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The2016 Oakland County Executive election was held on November 8, 2016. Incumbent County ExecutiveL. Brooks Patterson ran for re-election to a seventh term. Former State RepresentativeVicki Barnett won the Democratic primary and opposed Patterson in the general election. Patterson defeated Barnett with 54 percent of the vote, a significantly narrower margin than his past victories.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vicki Barnett | 53,021 | 78.26% | |
| Democratic | Mark Danowski | 14,558 | 21.49% | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 171 | 0.25% | |
| Total votes | 67,750 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | L. Brooks Patterson (inc.) | 86,460 | 99.56% | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 380 | 0.44% | |
| Total votes | 86,840 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | L. Brooks Patterson (inc.) | 340,579 | 53.50% | |
| Democratic | Vicki Barnett | 293,303 | 46.08% | |
| Write-in | 2,677 | 0.42% | ||
| Total votes | 636,559 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
