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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.[2]
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.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Rosalynn Bliss | 13,284 | 65.87 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Dean | 6,053 | 29.99 | |
| Nonpartisan | John George | 568 | 2.81 | |
| Nonpartisan | Willard Lee | 232 | 1.15 | |
| Write-in | Write-in | 36 | 0.18 | |
| Turnout | 20,218 | 15.76 | ||
References
- ^ a b "August-2015-Election-Results.pdf" (PDF). Grand Rapids, Michigan. August 4, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ Bunte, Matt Vande (November 17, 2015). "3 Michigan cities elect first female mayors; here are 9 more with women in charge". MLive. Retrieved November 15, 2019.