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City elections in Lansing, Michigan (2024)
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| 2024 Lansing elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: April 23, 2024 |
| Primary election: August 6, 2024 General election: November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Prosecuting attorney |
| Election type: Partisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of Lansing, Michigan, held general elections for prosecuting attorney on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for August 6, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was April 23, 2024.
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Elections
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Candidates and results
Prosecuting Attorney
General election
General election for Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney
Incumbent John Dewane defeated Norm Shinkle in the general election for Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Dewane (D) | 65.4 | 91,687 | |
| Norm Shinkle (R) | 34.6 | 48,402 | ||
| Total votes: 140,089 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney
Incumbent John Dewane advanced from the Democratic primary for Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Dewane | 99.7 | 32,392 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 113 | ||
| Total votes: 32,505 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney
Norm Shinkle advanced from the Republican primary for Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Norm Shinkle | 99.7 | 11,936 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 40 | ||
| Total votes: 11,976 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Michigan elections, 2024
August 6, 2024
- United States Senate election in Michigan, 2024
- Michigan's 7th Congressional District election, 2024
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Michigan intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- City elections in Lansing, Michigan (2024)
- Ingham County, Michigan, Property Tax to Fund Health Services Measure (August 2024)
- Ingham County, Michigan, Property Tax to Fund Services for Elderly Individuals Measure (August 2024)
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Michigan, 2024
- Michigan's 7th Congressional District election, 2024
- Michigan State Board of Education election, 2024
- Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2024
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Michigan Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Michigan intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Michigan $15 Minimum Wage Initiative (2024)
- City elections in Lansing, Michigan (2024)
- Capital Area Transportation Authority, Michigan, Property Tax Renewal Measure (November 2024)
- Ingham County, Michigan, Hotel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Ingham County, Michigan, Property Tax for Housing Programs Measure (November 2024)
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About the city
- See also: Lansing, Michigan
Lansing is a city in Ingham County, Michigan. As of 2020, its population was 112,644.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Lansing utilizes a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Lansing, Michigan | ||
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| Lansing | Michigan | |
| Population | 112,644 | 10,077,331 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 39 | 56,609 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 60.9% | 77.6% |
| Black/African American | 23.4% | 13.6% |
| Asian | 4.7% | 3.2% |
| Native American | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 1.3% |
| Multiple | 8.1% | 3.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 13% | 5.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 90.3% | 91.3% |
| College graduation rate | 26.3% | 30% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $44,233 | $59,234 |
| Persons below poverty level | 22.7% | 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
| Lansing, Michigan | Michigan | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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