-Krosnicki (Write-in) Alphonse Lacroix (Write-in) James Wagner (Write-in) |
Judicial offices
3rd Circuit Court
3rd Circuit Court general and special elections, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Michigan 3rd Circuit Court |
Christopher M. Blount (i) |
| Incumbents (15 seats) |
Yvonna Abraham (i)Eric Cholack (i)Melissa Cox (i)Susan Dabaja (i)Wanda Evans (i)Patricia Fresard (i)Sheila Ann Gibson Manning (i)Alexis Glendening (i)Susan L. Hubbard (i)Muriel Hughes (i)Kelly Ann Ramsey (i)Mark Slavens (i)Martha Snow (i)Brian Sullivan (i)Darnella Williams-Claybourne (i) Did not make the ballot: |
| New judgeship |
Kiefer Cox |
| Non-incumbents (5 seats) |
Charise Anderson John C. Gillis Nicholas Hathaway Anne McCarthy LaKena Tennille Crespo Regina Triplett Did not make the ballot: |
District courts
Wayne County district court general and special elections, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Michigan 17th District Court |
Karen Khalil (i) |
| Michigan 19th District Court |
Gene Hunt (i) |
| Michigan 23rd District Court |
Victoria I. Shackelford (i) |
| Michigan 24th District Court |
Richard A. Page (i) |
| Michigan 25th District Court |
David J. Zelenak (i) |
| Michigan 30th District Court |
Brigette Officer Holley (i) |
| Michigan 33rd District Court |
Jennifer C. Hesson (i) |
| Michigan 34th District Court |
Brian A. Oakley (i) |
| Michigan 35th District Court |
Michael Gerou (i) |
36th District Court
36th District Court general and special elections, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Incumbents (7 seats) |
Lydia Adams (i)Raeigen Evans (i)Austin Garrett (i)Kenyetta Jones (i)Jacquelyn McClinton (i)Sean Perkins (i)Larry Williams (i) Did not make the ballot: |
| Non-incumbents (2 seats) |
Adam Sabree Tenisha Yancey |
| Partial term ending January 2025 |
Marlena Taylor (i) |
| Partial term ending January 2027 |
Millicent Sherman (i) |
Probate Court
Wayne County Probate Court general election, 2022 | |
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| Incumbents |
Lawrence Paolucci (i) Did not make the ballot: |
| Non-incumbents |
Michael McClory (i) Did not make the ballot: |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Michigan elections, 2022
March 1, 2022
May 3, 2022
August 2, 2022
- Michigan's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- Michigan's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
- Michigan's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
- Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2022
- Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
- Michigan gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Michigan State Senate elections, 2022
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Wayne County, Michigan, Proposition J, Millage Renewal Measure (August 2022)
November 8, 2022
- Michigan's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- Michigan's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
- Michigan's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
- Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2022
- Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
- Michigan Attorney General election, 2022
- Michigan gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Michigan Secretary of State election, 2022
- Michigan State Board of Education election, 2022
- Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2022
- Michigan State Senate elections, 2022
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Michigan Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Michigan intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Michigan Proposal 1, Legislative Term Limits and Financial Disclosure Amendment (2022)
- Michigan Proposal 2, Voting Policies in Constitution Amendment (2022)
- Michigan Proposal 3, Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative (2022)
- Michigan Repeal of Emergency Powers of Governor Act Initiative (2022)
- City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2022)
- Dearborn Public Schools, Michigan, elections (2022)
- Detroit Public Schools Community District, Michigan, elections (2022)
- Wayne County, Michigan, Property Tax Renewal for Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) Measure (November 2022)
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Wayne County, Michigan | ||
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| Wayne County | Michigan | |
| Population | 1,793,561 | 10,077,331 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 611 | 56,609 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 52.3% | 77.6% |
| Black/African American | 38.3% | 13.6% |
| Asian | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 2.3% | 1.3% |
| Multiple | 3.3% | 3.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 6.1% | 5.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 87.2% | 91.3% |
| College graduation rate | 25.2% | 30% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $49,359 | $59,234 |
| Persons below poverty level | 21.3% | 13.7% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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