08/10/2006

Election Recap

Final Results

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• Antrim
• Benzie
• Charlevoix
• Cheboygan
• Crawford
• Emmet
• Grand Traverse
• Kalkaska
• Leelanau
• Manistee
• Missaukee
• Otsego
• Wexford

ANTRIM COUNTY

Proposed 1 mill levy for four years to fund Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility
YES 2,033
NO 1,007

Board of Commissioners

District 1
Jerroll Drenth (R) 244
Walt Franczek (R) 126
Richard Saul (D) 98

District 2
Vivian DeMorrow (D) 28
Twala Wolfe (D) 61
Eugene Dawson (R) 249

District 3
Larry Bargy (R) 177

District 4
Jack White (R) 170

District 5
LeAnne Gilbert (D) 103
David Howelman (R) 153

District 6
Michael Crawford (R) 252

District 7
Laurie Stanek (D) 105

District 8
Bernard Blackmore (R) 133

District 9
No candidates

Banks Township

Supervisor
Thomas Mann (R) 216

Trustee
Mark DeKorne (R) 201

Road millage
YES 181
NO 103

Central Lake Township

Treasurer
Raymond Brace (R) 108
Heather Springstead (R) 146

Road millage
YES 231
NO 108

Ambulance authority millage
YES 248
NO 99

Chestonia Township

Ambulance authority millage
YES 35
NO 19

Custer Township

Ambulance authority millage
YES 100
NO 32

Forest Home Township

Ambulance authority millage
YES 281
NO 89

Helena Township

Ambulance authority millage
YES 109
NO 63

Jordan Township

Blight ordinance enforcement millage
YES 26
NO 56

Kearney Township

Ambulance authority millage
YES 174
NO 55

Mancelona Township

Ambulance authority millage
YES 142
NO 55

Star Township

Fire protection millage
YES 92
NO 33

Ambulance authority millage
YES 91
NO 39

Warner Township

Road millage
YES 24
NO 7

Ambulance authority millage
YES 16
NO 15

BENZIE COUNTY

Proposed 0.1-mill, three-year levy for animal control services
YES 3,185
NO 1,311

Proposed 0.5 mill for five years to pay for public transportation services
YES 2,630
NO 1,915

Board of Commissioners

District 1
Mark Roper (R) 268

District 2
Mary Pitcher (R) 389

District 3
Michael Jones (R) 162
JoAnn Holwerda (R) 199
Jeffery Sandman (D) 306

District 4
Uledene Merrill (R) 164
Marc Rosseels (R) 304
Anne Damm (D) 355

District 5
Kathy Ralston (D) 172
Frank Walterhouse (R) 246

District 6
Bruce Andersen Sr. (R) 69
Roger Hubbell (R) 69
Tom Kelley (R) 124

District 7
Jon Haugen (R) 82
James Love (R) 31
Donald Smeltzer (R) 115
Donald Tanner (R) 100

Probate judge
Anthony Cicchelli 374
John Daugherty 1,473
Nancy Kida 2,538

Almira Township

Park millage
YES 319
NO 180

Colfax Township

Treasurer
Laura Draeger (D) 43

Crystal Lake Township

Clerk
Kristine Hollenbeck (R) 212

Library millage
YES 327
NO 116

Homestead Township

Trustee
Zelda Gray (R) 145
Jessica Wooten (R) 90
M. Carroll Volpe (D) 188

Inland Township

Fire protection millage
YES 187
NO 115

Weldon Township

Treasurer
Mary Wixson (R) 50

CHARLEVOIX COUNTY

Proposed 1-mill, five-year levy to fund road and highway maintenance and repair
YES 1,501
NO 1,659

Board of Commissioners

District 1
Josh Barnes (R) 252
Shirlene Tripp (R) 326

District 2
Chris Christensen (R) 203
W. Randolph Frykberg (R) 152

District 3
Alex Greficz (R) 81
Ronald Reinhardt (R) 246

District 4
Joel Evans (R) 194
Victor Patrick (R) 175

District 5
Robert Drebenstedt (R) 189
Dennis Jason (R) 127

District 6
Shirley Roloff (R) 320

Bay Township

Clerk
James Vanek (R) 81

Eveline Township

Trustee
Ronald Chapman (R) 113

Road millage
YES 122
NO 68

Hayes Township

Supervisor
Ethel Knepp (R) 172
Frederick Parsons (R) 70

Clerk
Marlene Golovich (R) 209

Trustee
Jim Rudolph (D) 63

Hudson Township

Fire department equipment millage
YES 60
NO 34

Road millage
YES 57
NO 37

Melrose Township

Road millage
YES 137
NO 135

Fire department operations millage
YES 177
NO 88

Fire department sinking fund millage
YES 153
NO 111

Norwood Township

Treasurer
David Leusink (R) 63

Road millage
YES 54
NO 46

Fire and ambulance millage
YES 79
NO 21

Peaine Township

Road millage
YES 78
NO 29

Additional road millage
YES 45
NO 60

Medical center millage
YES 83
NO 23

Airport millage
YES 71
NO 35

Library millage
YES 87
NO 19

St. James Township

Fire protection millage
YES 77
NO 12

Medical center millage
YES 68
NO 21

Road millage
YES 71
NO 16

Library millage
YES 66
NO 23

CHEBOYGAN COUNTY

Proposal to limit local taxes to 7 mills divided among schools, county and township governments
YES 1,700
NO 1,424

Proposed 0.49 mill for four years to fund senior citizen services
YES 2,198
NO 1,065

Board of Commissioners

District 1
Linda LaChapelle Socha (R) 208
Dorothy Schneider (D) 121

District 2
Herb Makima (D) 103

District 3
Pete Redmond (R) 227

District 4
Alice Mushlock (D) 110
Dennis Lennox II (R, Write-in) 12

District 5
Daniel O'Henley (R) 202
Leonard Page (D) 157

District 6
Cynthia Kress (D) 190
John Wallace (R) 321

District 7
Jodi Anderson (D) 126
Robert Bolinger (R) 194

Road commission
David Brown (R) 1,051
Karen Hempenstall (R) 772
Donald Spray (D) 1,120

Aloha Township

Fire protection millage
YES 127
NO 17

Road millage
YES 110
NO 27

Forest Township

Operating millage
YES 58
NO 30

Grant Township

Fire protection millage
YES 153
NO 28

Inverness Township

Fire protection millage
YES 234
NO 52

Nunda Township

Road millage
YES 100
NO 53

Tuscarora Township

Parks and recreation millage
YES 310
NO 330

Library millage
YES 417
NO 222

Walker Township

Supervisor
Brian Veihl (D) 14
Hayden Wilson (R) 9

Clerk
Melissa Sturtevant (D) 18

Trustee
Gail Southwell (R) 9

Waverly Township

Clerk
Eunice Hart (R) 30

CRAWFORD COUNTY

Proposed 0.2-mill, four-year levy to fund historical preservation efforts
YES 663
NO 786

Board of Commissioners

District 1
Kathy Rogers (R) 84

District 2
Scott Hanson (R) 125

District 3
Shelley Pinkelman (R) 83

H.J. VanderPutten (D) 76

District 4
Mike Lange (R) 143

District 5
David Stephenson (R) 134

District 6
Rick Anderson (D) 105

District 7
Terry Beardslee (R) 83
Roy Spangler (D) 66

Road commission
John Hartman (R) 801
Lovells Township

Trustee
Annette Stimpson (R) 41

EMMET COUNTY

Proposed 0.5 mill for four years to pay for senior citizen services
YES 1,714
NO 457

Board of Commissioners

District 1
James Tamlyn (R) 141

District 2
Leroy Gregory (R) 288

District 3
Thomas Shier (R) 167

District 4
Al Behan (R) 140

District 5
Jack Jones (R) 176

District 6
Thomas Foltz (R) 162

Edward Stokel (R) 94

District 7
Les Atchison (R) 124

Center Township

Road millage
YES 20
NO 15

Cross Village Township

Clerk
Gene Reck (D) 15

Littlefield Township

Fire and emergency medical millage
YES 119
NO 28

Springvale Township

Supervisor
Tom Bernard (R) 63

West Traverse Township

Supervisor
Bob Sandford (R) 144

GRAND TRAVERSE

Board of Commissioners

District 1
Bruce Hooper (R) 706
Tom Kern (R) 483
Donna Hornberger (D) 626

District 2
Larry Inman (R) 552
Robin James (D) 235

District 3
Margaret Underwood (R) 447

District 4
Herbert Lemcool (R) 473

District 5
Wayne Schmidt (R) 655

District 6
Richard Thomas (R) 364

District 7
Maurice Dore Dennis (R)161
Chris Maxbauer (R) 654
Cleon "Junior" VanDyke (R) 370
John Nelson (D) 906

District 8
Larry Fleis (R) 349
Steve Rawlings (R) 334
Phil Scott (D) 231

District 9
Don Dierkes (D) 269
Addison Wheelock Jr. (R) 530

Traverse City

Parking deck proposal
YES 1,136
NO 2,812

East Bay Township

Clerk
Susanne Courtade (R) 603

Park commissioner
John Rudolph (R) 564

Fife Lake Township

Police protection millage
YES 170
NO 80

Long Lake Township

Trustee
David Garvin (R) 306
Brian Maywood (R) 67
Charles Mehney Jr. (R) 44
Steven Steimel (R) 83

Paradise Township

Fire protection millage
YES 283
NO 148

Whitewater Township

Operational millage
YES 73
NO 226

Parks and recreation millage
YES 126
NO 178

KALKASKA COUNTY

(Complete results)

Proposed 0.25 mill for four years for Commission on Aging
YES 1,401
NO 577

Proposed 0.25-mill, five year renewal for Kalkaska Public Transit Authority
YES 1,190
NO 780

Board of Commissioners

District 1
Robert Crambell Jr. (R) 114
Ralph Kingsley (R) 70
Russ LaRowe (R) 95

District 2
Stuart McKinnon (R) 80
Louis Nemeth (R) 90

District 3
Michael Cox (R) 131
George Shetler (R) 152

District 4
Alan McCullen (D) 56

District 5
Edward Smith (R) 100
Louis Walter (D) 85

District 6
Daniel Bitner (R) 20
Debra Kimball (R) 107
Diana Needham (R) 72

District 7
Craig Wood (R) 123

Road commission
James Green (R) 1,045

Road commission (partial term)
Margaret Anne Custer (D) 492

Bear Lake Township

Fire department millage
YES 108
NO 14

Medical rescue millage
YES 109
NO 13

Blue Lake Township

Fire tanker millage
YES 114
NO 30

Fire protection and rescue millage
YES 122
NO 21

Boardman Township

Fire department millage
YES 100
NO 51

Road millage
YES 81
NO 70

Excelsior Township

Trustee
Daniel Prokup (D) 31

Orange Township

Fire protection millage
YES 61
NO 31

Rapid River Township

Trustee
John Rogers (D) 16

Springfield Township

Road millage
YES 53
NO 29

LEELANAU COUNTY

Proposed 0.5 mill for two years to fund road and highway maintenance and repair
YES 3,035
NO 1,586

Proposed $29-per-household annual fee for five years to pay for recycling and waste reduction programs
(See individual municipalities)

Board of Commissioners

District 1
Jean Watkoski (R) 285

District 2
Michael Anton (R) 202

Mark Walter (R) 251

District 3
William Bunek (R) 466

District 4
Mary Tonneberger (R) 203

District 5
David Shiflett (R) 348

District 6
Robert Hawley (R) 363

District 7
Melinda Lautner (R) 192

Road commission
Glen Noonan (R) 2,308

Bingham Township

Treasurer
Nichele Hursey (R) 379

Library millage
YES 251
NO 461

Recycling fee
YES 331
NO 378

Centerville Township
YES 112
NO 107

Cleveland Township

Fire and emergency millage
YES 130
NO 59

Recycling fee
YES 87
NO 103

Elmwood Township

Recycling fee
YES 451
NO 340

Empire Township

Recycling fee
YES 162
NO 71

Village of Empire

Recycling fee
YES 93
NO 28

Glen Arbor Township

Recycling fee
YES 188
NO 138

Kasson Township

Recycling fee
YES 83
NO 110

Leelanau Township

Facility, road and equipment millage
YES 288
NO 240

Recycling fee
YES 214
NO 155

Leland Township

Operational millage
YES 285
NO 275

Fire and emergency operational millage
YES 415
NO 152

Fire and emergency equipment millage
YES 404
NO 150

Recycling fee
YES 298
NO 275

Village of Northport

Recycling fee
YES 94
NO 67

Solon Township

Fire and ambulance millage
YES 159
NO 0

Recycling fee
YES 112
NO 129

Suttons Bay Township

Library millage
YES 319
NO 403

Recycling fee
YES 250
NO 238

Suttons Bay Village

Library millage
YES 319
NO 403

Recycling fee
YES 135
NO 100

MANISTEE COUNTY

Proposed 0.33 mill for seven years to fund Dial-A-Ride public transportation
YES 2,240
NO 698

Proposed 0.5-mill through 2010 for Manistee County Medical Care Facility
YES 2,404
NO 589

Five-year proposal to limit local taxes to 7.3 mills, divided between county, townships and intermediate school district
YES 1,920
NO 914

Board of Commissioners

District 1
Janice McCraner (R) 260

District 2
Allen O'Shea (D) 119

Ned Stuits (R) 118

District 3
Glenn Lottie (D) 178

District 4
Ervin Kowalski (D) 200

District 5
Edward Haik (R) 246

District 6
Kathy Fenstermacher (D) 152

District 7
Carl Rutske (D) 133

Arcadia Township

Supervisor
Tom Wass (R) 71

Fire protection millage
YES 127
NO 26

Street lighting millage
YES 103
NO 49

Brown Township

Trustee
Jeffrey Westheimer (R) 71

Fire and rescue millage
YES 83
NO 20

Cleon Township

Supervisor
Jeff Stanton (D) 19

Filer Township

Trustee
Larry Linke (D) 147

Manistee Township

Treasurer
Connie Smith (R) 174

Maple Grove Township

Cemetery millage
YES 99
NO 37

Norman Township

Ambulance millage
YES 226
NO 60

Fire department millage
YES 219
NO 67

Onekama Township

Trustee
Roland Clement (R) 140

Road millage
YES 138
NO 115

Pleasanton Township

Fire services millage
YES 87
NO 13

MISSAUKEE COUNTY

Proposed 0.5-mill, four-year levy to fund Commission on Aging
YES 1,148
NO 262

Board of Commissioners

District 1
Lan Bridson (R) 141

District 2
Brian Whipple (R) 125
Jeffrey Wiggins (D, write-in) 10

District 3
Daniel Waller (R) 114

District 4
Susan Rogers (R) 146

District 5
Dean Vivian (R) 124

District 6
Donald Shaarda (R) 122

District 7
Hubert Zuiderveen (R) 188

Road commission
Larry Norman (R) 983

Aetna Township

Fire protection millage
YES 48
NO 6

Bloomfield Township

Roads and bridges millage
YES 41
NO 13

Butterfield Township

Trustee
Daniel Elshholz (R) 62

Road millage
YES 60
NO 22

Clam Union Township

Fire protection millage
YES 58
NO 14

Enterprise Township

Trustee
Anita Londak (D) 10

New township hall millage
YES 25
NO 24

Holland Township

Treasurer
Benita Meekhof (R) 29

Lake Township

Clerk
Kay Ouwinga (R) 183

Trustee
Kevin Gill (R) 174

Reeder Township

Treasurer
Aldyne Ebels (R) 74

Trustee
Keith Ebels (R) 71

Road millage
YES 68
NO 36

Richland Township

Road millage
YES 67
NO 22

Riverside Township

Fire protection millage
YES 62
NO 14

West Branch Township

Trustee
Jeanie Wilton (D) 15

Fire protection millage
YES 47
NO 7

OTSEGO COUNTY

Proposal to levy 1.6 mills for 20 years for new county jail
YES 2,374
NO 4,575

Proposed 0.3-mill, 20-year levy to operate Otsego County Sportsplex
YES 2,644
NO 4,307

Proposed 0.55 mill for 20 years for addition to Otsego County Sportsplex
YES 1,288
NO 5,654

Proposed 0.8-mill, five-year levy for Interstate 75 crossovers
YES 2,117
NO 4,831

Proposed 0.1875 mill for five years for county parks and recreation commission
YES 3,587
NO 3,018

Board of Commissioners

District 1
Clark Bates (R) 283

District 2
Paul Beachnau (R) 347
Brian Morgan (R) 258

District 3
Paul Liss (R) 331

District 4
Lee Olsen (R) 394

District 5
Erma Backenstose (R) 523

District 6
Ken Glasser (R) 370

District 7
Doug Johnson (R) 456

District 8
Mike Hyde (R) 366

District 9
Allan Bentz (R) 390

Road commission
Jack Deming (R) 2,433
Jim Spires (R) 1,760

WEXFORD COUNTY

Proposed 0.2 mill for four years for public transportation
YES 2,113
NO 1,349

Proposed renewal of 0.4 mill for four years for public transportation
YES 2,434
NO 1,019

Proposed 0.6-mill, four-year levy for senior citizen services
YES 2,380
NO 581

Proposed 0.95-mill, four-year public safety levy
YES 2,669
NO 704

Proposed 0.35 mill for four years for animal control services
YES 2,571
NO 812

Board of Commissioners

District 1
Thomas Akers (R) 372
John Fuscone (R) 64

District 2
Leslie Housler (R) 170

District 3
Jerry Bulock (R) 144

District 4
Larry Copley (R) 192

District 5
Bill Goodwill (R) 209

District 6
Jay Thiebaut (R) 109
Michael Stump (R) 219

District 7
William Barnett (R) 266
Frank Mowrey (R) 113

District 8
Sarah McKeever (R) 221

District 9
Terry Harvey (R) 94
Scott Reagan (R) 201

Recall of Jay Thiebaut
YES 249
NO 169

Cedar Creek Township

Road millage
YES 129
NO 193

Clam Lake Township

Treasurer
Larry Payne (R) 170

Colfax Township

Fire protection millage
YES 82
NO 9

Greenwood Township

Fire protection millage
YES 52
NO 8

Hanover Township

Operational millage
YES 35
NO 25