Michael P. Londeau or State Rep. Kevin Coleman will become the first newly elected mayor in the city of Westland in nearly two decades.
Londeau and Coleman were the top vote getters in the primary election last Tuesday which reduced the field of six candidates to two who will appear on the Nov. 7 ballot. Unofficial results showed Londeau receiving 4,646 votes while Coleman was the choice of 4,304 voters.
Londeau was chosen by fellow members of the city council in January to serve as interim mayor during the remainder of long-time Mayor William Wild's term. Wild resigned during his fourth term in office to take a job in the private sector.
Long-time City Councilman Jim Godbout received 837 votes; Ali Awadi received 465 votes; Anthony Jones, 146 votes and Ronald Sassak, 46 votes.
Prior to being elected to city council in 2017, Londeau, 44, served as the chairman of the Westland Downtown Development Authority (DDA), was a member of the Westland Master Plan Steering Committee, board member of the Westland Youth Assistance Advisory Committee; member of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Council; the Westland Masterplan Steering Committee; the Youth Assistance Advisory Council and served as chairman of the Downtown Development Authority.
In 2017, residents elected him to the Westland City Council where he served for five years, including three years as president pro-tem.
Coleman, 40, was defeated by Wild in his first mayoral campaign in 2017. He is currently serving his third term as a state representative, his first in the newly created 25th House District. He is a graduate of Western Michigan University, attended the Lee Honors College and served one 4-year term on the Westland City Council.
Prior to seeking public office, Coleman spent several years working in the community on the Westland Festival Committee and the Westland Veterans Association.
