11/08/2006

Election Results

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

ANTRIM COUNTY

Final results posted at 12:04 p.m.

With all precincts reporting in Antrim County, Jerroll Drenth, a Republican, beat Democrat Richard Saul in commissioner District 1 by a vote of 961 to 434.

In District 2, Republican Eugene Dawson defeated Democrat Twala Wolfe 831 to 353. In the District 5 race Republican David Howelman bested Democrat Leanne Gilbert 645 to 453.

Running unopposed were Republican Larry Bargy in District 3 who picked up 1,266 votes, Republican Jack White in District 4 with 1,034 votes, Republican Michael Crawford in District 6 with 1,211 votes, Democrat Laurie Stanek in District 7 with 807 votes, and Republican Bernard Blackmore in District 8 with 660 votes. Joseph Allen ran unopposed as an independent in District 9 and collected 620 votes.

Norman Hayes ran unopposed for county probate judge and received 7,374 votes.

In Banks Township, Republican Thomas Mann ran unopposed for supervisor and received 716 votes. In a trustee race, Republican Mark DeKorne defeated independent Bradley VanderArk, 414 - 352.

Republican Heather Springstead was the only candidate for treasurer in Central Lake Township and received 637 votes.

In Elk Rapids, Daniel Reszka was unopposed for village president and received 702 votes. Janet Bassett and Donald Marker won single trustee terms that will expire in November 2008 with 389 and 403 votes, respectively. In the race for three full-length terms the winners were Charles Schuler with 614 votes, Dan LeBond with 511 votes and Steve Francis with 474 votes. Kelly Hopkins finished fourth with 430 votes.

In Ellsworth Hugh Campbell won a three-way race for village president with 106 votes. His opponents were Donald Frosty Jr. with 15 votes and Jerry Rasmussen with 54 votes. Hellen Allen was unopposed for clerk and received 160 votes, while Marlene Drenth was the only candidate for treasurer and received 166 votes. Three candidates ran unopposed for three trustee positions with Ronald Boss, 151 votes; Billie Peters, 121 votes; and Matt Peters, 117 votes.

In Central Lake village incumbent president Lawrence Eckhardt held off challenger Ralph Hines 199 to 168. Three village trustee positions went to Brian Eric Patton with 286 votes, Denise Batterbee-Arnold with 220 votes and Ken Kruse with 153 votes. They finished ahead of Harry Pletcher with 141, Charles McClain, who received 111 and William Loy with 105.

In Chestonia Township voters approved two ballot proposals for fire protection. A renewal of a 2-mill tax to provide fire protection services for one year was approved by a vote of 128 to 77. The second, asking voters to renew a 1-mill levy for fire protection service for four years, was approved 130 to 73.

Voters in Kearney Township approved a 0.5-mill tax for road construction and maintenance for four years 546 to 243.

In Mancelona Township, voters approved renewal of a three-year, 0.5-mill tax for fire protection services by a 672 to 525 vote.

Voters in Milton Township cast ballots on two proposals. Voters approved renewal of a 0.2-mill tax for ambulance services for six years by a 983 to 272 vote. In the second request, voters narrowly turned down an additional 0.4 mill for road maintenance for six years, 641 to 617.

In Warner Township, independent candidate Robert Herman was unopposed for a trustee seat and received 106 votes.

BENZIE COUNTY

Final results posted at 12:15 p.m.

Republican Donald Smeltzer topped non-partisan candidate Randy Rice in the race for county board District 7,390 to 274.

In District 3, Democrat Jeffery Sandman topped Republican JoAnn Holwerda 589 to 492. Democrat Anne Damm beat Republican Marc Rosseels 697 to 669 in the race in District 4. In District 5, Republican Frank Walterhouse won over Democrat Kathy Ralston, 629 to 393. Republicans Mark Roper in District 1 with 1,054 votes, Mary Pitcher in District 2 with 885 votes and Tom Kelley in District 6 with 674 votes ran unopposed.

Nancy Kida beat John Daugherty in the race for probate judge, 4,441 votes to 2,771 for a six-year term.

Voters in Frankfort decided on several amendments to the city charter. The first, to increase the per-meeting compensation of council members and the mayor from $12 to $36, fell, with 362 no votes to 295 yes. The increase in the mayor's annual stipend from $250 to $750 was voted down, 371 to 283. The third amendment to raise the threshold for competitive bidding for materials, supplies, or public improvements from $1,000 to $3,000 passed 385 to 249.

Voters in Frankfort and Blaine Townships OK'd a request from the Benzie Shores District Library for 1 mill, reduced from a previous levy of 1.5 mills, to pay annual expenses at the library. The tax would raise an estimated $220,081 in its first year. The vote passed 804 to 157.

In the village of Benzonia, Thomas Hopkins ran unopposed for president and received 160 votes, Vicki Rankin was the only candidate for clerk and got 161 votes, and Tonnetta Flynn faced no competition for treasurer and received 173 votes. Whitney Bourne with 133 votes, Carie Fowler-Gehring with 135 votes and James Lannin with 137 votes ran for three trustee positions. Roxane Miner had 147 votes, Helen Scott 128 votes and Jill Tooley 142 votes to fill three seats on the Benzonia Public Library board.

Laura Spencer was the only candidate for clerk in the village of Beulah and got 122 votes. Dawn Olney ran unopposed for treasurer and received 144 votes. Richard Belanger had 95 votes, Patty Cantrell 111 votes, Diane Elliott 92 votes and James Kilgus had 85 votes in a race for three trustee seats. Lawrence Burks had 108 votes, Patty Cantrell got 114 votes, Philip Downs had 100 votes and Leah Sirrine-Adams with 114 votes ran for positions on the board of the Beulah Public Library.

In Colfax Township, Democrat Laura Draeger ran unopposed for treasurer and got 182 votes.

Republican Kristine Hollenbeck ran as the only candidate for Crystal Lake Township clerk and received 423 votes.

Douglas Holmes beat Kris Mills 96 to 71 for president in the village of Elberta. Sharyn Bower topped Jennifer Johnson 118 to 54 for clerk. David Bower with 101 votes, Adam Burks with 94 votes, Charles Hendershott with 104 votes and Bonnie Ness with 123 votes filled four trustee positions.

In Homestead Township, Republican Zelda Gray had 486 votes and Democrat M. Carroll Volpe with 426 filled two open trustee seats.

In the village of Honor, Jeffie Lynch-Jones ran unopposed for president and received 93 votes. Carole Waddell was the only candidate for clerk and obtained 94 votes and Volnia Jones faced no competition for trustee and picked up 83 votes.

Michael MacGirr ran unopposed for president in the village of Thompsonville and got 119 votes. Joyce MacGirr was the only candidate for treasurer and had 121 votes. Debra Franke with 89 votes, Francis Kahla with 80 votes, James MacGirr with 88 votes, Dennis Smith with 94 votes and Florence Smith with 88 votes won open trustee seats.

Republican Mary Wixson was the only candidate for Weldon Township treasurer and had 146 votes.

Two four-year board terms were up for election in Benzie County Central Schools. Lynette Grimes received 2,329 votes, Pamela Schneider got 2,073 votes, Gaylynn Lovendusky received 1,932 votes and Ruthann Morse got 1,771 votes.

In Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools, Richard Schmitt ran for one partial board term and received 1,444 votes and Kenneth Fitzhugh filled one of two four-year terms with 1,524 votes.

Benzie County voters approved the Traverse City Area Public Schools' operating millage proposal, 244 to 223.

CHARLEVOIX CO.

Final results posted at 10:59 a.m.; posted corrected results for Charlevoix City Council at 12:07 p.m.

County voters approved 6,920 to 3,954 a three-year, .75 mill tax to fund the Grandvue Medical Care Facility.

Republican Shirlene Tripp beat Connie Saltonstall, who has no party affiliation, for a County Commission seat in District One, 1,341 to 876. In the County's Fourth District, Republican Joel Evans defeated write-in candidate Victor Patrick, 835 to 492.

There were four uncontested commission races in Charlevoix County. Republican Chris Christensen earned 1,150 votes in District Two. Republican Ronald Reinhardt earned 1,131 votes District Three. Republican Robert Drebenstedt earned 1,382 votes in District Five. Republican Shirley Roloff earned 1,461 votes in District Six.

Charlevoix city residents approved 11 of 12 proposals Tuesday. City voters approved Proposal 1, 936 to 210, to change a portion of the City Charter requiring special elections to be scheduled within 60 days in the event of three or more vacancies on the City Council. Voters approved Proposal 2,979 to 169, to change City Council organizational meetings, currently set for the first Monday in January, to the first meeting after the November elections.

Voters approved Proposal 3,910 to 273, to allow the deputy mayor to vote on council matters while filling in for the mayor at meetings in cases of the mayor's absence. Voters approved Proposal 4, 723 to 469, to delete a portion of the City Charter requiring that the city manager become a resident of the city within 60 days of being hired. Voters approved Proposal 5, 817 to 376, to limit the term of city manager to a period of not more than three years. The change does not affect the current City Manager.

Voters approved Proposal 6,819 to 336, capping potential severance packages of city employees at no more than three times their average salary or wages for three months prior to termination. The change does not apply to the current city manager. Voters approved Proposal 7, 826 to 313, eliminating the requirement for the city clerk to keep names and addresses of voters in a poll book. Voters approved Proposal 8, 934 to 207, imposing a Feb. 15 deadline for the administration to present an annual capital budget to City Council. Voters rejected Proposal 9, 577 to 569, which sought to eliminate a requirement that the City Assessor attend all meetings of the Board of Review. The Assessor is available to the board upon request.

Voters approved Proposal 10, 868 to 272, eliminating a requirement that the first session of the annual Board of Review last at least three days. Voters approved Proposed 11,983 to 155, allowing for election of the deputy mayor at the city council's organizational meeting. If there's a vacancy in the position, the vacancy will be filled at a council meeting after the vacancy occurs. Voters approved Proposal 12, 918 to 237, amending the City Charter to allow more flexibility in scheduling meeting times for annual Board of Review sessions.

In City council races, Norman Carlson Jr., the sole candidate for Mayor, earned 937 votes. Lyle Gennett defeated William Haggard 244 to 165 in the city's First Ward. In the Second Ward, Greg Stevens defeated Gabe Campbell 179 to 170. In the Third Ward, Sherman Chamberlain Jr. defeated Tonia Wells 258 to 120.

Bay Township Residents approved a two-year, 1 mill renewal 415 to 201 to pay for road construction and maintenance.

James Vanek ran unopposed as a Republican for Bay Township clerk, earning 478 votes.

In Eveline Township Ronald Chapman, a Republican, ran unopposed for a trustee position, earning 537 votes.

In Hayes Township Republican Ethel Knepp earned 825 votes as the sole candidate for supervisor. Marlene Golovich, a Republican, ran unopposed for Hayes Township clerk and earned 820 votes. Democrat Jim Rudolph, the sole candidate for a trustee position, garnered 659 votes.

In Melrose Township, Vern Goodwin ran unopposed for a trustee position, earning 331 votes.

In Norwood Township, Republican David Leusink ran unopposed for treasurer, earning 298 votes.

CHEBOYGAN CO.

Final results posted at 10:52 a.m.

Donald Spray, chairman of the county road commission, earned reelection to a six-year term as a Democrat by defeating Republican David Brown. Spray got 5,945 votes and Brown got 5,190.

Incumbent Linda (LaChapelle) Socha won her bid for reelection to District 1 of the County Board of Commissioners for a two-year term as a Republican. Democrat Dorothy Schneider received 700 votes compared to Socha's 1,138.

Democrat Herb Makima ran unopposed in District 2 and got 967 votes, while Republican Peter Redmond ran unopposed in District 3 and got 1,379 votes. Both incumbents earned another two-year term. Incumbent Alice Mushlock ran alone on the ballot as a Democrat for a two-year term in District 4 and won reelection with 1,162 votes. She was challenged by write-in candidate Dennis Lennox II, who got 93 handwritten votes.

Incumbent Daniel O'Henley lost his bid for reelection as a Republican for a two-year term in District 5. He was challenged by Democrat Leonard Page, who got 806 votes compared to O'Henley's 726.

Incumbent Republican commissioner John Wallace was challenged in District 6 by Democrat Cynthia Kress for a two-year term. Wallace got 1,028 votes and Kress got 796. Incumbent commissioner Robert Bolinger ran as a Republican for reelection to a two-year term in District 7, challenged by Democrat Jodi Anderson. Bolinger got 784 votes and Anderson got 624.

Robert Butts, judge of the Cheboygan County Probate Court, ran for reelection to a six-year term, challenged by Cheboygan attorney Sharon Stack. Butts won with 7,106 votes, while Stack got 3,493.

The only candidate who ran for a partial term on the Cheboygan City Council was Theo Lepp, who got 1,234 votes. The term expires in May 2010.

Voters in the Wolverine municipal races chose Ralph Ochs over Robert Rochester for a two-year term as village president by a vote of 95 to 17. Jean Blake ran unopposed for two years as village clerk and got 89 votes, while Laurie Holden ran unopposed for two years as village treasurer and got 88 votes.

Voters in Wolverine chose three trustees from among six candidates: Michael Evans, Sr., with 77 votes; Roseanna Hilliker with 69 votes; and, Dwayne Gagnon with 64 votes. The three losing candidates were: Lissa Austin with 32 votes; Lorraine Grubaugh with 22 votes; and, Denis Holden with 30 votes.

Democrat Brian Veihl ran as a Democrat for Walker Township Supervisor and was challenged by Republican Hayden Wilson. Wilson was elected with 57 votes over Veihl's 44 votes. Melissa Sturtevant was the only candidate for Walker Township Clerk, a Democrat who earned 82 votes. Republican Gail Southwell was the only candidate for township trustee and got 69 votes. All of these races were for partial terms ending in 2008.

Tuscarora Township voters decided to authorize a new millage for parks and places of recreation by a vote of 799 to 748. The narrowly approved tax will levy 1.25 mills for three years and is expected to raise $206,000 this year.

Republican Eunice Hart was the only candidate for Waverly Township Clerk for a partial term ending in 2008 and got 167 votes.

CRAWFORD COUNTY

Final results posted at 10:52 a.m.

Republican John Hartman ran unopposed for reelection to his post on the Crawford County Road Commission for another six-year term and got 4,031 votes.

There were only two contested races for two-year seats on the Crawford County Board of Commissioners. Incumbent Shelley Pinkelman ran for reelection as a Republican for county commissioner for District 3 and defeated Democrat H.J. VanderPutten. Pinkelman won with 455 votes over the 318 votes VanderPutten received.

Incumbent Republican Terry Beardslee kept his seat in District 7 with 442 votes, while Democratic challenger Roy Spangler earned 383 votes.

The remaining unchallenged races for two-year terms included: Republican Kathy Rogers in District 1 with 394 votes; Republican Scott Hanson in District 2 with 590; Republican Mike Lange in District 4 with 632; Republican David Stephenson in District 5 with 657; and Democrat Rick Anderson in District 6 with 585.

Republican Annette Stimpson was the only candidate for Lovells Township trustee and received 205 votes.

Janet Allen, judge of the 46th Circuit Court, ran for election to a partial term ending in 2011 and was challenged by Gaylord attorney Daniel Bebble. Crawford County voters gave Allen 3,169 votes, while Bebble got 1,593.

Grayling attorney Monte Burmeister ran unopposed for a six-year term as Crawford County Judge of the Probate Court and earned 3,971 votes.

Crawford County voters decided not to authorize either of two proposed new millages for road repairs and historical preservation projects. The roadway tax was rejected by a tally of 2,910 no votes and 2,734 yes votes. The historical preservation tax was rejected by a vote of 3,448-2,144.

EMMET COUNTY

Final results posted at 11:24 a.m.

All candidates for seats on the Emmet County Board of Commissioners ran unopposed.

James Tamlyn in District 1 earned 1,169 votes. Leroy Gregory in District 2 earned 1,828 votes. Thomas Carlton Shier in District 3 earned 1,418 votes. Al Behan in District 4 earned 1,385 votes. Jack Jones in District 5 earned 1,475 votes. Thomas Foltz in District 6 earned 1,443 votes. Les Atchison in District 7 earned 1,166 votes. All are Republicans.

Charles Johnson, the sole candidate for 57th Circuit court judge, earned 9,478 votes. Fred Mulhauser earned 17,303 votes as the only candidate for 7th District Probate judge, which includes both Emmet and Charlevoix counties.

County voters approved 6,976 to 6,325 a 10-year,1-mill tax renewal for North Central Michigan College. The levy will raise about $2.67 million in the first year.

In Harbor Springs, Jean Jardine, the only candidate for mayor, earned 497 votes. Jim Grogan and Mike Heinz ran for two open seats on the city council, earning 354 and 430 votes respectively.

In Pellston, James Gillett earned 182 votes as the sole candidate for village president. Tanya Procknow, the only candidate for clerk, got 173 votes. Brenda Blakemore, the sole candidate for treasurer, earned 178 votes. Six candidates sought six village trustee positions: Lora Clouser earned 144 votes; William Jewell, 143; Andrew Keiser, 133; Daniel Procknow, 143; Jesse Robin, 146; and Mary Schomberger, 141.

In the city of Petoskey, Dale Meyer earned 1,799 votes as the sole candidate for mayor. Cynthia McWatters, the only candidate in the Second Ward, earned 434 votes. Challenger Jeremy Wills defeated incumbent councilman David Austin 240 to 151 for a seat in the city's Fourth Ward.

In Cross Village Township, Democrat Gene Reck, who was unopposed in the race for township clerk, earned 114 votes.

In Readmond Township voters approved a four year, 1-mill tax renewal general township operating expenses, 168 to 108.

In Springvale Township, Republican Tom Bernard ran unopposed for supervisor, earning 643 votes.

In West Traverse Township, Republican Bob Sandford earned 735 votes as the lone candidate for supervisor.

GRAND TRAVERSE

Final results posted at 11:24 a.m.

Five of nine races were contested for two-year terms on the Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners.

Republican Bruce Hooper defeated Democrat Donna Hornberger in District 1 by a vote of 2,655 to 2,317. In District 2, Republican Larry Inman earned 2,653 votes to beat Democrat Robin James, who received 1,347 votes. In District 7 Republican Christine Maxbauer defeated Democrat John Nelson 2,126 to 1,978. In District 8, Republican Larry Fleis collected 2,144 votes to defeat Democrat Phil Scott, who received 1,348 votes. Republican Addison Wheelock Jr. defeated Democrat Don Dierkes 2,499 to 1,650 in District 9.

In unopposed races Republican Margaret Underwood had 2,660 votes in District 3, Republican Herbert Lemcool had 2,823 votes in District 4, Republican Wayne Schmidt had 2,062 votes in District 5, and Republican Richard Thomas received 2,415 votes in District 6.

In the unopposed race for probate court judge, David Stowe received 23,050 votes. 86th District Court judge Thomas Phillips collected 22,750 votes in Grand Traverse County to win another term.

Traverse City voters approved two charter amendments. Voters agreed to eliminate the city's primary election for city commission and mayoral candidates by a vote of 4,030 to 1,550. The amendment also increases the number of signatures from 25 to 70 required on a nominating petition to run for city offices. City voters also agreed to change the time for Traverse City Light & Power to submit its annual capital improvements plan. That proposal passed by a vote of 4,302 to 966.

Voters in Blair Township voted 1,473 to 891 to recall treasurer Kathy Nowak and decided 1,292 to 1,025 to recall supervisor Pat Pahl.

In East Bay Township, voters rejected for the second time a 0.31-mill levy for 2006 through 2008 to pay for two community police officers 2,336 to 1,787. Unopposed Republican Clerk Susanne Courtade had 3,343 votes, and Republican John Rudolph had 3,192 votes for park commissioner.

In the village of Fife Lake all the candidates were unopposed. President Noreen Broering had 114 votes for president and Vicky Jasper received 133 votes for treasurer. Trustee candidates Angel Gordon had 105 votes, Dan Morton 89 and Jane Roesemeier 98.

Green Lake Township sought a 0.31-mill tax through 2009 to pay for a community police officer. Voters rejected the measure 1,135 to 1,075.

In Long Lake Township, Republican David Garvin received 2,738 votes for a partial trustee term ending in 2008. Voters approved a 0.46-mill, 20-year levy to purchase lands to preserve natural areas including the 212-acre Gilbert Pines Boy Scout Property and 108 acres of forest land on South Long Lake Road on a 2,205 to 1,546 vote.

Voters in Peninsula Township approved 1,898 to 1,195 a renewal of a police protection levy of 0.2 mill through 2009.

Union Township voters rejected 92 to 73 a 0.9 mill levy through 2010 to providing a share of the cost of a community police officer for the township. They approved a 0.5-mill levy through 2010 to fund the township's share of the Grand Traverse Rural Fire Board budget by a vote of 95 to 78.

Residents in Whitewater Township voted 768 to 389 against renewing a 0.25-mill levy through 2015 for development, acquisition, and maintenance of parks and recreational areas.

In races for the Northwestern Michigan College board of trustees, Doug Bishop had 18,939 votes and Walter Jay Hooper received 18,336 votes for new six-year terms. Bill Myers received 20,696 votes for a partial term ending in 2008.

Traverse City Area Public Schools sought to continue levying the statutory rate of 18 mills on non-homestead property by increasing the non-homestead tax rate by 1 mill through 2015. Voters approved the measure 17,483-14,177.

KALKASKA CO.

Final results posted at 1:04 p.m.; Results from uncontested township races posted at 1:09 p.m.

Uncontested race in Excelsior Township: Daniel Prokup, D, 263 votes.

Uncontested race in Rapid River Township: John Rogers, D, 269 votes.

Voters gave a thumbs-down to a renewal of a 0.25-mill, four-year levy to operate the county's recycling program and animal control department. The vote was 3,437 to 3,021.

In the one contested race for the Kalkaska County Board of Commissioners, District 5, Democrat Louis Walter defeated Republican Edward Smith by a vote of 429 to 409.

Running unopposed were Republican Robert Crambell Jr. in District 1, with 722 votes; Republican Louis Nemeth in District 2 with 628 votes; Republican George Shetler in District 3, 708 votes; Democrat Alan McCullen in District 4, 501 votes; Republican Debra Kimball in District 6, 631 votes; and Republican Craig Wood in District 7, with 505 votes.

Republican James Green ran unopposed for a six-year term on the county road commission and received 4,332 votes. Democrat Margaret Anne Custer, also unopposed for a partial term ending in 2008, received 3,858 votes.

Lynne Buday ran unopposed for county probate judge and received 3,674 votes.

In the race for 46th Circuit Court judge, Janet Allen won the county with 3,334 votes over Daniel Bebble's 1,821 votes, for a partial term ending in 2011.

In the village of Kalkaska, Virginia Thomas was elected president over Althea Illig-Ball by a vote of 321 to 263. Three trustee seat openings went to Lyle Blanksvard, 306 votes; David Heymes, 331 votes; and Martin Groleau, 236 votes. The other two candidates were Harold Eickholt with 232 votes and Doug Knoertzer with 226 votes. Sherry Johnson ran unopposed for treasurer and received 468 votes.

In Garfield Township, voters accepted a proposal to renew 1 mill for five years to fund the township's fire department by a vote of 196 to 155.

LEELANAU CO.

Final results posted at 11:24 a.m.

All candidates ran unopposed for two-year terms on the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners. They were Jean Watkoski with 1,117 votes in District 1, Mark Walter with 1,283 votes in District 2, William Bunek with 1,260 in District 3, Mary Tonneberger with 928 votes in District 4, David Shiflett with 1,311 votes in District 5, Robert Hawley with 1,255 votes in District 6 and Melinda Lautner with 1,035 votes in District 7. All are Republicans.

Republican Glen Noonan received 8,003 votes to win a six-year term on the county road commission.

Joseph Deegan ran unopposed and earned 8,033 votes for a six-year term as county probate judge.

Thomas Phillips was the only candidate for a six-year term as 86th District Court judge and received 7,794 votes in Leelanau County.

Residents voted 5,964 to 5,874 to approve a countywide levy of 1 mill for two years to pay for general operations, including 911 and public safety services.

A proposal to levy 0.5 mill for 15 years to fund the county's farmland preservation program failed, receiving 7,265 no votes and 4,426 yes votes.

In Bingham Township, Republican Nichele Hursey ran unopposed and received 1,097 votes for a partial term as treasurer to end in 2008. Voters also were asked to levy 0.5 mill for one year to pay for fire and ambulance services. The measure was approved 777 to 612.

Residents in Bingham Township and Suttons Bay rejected a 0.47-mill, five year levy to fund operations at the Suttons Bay-Bingham District Library. Voters in Bingham rejected the proposal 922 to 481. In Suttons Bay, there were 796 no votes and 611 yes votes.

In the village of Empire, Susan Carpenter received 206 votes to defeat Edwin Simpson, who earned 47 votes in the race for president. Patricia Zoyhofski won a term as clerk with 180 votes over Glenn Baja's 66 votes. Jennifer Williams earned 159 votes to beat out Cheryl Fettes, who received 85 votes in the race for treasurer. Karen Baja earned 174 votes to win a two-year trustee term. In the race for three four-year trustee seats, David Filler received 185 votes, Linda Payment earned 195 votes and Ashlea Walter collected 165 votes.

Suttons Bay Township residents voted 793-607 to approve a 0.5 mill-levy for one year to pay for fire and ambulance services.

In the village of Suttons Bay, four candidates were running for three four-year trustee seats. Vote totals were 199 for Karl Bahle, 197 for Jackie Freeman-Jordan, 262 for Steve Mentzer and 244 for Kara Petroskey. Robert Johnson received 41 votes and Freeman-Jordan earned 14 votes for a trustee term that will expire in 2008.

MANISTEE CO.

Final results posted at 10:56 a.m.; Headlee tally added at 11:54 a.m.

Only one race was contested for the Manistee County board of commissioners. In District 2, Democrat Allen O'Shea received 881 votes to 418 votes for Republican Ned Stuits. Unopposed candidates were Republican Janice McCraner in District 1 with 1,333 votes, Democrat Glenn Lottie with 1,032 votes in District 3, Democrat Ervin Kowalski with 1,459 votes in District 4, Republican Edward Haik with 1,194 votes in District 5, Democrat Kathy Fenstermacher with 1,086 votes in District 6 and Democrat Carl Rutske with 853 votes in District 7.

In the county probate judge race Thomas Brunner collected 4,721 votes to 4,395 votes for John DeVries.

Unofficial results in the Manistee City Council race had Colleen Kenny with 1,613 votes in District 1, while Robert Hornkohl garnered 1,652 votes in District 3, Hank Yonkman earned 1,550 votes in District 5 and Alan Marshall received 1,485 votes in District 7.

In Arcadia Township, Republican Tom Wass ran unopposed for a partial term as supervisor ending in 2008. He garnered 293 votes.

Glen Moore Jr. ran unopposed for president in the village of Bear Lake, and received 87 votes. Michelle Mortenson was the only candidate for clerk with 109 votes. Connie Guerne ran uncontested race for treasurer and received 100 votes. George Carver Edwards garnered 103 to top Robert Howe with 80 votes in the race for trustee.

Republican Jeffrey Westheimer was the only candidate for Brown Township trustee and received 286 votes to win a partial term ending in 2008.

In Cleon Township, Democrat Jeff Stanton ran for a partial supervisor term ending in 2008, and received 271 votes.

In the race for village president in Copemish, Maureen Needham reveied 55 votes against Shannon Saunders, who received 27 votes. Pamela Paige with 73 votes was the only candidate for clerk and Elaine Gibbs with 76 votes ran in the uncontested race for treasurer. In the trustee race, candidate Robert Needham had 53 votes, Andre Woodall had 23 votes, Michael Longo had 59 votes, Brian Paige Jr. had 49 votes, Ron Robinson had 54 votes, Deborah Longo had 48 votes and Lisa Collins had 59 votes.

Democrat Larry Linke was the lone candidate for trustee in Filer Township, earning 945 votes for a partial term expiring in 2008.

In the village of Kaleva, Daniel Holtz ran unopposed with 125 votes. Cathi Holtz ran unopposed in her race for clerk and had 120 votes and Judith Schafer ran uncontested in the treasurer race and had 124 votes. Sandi Kaskinen narrowly lost to David Peters in the trustee race, 106 to 101.

In Manistee Township, Republican Connie Smith garnered 1,038 votes to win a partial term as treasurer that will end in 2008.

Republican Roland Clement faced no opposition in the race for Onekama Township trustee, for a partial term expiring in 2008, with 594 votes.

In the village of Onekama, Robert Wendt (189 votes) was the only candidate for president. Ruth Hudson ran for clerk and had 237 votes, and Nikki Jach campaigned for treasurer and garnered 228 votes. Craig Peterson, with 189 votes, Mike Olejniczak, with 155 votes, Donald Schwing, with 154 votes and Alice Hendricks, with 195 votes were in races for trustee.

Stronach Township voters cast 318 votes for and 75 against renewal of a 0.5-mill levy for four years to pay for fire and rescue operations, and passed Proposition 1 with 307 yes votes versus 86 no votes for garbage/trash renewal.

Free Soil Community School District sought approval to continue collecting the statutory rate of 18 mills on non-homestead property by increasing the non-homestead tax rate by 2.25 mills through 2014. The proposal did not pass, with 273 no votes and 171 yes votes.

MISSAUKEE CO.

Final results posted at 11:24 a.m.

In the one contested race for the Missaukee County Board of Commissioners, District 2 Republican Brian Whipple won the seat with 400 votes, defeating Democrat Jeffrey Wiggins, who picked up 239 votes while Independent candidate Forest Kenyon trailed with 72 votes.

Winners in unopposed races were Lan Bridson in District 1 with 653 votes, Daniel Waller in District 3 with 531 votes, Susan Rogers in District 4 with 761 votes, Dean Vivian in District 5 with 795 votes, Don Shaarda in District 6 with 415 votes, where there were also 267 write-in votes, and Hurbert Zuiderveen in District 7 with 803 votes. All are Republicans.

Republican Larry Norman was the only candidate for county road commissioner and finished with 4,840 votes.

Charles Parsons ran unopposed for a six-year term as county probate judge and received 4,304 votes.

In Butterfield Township, Republican Daniel Elsholz picked up 171 votes as the lone candidate for a partial trustee term ending in 2008.

Democrat Anita Londak ran unopposed for Enterprise Township trustee and received 47 votes, winning a partial term that ends in 2008.

In Holland Township, Republican Benita Meekhof was the lone candidate for a partial term as treasurer ending in 2008, winning with 59 votes.

In Lake Township, Republican Kay Ouwinga won an unopposed clerk's race with 903 votes while Republican Kevin Gill took an unopposed trustee race with 872 votes. Both are for partial terms ending in 2008.

Republican Aldyne Ebels won an unopposed race for treasurer in Reeder Township with 356 votes, while Republican Keith Ebels won the trustee race with 343 votes. Both are for partial terms ending in 2008.

In West Branch Township, Democrat Jeanie Wilton won an unopposed race for a partial trustee term ending in 2008, picking up 146 votes.

OTSEGO COUNTY

Otsego's results were complete as of 11 p.m. Tues. night.

Republican Jack Deming ran unopposed for a six-year term on the Otsego County Road Commission and got 7,174 votes.

None of the nine Republican commissioners on the Otsego County Board faced an opponent for another two-year term. They each earned the following number of votes: Clark Bates in District 1, 645; Paul Beachnau in District 2, 825; Paul Liss in District 3, 660; Lee Olsen in District 4, 822; Erma Backenstose in District 5, 1,043; Kenneth Glasser in District 6, 806; Douglas Johnson in District 7, 837; Mike Hyde in District 8, 835; Allan Bentz in District 9, 851 votes.

Janet Allen, judge of the 46th Circuit Court, won over voters in Otsego County by a count of nearly 2,500 over her challenger, Gaylord attorney Daniel Bebble. Allen got 5,891 votes, while Bebble got 3,393 votes. Allen's partial term will end in 2011.

Michael Cooper, judge of the Otsego County Probate Court, ran unopposed for another six-year term and got 7,374 votes.

Otsego County voters by a close margin — 5,124 to 5,016 — decided to authorize a millage renewal request for operations and maintenance funds for the county's Sportsplex facility.

The approved renewal millage will allow county officials to collect 0.25 mills for five years, a decrease from the now-expired 0.3 mills to fund Sportsplex operations. The tax will collect an estimated $294,000 this year.

WEXFORD COUNTY

Final results posted at 3:50 p.m.

Several districts featured contested races for two-year terms on the Wexford County Board of Commissioners. In District 1, Republican Thomas Akers defeated Kevin Heitger, who ran without party affiliation, by a 946 to 312 vote, according to unofficial results. In District 9, Republican Scott Reagan defeated independent challenger Terry Beck by a vote of 1,060 to 437.

Unopposed Republican commissioner candidates include: Leslie Housler, District 2, 1,001 votes; Jerry Bulock, District 3, 928 votes; Larry Copley, District 4, 1,120 votes; Bill Goodwill, District 5, 766 votes; Michael Stump, District 6, 735 votes; William Barnett, District 7, 1,019 votes; and Sarah McKeever, District 8, 1,177 votes.

Kenneth Tacoma ran unopposed for a six-year term as county probate judge and received 8,394 votes.

In Boon Township, voters split over two millage requests. They rejected a 0.0973-mill operational levy to raise approximately $1,577 in 2006 by a vote of 126 to 145, according to unofficial results. Voters approved 185 to 92 a fire protection levy of 0.9775 mill, plus an additional 0.0225 mill for a total of 1 mill for 2006 and 2007 to fund the Boon Volunteer Fire Department.

In Cedar Creek Township, incumbent Supervisor Gary Gilmore and Clerk Pat Buttermore staved off recall attempts. Voters rejected the recall attempt against Gilmore by a vote of 187 to 421, while 185 voted to recall Buttermore versus 420 who voted in her favor. Trustees John Fuscone and Michael Johnson did not fair so well. Fuscone was recalled by a vote of 431 to 175, while Johnson was recalled by a vote of 367 to 230, according to unofficial results.

Republican Larry Payne was the lone candidate for Clam Lake Township treasurer. He received 922 votes.

In Greenwood Township, Stacy Johnson ran without party affiliation for clerk. She received 164 votes.

Lorne Haase ran unopposed for president in the village of Harrietta and received 42 votes. Carol Haase was the only candidate for treasurer, picking up 44 votes. Dan Boehle, George Cain and Agostina Nella Kerzich ran for three two-year trustee terms and got 34, 24, and 37 votes, respectively.

Cadillac Area Public Schools won voter approval of two ballot measures. The first — to renew the 18-mill non-homestead property tax — passed by a vote of 4,329 to 3,340..

The second — to allow the district to continue levying 18 mills on non-homestead property by increasing the non-homestead rate by 1 mill through 2013 to offset reductions under the state constitution's Headlee Amendment — passed 4,076 to 3,490.

The additional 1 mill would be levied only to the extent necessary to maintain 18 mills.

The measure would ensure the district continues to receive full state aid.