2003 Flint mayoral election

2003 Flint mayoral election
August 5, 2003 (first round)
November 4, 2003 (runoff)
 
Candidate Don Williamson Floyd Clack James W. Rutherford
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First round 7,159
48.13% 		4,796
32.25% 		2,293
15.42%
Runoff 13,906
60.11% 		9,228
39.89%
Mayor before election

James W. Rutherford
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Don Williamson
Nonpartisan

The 2003 Flint mayoral election was held on November 4, 2003, following a primary election on August 5, 2003. Incumbent Mayor James W. Rutherford, who was elected in a 2002 special election following the recall of former Mayor Woodrow Stanley, ran for re-election. He was defeated in the primary election by businessman Don Williamson and County Commissioner Floyd Clack, both of whom advanced to the general election. Williamson ultimately defeated Clack in a landslide, winning 60 percent of the vote.

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