2013 Dearborn Primary Results

Dearborn residents headed to the polls Tuesday to vote in the first round of elections for the city's mayor, clerk and city council.

The crowded ballot featured 30 candidates. City Clerk Kathleen Buda reported that voter turnout at the majority of Dearborn's 55 precincts was lighter than previous elections.

According to information provided by the city, of the 61,120 registered voters, 11,795 ballots were counted, or roughly 19 percent.

In the mayoral race, incumbent John B. O'Reilly, Jr. received the lion's share of votes at 8,592. Challenger Edward Binkley came in second with 989 votes and will face O'Reilly in November's election.

Buda received 7,291, or 67 percent of the votes, in the clerk's race. She will face Khalil Dakhlallah, who received 2,190 votes, in November.

The 14 city council candidates moving on in November from the pool of 21 primary challengers include: Council President Thomas Tafelski (5,637 votes), Mike Sareini (5,302 votes), Susan Dabaja (4,696), Patrick Melton (4,321 votes), Mark Shooshanian (4,302 votes), Brian O'Donnell (4,237 votes), Robert Abraham (4,057 votes), David Bazzy (4,005 votes), Tarek Baydoun (3,308 votes), Sharon Dulmage (3,258 votes), Jane Ahern (3,013 votes), Kristyn Taylor (2,277 votes), Colette Richards (2,172 votes), and Stephen Dobkowski, Jr. (2,161 votes).

You can read more about the candidates in our voter's guide.