A technical glitch resulted in some ballots in Precinct 25 on Flint's eastside not being tallied on election night. A recount in the precinct resulted in Dayne picking up over 200 votes. He increased his percentage in the primary to over 45%.

On Election Day Dayne showed strength throughout the city winning a majority of precincts (34 of 60) and finishing second in five other precincts. Dayne was also the favorite among those who cast absentee ballots.