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American local election
2017 Flint mayoral recall election
The 2017 Flint mayoral recall election in
Flint, Michigan was held on November 7, 2017, and resulted in incumbent mayor
Karen Weaver being re-elected.
[1]
[2]
Background
Karen Weaver , the first woman to serve as mayor of
Flint, Michigan , took office in 2015 during the
Flint water crisis , which remained a central issue in 2017.
[2]
[3]
[4]
In August 2017 petitioners gathered sufficient signatures for a
recall election .
[5] The recall election was a single election, rather than a two-stage process in which an initial decision on whether to recall Weaver would be followed by another election for a new mayor if necessary.
[6]
The recall election followed a controversy relating to Weaver's support for a
waste collection contract with Rizzo Environmental Services, a company involved in a corruption scandal that led to criminal charges against 17 people.
[1] The election also occurred amidst disagreement between Weaver and the
City Council over the city's water provision.
[1]
Campaign
Weaver argued that the recall was motivated by racism and sexism.
[2]
[3] Her opponents criticized her for failing to work with the City Council and eroding public faith in government.
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In August 2017, Weaver filed a complaint that sought to cancel the recall election, alleging illegal behavior by those circulating the recall petition.
[7]
[8] The civil suit was dismissed later that month.
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Candidates
Eighteen candidates contested the election:
[10]
David Davenport, business owner
Chris Del Morone, retired
Wood Etherly, Jr., City Council member
Anderson L. Fernanders, attorney
Ray Hall
Ronald D. Higgerson, artist
Brent Allan Jaworski,
union steward
Ellery Johnson,
phlebotomist
Scott Kincaid, City Council member (Party Affiliation:
Democratic )
Sean Macintyre, activist
David Meier, retired tradesman
Anthony Palladeno Jr.
Don Pfeiffer, self-employed (Party Affiliation:
Republican )
[11]
Jeffrey L. Shelley
Al Wamsley, pastor
Angela Ward, entrepreneur
Karen Weaver , incumbent mayor (Party Affiliation:
Democratic )
Arthur Woodson,
veterans ' rights advocate
Results
Flint mayoral recall election, November 7, 2017
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Karen Weaver – 7,709 (52.98%)
Scott Kincaid – 4,671 (32.10%)
Don Pfeiffer – 894 (6.14%)
Arthur Woodson – 352 (2.42%)
Anthony Palladeno Jr. – 167 (1.15%)
David Davenport – 141 (0.97%)
Angela Ward – 113 (0.78%)
Woody Etherly, Jr. – 95 (0.65%)
Jeffrey L. Shelley – 50 (0.34%)
Sean Macintyre – 48 (0.33%)
Chris Del Morone – 45 (0.31%)
Brent Allan Jaworski – 29 (0.20%)
Ronald D. Higgerson – 25 (0.17%)
Ellery Johnson – 25 (0.17%)
Anderson L. Fernanders – 18 (0.12%)
Al Wamsley – 18 (0.12%)
David Meier – 16 (0.11%)
Ray Hall – 10 (0.07%)
See also
References
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a
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c Gerstein, Michael (November 8, 2017).
"Flint Mayor Weaver wins recall election" .
The Detroit News . Retrieved December 22, 2018 .
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b
c
"Elections Roundup: Incumbents Fare Well in Boston, Detroit and Flint" .
The New York Times . November 7, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
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c Smith, Mitch (November 6, 2017).
"Flint Mayor, Ushered in to Fix Water Crisis, Now Faces Recall" .
The New York Times . Retrieved December 22, 2018 .
^ Karoub, Jeff (November 5, 2017).
"Water woes bubble below the surface in Flint recall election" .
The Seattle Times . Retrieved December 24, 2018 .
^ Goodin-Smith, Oona (August 5, 2017).
"Recall against Flint Mayor Karen Weaver will be on November ballot" .
mlive . Retrieved December 24, 2018 .
^ Goodin-Smith, Oona (August 4, 2017).
"Flint's future mayor will be decided during November one-election recall vote" .
mlive . Retrieved December 24, 2018 .
^ Goodin-Smith, Oona (August 17, 2017).
"Flint Mayor Karen Weaver challenges recall in court" .
mlive . Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
^ Goodin-Smith, Oona (August 23, 2017).
"Flint Mayor Weaver asks judge to order county clerk to call off recall" .
mlive . Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
^ Goodin-Smith, Oona (August 31, 2017).
"Flint mayor drops court challenge of recall" .
mlive . Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
^ Goodin-Smith, Oona (October 17, 2017).
"Meet the 18 candidates running for Flint mayor" .
mlive . Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
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"Don Pfeiffer" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved March 2, 2024 .
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"Genesee County, Michigan, 11/7/2017" (PDF) .
Genesee County, Michigan . November 9, 2017. p. 4. Retrieved December 24, 2018 .
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