Livonia’s primary election was held on Tuesday, August 5th. The Bond proposal was rejected (No 18,140 to Yes 9,028) and the following candidates move forward to the Tuesday, November 4th election where 4 will earn seats on City Council. Find the official results on the City website here

Primary Election Results-  27,572 Ballots casted

1. Kathleen McIntyre- 7,999
2. Robin Persiconi- 7,632
3. Steve King- 6,977
4. Kayleigh Kavanagh-Reid- 6,281
5. Patrick Brockway- 5,810
6. Eileen McDonnell- 5,746
7. Jenny O’Connor- 5,301
8. James Hooper- 5,139

The top vote getter in November will become Council President with a 4-year term, the second place vote getter will be Vice President with a 4-year term, the third top vote getter will receive a 4-year term and the 4th top vote getter will serve a 2-year term.

There were 19 names on the ballot on August 5th; although 2 suspended their campaign after the filing deadline and still appeared on the ballot.

Livonia had 74,492 registered voters for this election and 27,572 of those registered voters voted (37%). The last primary election in Livonia was 2019 with 12 candidates on the ballot and 20% voter turnout. The last general city council election Livonia had was in 2023. In 2023, 30% of registered voters voted in the city wide election.

The vote totals are presesnted below in three different categories.

• First, election day votes. These are the same day votes.
• Second, absentee votes.
• Third, early votes. This is the voting that happened at city hall on the Saturday and Sunday before the election.

First Category Election Day votes- 9,395 Ballots casted 

1. Steve King- 2,927
2. James Hooper- 2,507
3. Robin Persiconi- 2,393
4. Kathleen McIntyre- 2,332
5. Patrick Brockway- 2,299
6. Eileen McDonnell- 2,041
7. Kayleigh Kavanagh-Reid- 1,811
8. Jenny O’Connor- 1,729

Second Category Absentee Ballots- 17,290 Ballots casted 

1. Kathleen McIntyre- 5,473
2. Robin Persiconi- 4,998
3. Kayleigh Kavanagh-Reid- 4,307
4. Steve King- 3,717
5. Eileen McDonnell- 3,466
6. Jenny O’Connor- 3,444
7. James Hooper- 2,301
8. Patrick Brockway- 3,233

Third Category Early Voting- 887 Ballots casted

1. Steve King- 333
2. James Hooper- 331
3. Patrick Brockway- 278
4. Robin Persiconi- 241
5. Eileen McDonnell- 239
6. Kathleen McIntyre- 194
7. Kayleigh Kavanagh-Reid- 163
8. Jenny O’Connor- 128

The turnout by age, is laid out below:

• 18–19: 180
• 20–24: 680
• 25–29: 752
• 30–34: 1,154
• 35–39: 1,363
• 40–44: 1,492
• 45–49: 1,360
• 50–54: 1,548
• 55–59: 2,177
• 60–64: 3,138
• 65–69: 4,034
• 70–74: 3,768
• 75–79: 2,719
• 80–84: 1,639
• 85+: 1,347