The 2004 Oakland County Executive election was held on November 2, 2004. Incumbent County Executive L. Brooks Patterson ran for re-election. He won the Republican primary by a wide margin, and faced Green Party nominee Art Myatt, an engineer, in the general election. Patterson defeated Myatt in a landslide, winning 81 percent of the vote.
Democratic nomination No candidates filed for the Democratic nomination. Travis Reeds, an attorney from South Lyon, attempted to win the party's nomination by mounting a write-in campaign, but did not receive enough votes to win the nomination.
Republican primary Candidates L. Brooks Patterson, incumbent County Executive Eileen Ambrose, West Bloomfield attorney and conservative activist Ed Hamilton, Troy engineer, 1996 Democratic nominee for County Executive
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error L. BrooksPatterson EileenAmbrose EdHamilton UndecidedEPIC-MRAJune 29-July 1, 20044005%72%6%2%20%
Results
General election Results
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