The 2016 Oakland County Executive election was held on November 8, 2016. Incumbent County Executive L. Brooks Patterson ran for re-election to a seventh term. Former State Representative Vicki Barnett won the Democratic primary and opposed Patterson in the general election. Patterson defeated Barnett with 54 percent of the vote, a significantly narrower margin than his past victories.
Democratic primary Candidates Vicki Barnett, former State Representative Mark Danowski, 2012 Democratic candidate for Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner
Results
Republican primary Candidates L. Brooks Patterson, incumbent County Executive
Results
General election Results
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