2015 Grand Rapids mayoral election explained

Election Name:2015 Grand Rapids mayoral election
Flag Image:Official Flag of Grand Rapids.png
Type:Mayoral
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2011 Grand Rapids mayoral election
Previous Year:2011
Next Election:2019 Grand Rapids mayoral election
Next Year:2019
Election Date:August 4, 2015
Turnout:15.76%
Candidate1:Rosalynn Bliss
Party1:nonpartisan candidate
Popular Vote1:13,294
Percentage1:65.87%
Candidate2:Robert Dean
Party2:nonpartisan candidate
Popular Vote2:6,053
Percentage2:29.99%
Map Size:300px
Mayor
Before Election:George Heartwell
After Election:Rosalynn Bliss

The 2015 Grand Rapids mayoral election took place on August 4, 2015, to elect the Mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan. It saw the election of Rosalynn Bliss.

Bliss became the first female mayor of Grand Rapids.[1]

Incumbent mayor George Heartwell was term limited.

The election was officially nonpartisan.

If no candidate had received a majority of the vote in the initial round, a runoff election was held between the top-two finishers.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bunte . Matt Vande . 3 Michigan cities elect first female mayors; here are 9 more with women in charge . 17 November 2015 . MLive . 15 November 2019.