2015 Grand Rapids mayoral election

2015 Grand Rapids mayoral election

August 4, 2015[1]
Turnout	15.76%
Candidate Rosalynn Bliss Robert Dean Party nonpartisan candidate nonpartisan candidate Popular vote 13,294 6,053 Percentage 65.87% 29.99%
Precinct results Bliss:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Dean:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      No votes
Mayor before election George Heartwell Elected mayor Rosalynn Bliss

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

Results^[1]

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

1. "August-2015-Election-Results.pdf" (PDF). Grand Rapids, Michigan. August 4, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
2. 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.