2017 Lansing mayoral election explained

Election Name:2017 Lansing mayoral election
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2013 Lansing mayoral election
Previous Year:2013
Next Election:2021 Lansing mayoral election
Next Year:2021
Election Date:November 7, 2017
Candidate1:Andy Schor
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:12,407
Percentage1:72.09%
Candidate2:Judi Brown Clarke
Party2:Independent (United States)
Popular Vote2:4,804
Percentage2:27.91%
Mayor
Before Election:Virg Bernero
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Andy Schor
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 2017 mayoral election in Lansing, Michigan, was held on November 7, 2017 to elect the Mayor of Lansing, Michigan. Andy Schor, a member of the Democratic Party, was elected to his first term as mayor.[1]

Background

Twelve-year incumbent Virg Bernero, a Democrat, declined to seek re-election in 2017.[2]

Campaign

Five candidates ran in the primary election: Andy Schor, a member of the Michigan House of Representatives; city council member and former athlete Judi Brown Clarke; former city council member Harold Leeman Jr.; Daniel Trevino, the son of a medical marijuana shop owner; and retiree Michael Joseph Gillenkirk, who previously worked for the Michigan Chamber of Commerce and the Michigan Republican Party.[3] Schor and Clarke placed first and second in the primary and so advanced to the general election.[4]

Results

Primary election, August 8, 2017[5]
  • Andy Schor – 8,402 (68.37%)
  • Judi Brown Clarke – 2,874 (23.39%)
  • Danny Trevino – 452 (3.68%)
  • Michael Joseph Gillenkirk – 367 (2.99%)
  • Harold Leeman Jr. – 194 (1.58%)
    General election, November 7, 2017[6]
  • Andy Schor – 12,407 (72.09%)
  • Judi Brown Clarke – 4,804 (27.91%)

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Andy Schor 'ecstatic' to become mayor of Lansing after taking 72% of votes. November 8, 2017. January 1, 2019. Lansing State Journal. Julie. Garcia.
    2. Web site: Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero won't seek re-election. February 27, 2017. January 1, 2019. Michigan Radio. Steve. Carmody.
    3. Web site: 5 candidates face off in the Lansing mayoral primary Tuesday. August 5, 2017. January 1, 2019. Michigan Radio. Steve. Carmody.
    4. Web site: Schor, Clarke Advance to Lansing Mayoral Race in November. August 9, 2017. January 1, 2019. WKAR. Kevin. Lavery.
    5. Web site: Election Summary Report: General Election, Ingham County, Michigan, August 08, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20181204225305/http://cl.ingham.org/Portals/CL/election%20night/August%202017/ElectionSummaryReportOfficial.pdf. dead. December 4, 2018. August 11, 2017. January 1, 2019. Ingham County, Michigan.
    6. Web site: Election Summary Report: General Election, Ingham County, Michigan, November 07, 2017. November 14, 2017. January 1, 2019. Ingham County, Michigan.