2019 Grand Rapids mayoral election

The 2019 Grand Rapids mayoral election took place on November 5, 2019. Incumbent Mayor Rosalynn Bliss ran for re-election to a second term.^[1] She was challenged by pastor Daniel Schutte, a 2018 Republican candidate for the State House. Because only two candidates filed, the August primary election was cancelled.^[2] Bliss defeated Schutte in a landslide, winning 84 percent of the vote to Schotte's 16 percent.

2019 Grand Rapids mayoral election

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Turnout	20.58%
Candidate Rosalynn Bliss Daniel Allen Schutte Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 23,717 4,476 Percentage 83.88% 15.83%
Precinct results Bliss:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%      No votes
Mayor before election Rosalynn Bliss Elected mayor Rosalynn Bliss

This was the last mayoral election to take place in an odd-numbered year following the passage of a 2020 charter amendment that moved mayoral elections to presidential election years. As a result, Bliss's term was extended by a year.^[3]

Candidates

• Rosalynn Bliss, incumbent Mayor
• Daniel Schutte, pastor, 2018 Republican candidate for the State House^[2]

Primary election results

2019 Grand Rapids mayoral election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Rosalynn Bliss (inc.)	23,717	83.88%
	Nonpartisan	Daniel Schutte	4,476	15.83%
	Write-in		82	0.29%
Total votes			28,275	100.00%