2003 Flint mayoral election
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.
Primary election
Candidates
- Don Williamson, businessman, 1991 and 1995 candidate for Mayor
- Floyd Clack, Genesee County Commissioner
- James W. Rutherford, incumbent Mayor
- Herbert G. Cleaves, Sr., member of the Flint Board of Education
- Daron Rice, financial analyst, brother of Glen Rice