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2018 Wayne County Executive election

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2018 Wayne County Executive election

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Nominee Warren Evans Denis Curran
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 458,238 163,664
Percentage 73.32% 26.19%

Wayne County Executive before election

Warren Evans
Democratic

Elected Wayne County Executive

Warren Evans
Democratic

The 2018 Wayne County Executive election was held on November 6, 2018. Incumbent County Executive Warren Evans ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by Republican nominee Denis Curran, a retired mechanical engineer. Evans defeated Curran in a landslide, winning 73 percent of the vote.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Warren Evans (inc.) 194,944 98.72%
Democratic Write-ins 2,529 1.28%
Total votes 197,473 100.00%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • Denis Curran, retired mechanical engineer[2]
  • Adam Salam Adamski, businessman, perennial candidate[3]

Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Denis Curran 57,005 87.38%
Republican Adam Salam Adamski 7,842 12.02%
Republican Write-ins 391 0.60%
Total votes 65,238 100.00%

General election

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Results

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2018 Wayne County Executive election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Warren Evans (inc.) 458,238 73.32%
Republican Denis Curran 163,664 26.19%
Write-in 3,119 0.50%
Total votes 625,021 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ a b "Election Summary Report August 7th, 2018 - Primary Election Wayne County, Michigan OFFICIAL RESULTS" (PDF). Wayne County Clerk. August 21, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  2. ^ Williams, Candice (November 6, 2018). "Wayne: Hunter-Harvill, Vaughn win DPS board seats". The Detroit News. Detroit, Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  3. ^ Alsup, Blake (July 25, 2018). "2 Republicans battle to take on Evans for Wayne County exec". The Detroit News. Detroit, Michigan. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  4. ^ "Election Summary Report General Election Wayne County, Michigan November 06, 2018 OFFICIAL RESULTS" (PDF). Wayne County Clerk. November 20, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2025.