2015 Grand Rapids mayoral election

Grand Rapids mayoral election, 2015

August 4, 2015
Turnout	15.76%
Candidate Rosalynn Bliss Robert Dean Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 13,294 6,053 Percentage 65.87% 29.99%
Mayor before election George Heartwell Elected Mayor Rosalynn Bliss

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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.

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

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

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