Several communities in the area are holding highly contested elections this cycle. They include:
(All races are Democratic Party, unless otherwise noted. In Washtenaw County, it is difficult to find one Republican for any given position, let alone two.)
Washtenaw County
County Commission
- District 1: Eric Borregard
- District 2: Ken Schwartz
- District 3: Frank Parkinson v. Tom Partridge
- District 4: Wesley Prater (inc.) v. William Cullen Riney v. Rick Roe
- District 5: Rolland Sizemore Jr. (inc.)
- District 6: Ronnie Peterson (inc.)
- District 7: Larry Cox v. Jeff Jordan v. Kristin Judge
- District 8: Barbara Levin Bergman (inc.) v. Julie Seagraves
- District 9: Leah Gunn (inc.) v. David Kanaan
- District 10: Conan Smith (inc.)
- District 11: Jeff Irwin (inc.)
Sheriff
- Iva Jo Bialec v. Jerry Clayton v. Daniel Minzey (inc.)
- Winner: Jerry Clayton, 54%
Drain Commissioner
- Janis Bobrin (inc.) v. Richard Deitering v. Douglas Egeler
- Winner: Janis Bobrin, 65%
City of Ann Arbor
As usual, half of the Ann Arbor City Council is up for election this year, with the bonus of the Mayoral seat. Politicos continue to frame this race, as in past years, as a challenge to Mayor John Hieftje's Council majority, even though few of the races target incumbents.
- Mayor: John Hieftje (inc.) vs. Tom Wall
- Winner: John Hieftje, 69%
- First Ward: Sandi Smith vs.
Ron Suarez (inc.)vs. Patricia Lesko Suarez has withdrawn, endorsing write-in Lesko.- Winner: Sandi Smith, 67%
- Second Ward: Tony Derezinski vs. Stewart Nelson
- Winner: Derezinski, 60%
- Third Ward: Stephen Kunselman (inc.) vs. Christopher Taylor
- Winner: Taylor, 63%
- Fourth Ward: Margie Teall (inc.)
- Fifth Ward: Vivienne Armentrout vs. John Floyd vs. Carsten Hohnke
- Winner: Hohnke, 51%
City of Ypsilanti
As in Ann Arbor, the Ypsilanti City Council elections have been framed by some as part of an ongoing uprising against the Council majority.
- First Ward: Lois Richardson (inc.) vs. Megan Turf vs. Tyrone Coleman
- Winner: Richardson, 63%
- Second Ward: John Gawlas (inc.) vs. Michael Bodary
- Winner: Bodary, 58%
- Third Ward: Rod Johnson vs. Pete Murdock
- Winner: Murdock, 57%
