City of Pontiac August 3 Primary Election Results
View election results for Pontiac races including Mayor, City Council Districts 1, 2 and 4 and a Charter proposal.
Local communities across the region head to the polls on August 3 to cast their ballots for city officials and local proposals.
Pontiac voters will narrow down the race for Mayor, City Council in Districts 1, 2 and 4 and will decide whether the City Charter should be revised.
WDET is committed to bringing you accurate information about the races and will do so on-air and online when election results are available. Bookmark this page for confirmed results.
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Mayor
City Council – District 1
City Council – District 2
City Council – District 4
Proposal A
Mayor
Advancing: Tim Greimel, Alexandria T. Riley
One position, 4-year term. Two candidates will advance to the November election.
| Precincts reporting: 21 of 21 (100%) | |
| Candidate | Votes |
| Jeremy Bowie | 292 |
| Wanda Denise Coates | 211 |
| Tim Greimel | 3,282 |
| Alexandria T. Riley | 1,319 |
| Unassigned write-ins** | 724 |
| TOTAL* | 5,828 |
*Includes write-ins **Incumbent candidate Deirdre Waterman is running as a write-in
City Council – District 1
Advancing: Melanie Rutherford, Julia Ruffin
One position, 4-year term. Two candidates will advance to the November election.
| Precincts reporting: 3 of 3 (100%) | |
| Candidate | Votes |
| Marcus Bowman | 233 |
| Karen Platen Jorgensen | 37 |
| Sean Preston | 213 |
| Julia M. Ruffin | 309 |
| Melanie Rutherford | 445 |
| TOTAL* | 1,242 |
*Includes write-ins
City Council – District 2
Advancing: Brett Nicholson, Megan E. Shramski
One position, 4-year term. Two candidates will advance to the November election.
| Precincts reporting: 3 of 3 (100%) | |
| Candidate | Votes |
| Brett Nicholson | 511 |
| Megan E. Shramski | 300 |
| Coleman Yoakum | 228 |
| TOTAL* | 1,044 |
*Includes write-ins
City Council – District 4
Advancing: Randy Carter, Kathalee W. James
One position, 4-year term. Two candidates will advance to the November election.
| Precincts reporting: 3 of 3 (100%) | |
| Candidate | Votes |
| Ashleigh Altemann | 88 |
| Randy Carter | 351 |
| Kathalee W. James | 178 |
| TOTAL | 621 |
*Includes write-ins
Proposal A
Proposal A has passed.
Shall the 1982 Charter for the City of Pontiac be revised by a Charter Commission to be selected by the electorate?
| Precincts reporting: 21 of 21 (100%) | |
| Response | Votes |
| Yes | 3,376 |
| No | 1,751 |
| TOTAL | 5,527 |
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