2019 Grand Rapids mayoral election
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| Turnout | 20.58% | |||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Grand Rapids mayoral election took place on November 5, 2019. Incumbent Mayor Rosalynn Bliss ran for re-election to a second term.[1] She was challenged by pastor Daniel Schutte, a 2018 Republican candidate for the State House. Because only two candidates filed, the August primary election was cancelled.[2] Bliss defeated Schutte in a landslide, winning 84 percent of the vote to Schotte's 16 percent.
This was the last mayoral election to take place in an odd-numbered year following the passage of a 2020 charter amendment that moved mayoral elections to presidential election years. As a result, Bliss's term was extended by a year.[3]
Candidates
[edit]- Rosalynn Bliss, incumbent Mayor
- Daniel Schutte, pastor, 2018 Republican candidate for the State House[2]
Primary election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Rosalynn Bliss (inc.) | 23,717 | 83.88% | |
| Nonpartisan | Daniel Schutte | 4,476 | 15.83% | |
| Write-in | 82 | 0.29% | ||
| Total votes | 28,275 | 100.00% | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Hicks, Justin P. (January 15, 2019). "Mayor announces re-election campaign". The Grand Rapids Press. Grand Rapids, Michigan. p. A4. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ^ a b Hicks, Justin P. (April 28, 2019). "Pastor to challenge mayor in November". The Grand Rapids Press. Grand Rapids, Michigan. p. A1. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ^ Kransz, Michael (November 8, 2020). "GR voters OK even-year schedule". The Grand Rapids Press. Grand Rapids, Michigan. p. A4. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ^ "2019 Nov 5: Odd-Year Election: Mayor: City of Grand Rapids". Kent County Clerk. 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2025.