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3 candidates are tracked for Wayne County Executive on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Warren C. Evans, Michael A. Evans and John Olumba. Candidate information follows official Wayne County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Warren C. Evans won the Democratic primary with about 88 percent over Sigmunt John Szczepkowski, Jr., and Michael A. Evans was unopposed for the Republican nomination, per the Wayne County Clerk's official results; the November 3 ballot also lists John Olumba, running with no party affiliation, per the clerk's November candidate list. County results reported as official August 18, 2026.
The sitting Wayne County Executive and a former Wayne County Sheriff who served from 2003 to 2009, per the county's official County Executive page. Before leading the county he was chief of staff of the Wayne County Commission, an assistant county executive, and chief of special operations in the county prosecutor's office, per the Detroit Regional Chamber, which also credits his fiscal turnaround plan with eliminating an 82 million dollar accumulated deficit and a 52 million dollar structural deficit. He holds a law degree from Detroit College of Law and a master's in criminal justice from the University of Detroit, per the same source.
2026 priorities
- Countywide transit expansion, describing Wayne County's 43 municipalities as one community, per the Michigan Chronicle
- Violent crime reduction, citing a 49 percent drop in homicides since his public safety initiative launched, per the Michigan Chronicle
- Continued fiscal discipline, pointing to 11 consecutive balanced budgets and a credit rating increase, per the Michigan Chronicle
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An Army veteran and business owner born and raised in Detroit who campaigns under the slogan Back to Business, per his campaign site. He proposes running county government with the discipline of a well managed business and opening county contracting to qualified local firms through a transparent process, per the same site. He is the only Republican who filed for this office, per the certified candidate list.
2026 priorities
- Accountability and fiscal responsibility, keeping the county answerable to taxpayers, per his campaign site
- Fair contracting that opens county work to qualified local businesses, per his campaign site
- Property tax foreclosure reform through penalty free repayment plans so homeowners can keep their homes, per his campaign site
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John Olumba qualified for the November ballot by petition with no party affiliation, per the Wayne County Clerk's November 3, 2026 candidate list. No campaign site or stated 2026 platform could be verified from an official source, so this profile is deliberately short.
2026 priorities
- Addressing environmental health hazards and expanding preventative care through the county health department, per the campaign site
- Improving school curriculum quality and increasing teacher compensation, per the campaign site
- Lowering property taxes and halting foreclosures, per the campaign site
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