Democratic officials were left puzzled and wanting answers Wednesday morning following significant problems that marred Wayne County on primary election night Tuesday. Major problems with the county's vote tallying webpage showed what they considered questionable results, including a potential stunning upset of Democratic Sen. David Knezek of Dearborn Heights in the 5th Senate District primary against a little-known opponent.

Unofficial results from Wayne County for the 5th Senate District Democratic primary with all precincts reporting Wednesday morning had little-known candidate Betty Jean Alexander taking 53.8 percent of the vote, defeating Knezek who earned 44.9 percent.

Little is known about Alexander, a Detroit resident who had received a reporting waiver for campaign finances and had no plans to raise or spend $1,000 on the race. She has no campaign website, social media presence or even any photos or biographical information available online.

Former state Rep. LaMar Lemmons told Crain's on Wednesday that he recruited Alexander to run against Knezek, partly in response to Mayor Mike Duggan not recruiting an opponent to challenge the first-term senator.

Alexander, 53, is a mother of two who works in an administrative clerical job and spent no money on the race, said Lemmons, who served as her volunteer campaign manager. Lemmons declined to say where Alexander works.

"We don't want to divulge that because we don't her to be besieged (at work) at this time," said Lemmons, a member of the Detroit Board of Education.

The only other information available on Alexander is that she ran unsuccessfully in 2016 for the Detroit Public Schools Community District Board of Education.

All of this left Senate Democrats and other scratching their heads into Wednesday, as the Wayne County Board of Canvassers was set to meet at 1 p.m. Knezek is expected to be in attendance and so far has not conceded.