2000 Oakland County Executive election
November 7, 2000
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The 2000 Oakland County Executive election was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent County Executive L. Brooks Patterson ran for re-election to a third term. He won the Republican primary uncontested and faced Gary Kohut, the Chairman of the county Democratic Party, in the general election. Patterson won the election in a landslide, receiving 59 percent of the vote to Kohut's 38 percent and Libertarian Paul Champion's 3 percent.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Gary Kohut, Chairman of the Oakland County Democratic Party[1]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gary Kohut | 32,990 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 32,990 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- L. Brooks Patterson, incumbent County Executive[3]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | L. Brooks Patterson (inc.) | 66,920 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 66,920 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | L. Brooks Patterson (inc.) | 320,589 | 59.33% | |
| Democratic | Gary Kohut | 203,016 | 37.57% | |
| Libertarian | Paul W. Champion | 16,721 | 3.09% | |
| Total votes | 540,326 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ McDiarmid, Jr., Hugh (May 17, 2000). "Oakland County voters have a wealth of choices". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. p. 2B. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- 1 2 "OAKLAND COUNTY - PRIMARY ELECTION - AUGUST 8, 2000 - OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". Oakland County Clerk. Archived from the original on October 2, 2002. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ↑ McDiarmid, Jr., Hugh (May 10, 2000). "Patterson could be in trouble". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. p. 1B. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ↑ "OAKLAND COUNTY - GENERAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2000 - OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". Oakland County Clerk. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved July 8, 2025.