The 2014 Wayne County Executive election was held on November 4, 2014. Incumbent County Executive Robert A. Ficano ran for re-election to his fourth term. However, Ficano's administration faced a federal investigation into alleged corruption, which resulted in several of Ficano's aides pleading guilty to criminal charges.[ 1] Warren Evans won the nomination with 44 percent of the vote. In the general election, Evans faced John Dalton, the Republican nominee and a member of the Livonia Human Relations Commission. Evans defeated Dalton in a landslide, receiving 70 percent of the vote.
2014 Wayne County Executive election
Warren Evans , former Chief of the Detroit Police Department , former Wayne County Sheriff, 2009 candidate for Mayor of Detroit[ 2] William R. Wild, Mayor of Westland [ 2]
Phil Cavanagh , State Representative[ 2] Kevin M. McNamara, Wayne County Commissioner [ 2]
Robert Ficano , incumbent County ExecutiveBettie Cook Scott , former State Representative[ 2] Christopher Wojtowicz, county claims investigator[ 3]
Cindy Darrah, 2013 candidate for Detroit City Clerk[ 4]
Sigmunt John Szczepkowski, Jr., perennial candidate[ 5]
Adam Salam Adamski (formerly Mario Nesr Fundarski) , 2010 Republican nominee for Wayne County Executive, businessman, anti-Israel activist[ 6]
Russell George Leviska, former county employee[ 7]
Democratic primary results[ 8]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Warren Evans 68,795 43.86%
Democratic William R. Wild
40,928
26.09%
Democratic Phil Cavanagh
15,332
9.77%
Democratic Kevin M. McNamara
10,625
6.77%
Democratic Robert A. Ficano (inc.)
9,370
5.97%
Democratic Bettie Cook Scott
4,722
3.01%
Democratic Christopher Wojtowicz
2,643
1.69%
Democratic Cindy Darrah
2,387
1.52%
Democratic Sigmunt John Szczepkowski, Jr.
840
0.54%
Democratic Adam Salam Adamski
670
0.43%
Democratic Russell George Leviska
303
0.19%
Democratic Write-ins
238
0.15%
Total votes
156,853 100.00%
Republican primary results[ 8]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican John Dalton 15,761 43.86%
Republican Fred A. Bolden
10,393
28.92%
Republican Daniel K. Wenderlich
9,510
26.46%
Republican Write-ins
271
0.75%
Total votes
35,935 100.00%
↑ Walker, Marlon A.; Wisely, John (October 26, 2014). "A battle over blame at the failed jail" . Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan . p. A1. Retrieved June 29, 2025 . 1 2 3 4 5 Walker, Marlon A.; Hall, Christina; Laitner, Bill (April 23, 2014). "Countywide races are dotted with surprises" . Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan . p. 6A. Retrieved June 27, 2025 . ↑ Felton, Ryan (July 23, 2014). "Christopher Wojtowicz: Claims investigator; Democrat" . Metro Times Detroit, Michigan . Retrieved June 27, 2025 . ↑ Felton, Ryan (July 23, 2014). "Cindy Darrah: Lifelong Detroiter; Democrat" . Metro Times Detroit, Michigan . Retrieved June 27, 2025 . ↑ Helms, Matt (July 11, 2013). "Forum draws many Detroit mayoral hopefuls, but not the front-runner" . Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan . p. A7. Retrieved June 27, 2025 . ↑ "2 seek partial Wayne-Westland ed board term" . Hometown Life . October 12, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2025 .↑ Felton, Ryan (July 23, 2014). "Russell Leviska: Compliance officer; Democrat" . Metro Times Detroit, Michigan . Retrieved June 27, 2025 . 1 2 "Wayne County, Michigan Primary Election August 5, 2014 Statistics" (PDF) . Wayne County Clerk. 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2025 .1 2 Walker, Marlon A. (November 1, 2014). "Young Republican in uphill battle in Wayne County race" . Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan . Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2025 . ↑ Felton, Ryan (July 23, 2014). "Fred Bolden: Hewlett-Packard computer consultant; Republican" . Metro Times Detroit, Michigan . Retrieved June 27, 2025 . ↑ "Wayne County, Michigan General Election November 4, 2014 Statistics" (PDF) . Wayne County Clerk. 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2025 .
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