Thursday, November 8, 2012
David Curson beat out Kerry Bentivolio to serve the rest of Thaddeus McCotter's term.
Republican Kerry Bentivolio may have won the general election Tuesday to represent Michigan's 11th District in Congress, but he lost the special election to fill the remainder of Thaddeus McCotter's term. Democrat David Curson beat Bentivolio and will serve the rest of McCotter's term, which ends Dec. 31. Bentivolio will take over in January for a two-year term. The vote to fill a partial term was added to the ballot when McCotter resigned from the position in July after it was discovered that his campaign failed to turn in the requisite number of signatures to run for re-election this past Tuesday. His seat has been vacant for the past four months. Curson received 159,267 votes, or 51 percent of the vote, and Bentivolio received 151,740 …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Unions were disappointed. Canadians were thrilled. All in all, reactions were varied as Michigan voters shot down all six statewide ballot proposals.
Unions were disappointed. Canadians were thrilled. All in all, reactions were varied as Michigan voters shot down all six statewide ballot proposals. (See all statewide election results here.) The six state proposals on the Nov. 6 ballot in Michigan were: How did you vote on these proposals?
Incumbent Greg Baroni (R) will continue his role as White Lake Supervisor.
The results are in, and while unofficial, residents in White Lake have decided to retain Greg Baroni as White Lake Township Supervisor. With 12 of 12 precincts reporting in White Lake, incumbent Greg Baroni (R) garnered 60.32 percent of the vote, while challenger Michael Smith (D) earned 39.28 percent of the vote. For more election results check out: The following are the unofficial results of the local races in White Lake:
Rick Hamill (R) won the general election and will serve as Highland Township Supervisor for the next four years.
The results are in, and while unofficial, residents in Highland have elected Rick Hamill (R) as Highland Township Supervisor. With 8 of 8 precincts reporting in Highland, Republican Rick Hamill garnered 68.96 percent of the vote, while Democratic challenger Doug Bourgeois earned 30.78 percent of the vote. The Highland Township Library Board will also see a new face with Christina Hamill being elected to the board, earning 17.85 percent of the vote. Despite the large turnout and lines at precincts in Highland. Many voters reported a positive experience Tuesday. "My wife and I voted at Highland Elementary, and it was, by far, the most pleasant voting experience we've ever had!," Darin Grosser said on the White Lake-Highland Patch Facebook …
Lisa Blackwell has won reelection to her seat on the Huron Valley Schools Board of Education; non-homestead millage renewal approved by district voters.
Voters in the Huron Valley School District overwhelmingly approved the district's request for a non-homestead millage renewal. The millage, according to the district, will bring in more than $9 million for the district's annual budget. The millage renewal received 18,728 yes votes, and 10,735 no votes. In addition to the millage, two seats on the Huron Valley Schools Board of Education were decided. Current board member Lisa Blackwell won 35.87 percent of the vote and will retain her seat. Beth Lewis will joining Blackwell on the board of education - she won 23.87 percent of the vote. The other candidates, Jerry Aubry and Eric Wallis, had 19.63 percent and 20.25 percent of the vote respectively. For more election results check out: The …
Taj conceded the race Wednesday morning.
Some results are still trickling in, but Democrat Syed Taj conceded the race for Michigan's 11th Congressional District to Republican Kerry Bentivolio Wednesday morning. "It goes without saying that I am disappointed in last night's results. However, I am not disappointed in the campaign that we have ran in the 11th. We faced a tough map and in spite of this disadvantage worked our district hard and left nothing on the table," Taj said in a statement. Bentivolio spoke to a group of supporters just before midnight Tuesday at his election party at the Sheraton in Novi, thanking them for their support. "We're going to go to Washington, and we're going to represent the 11th District like it's never been represented before," he said. As of …
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While the results are still unofficial, Hamill got 69 percent of the vote in his election and Baroni captured 60 percent in his.
Tuesday, 11:45 p.m. With 12 of 12 precincts reporting, Greg Baroni (R) has retained his position as White Lake Township Supervisor. While the results are still unofficial, Baroni had 60 percent of the vote, and Michael Smith (D) had 39 percent of the vote. Tuesday, 11:20 p.m. Unofficial results are in for the Oakland County Commissioner 2nd District Race. With 26 of 26 precincts reporting Bob Hoffman (R) has won the seat with 62 percent of the vote. Sherlynn Everly (D) earned 37 percent of the vote. Tuesday, 9:01 p.m. Unofficial Highland Township results are in. With 8 of 8 precincts reporting, Rick Hamill has won the township supervisor race. See the graphs below for vote totals in all Highland races. Tuesday, 8:01 p.m. The polls have …
Five of the six statewide ballot proposals were defeated, according to early results.
Voters throughout Michigan chose Barack Obama over Mitt Romney for president, according to early results, and voted no on at least five of the six state proposals. Michiganders also chose incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow over Republican challenger Pete Hoekstra for Senate, according to early results. Voter turnout was reported to be high across the state. In 2008, 66.2 percent of Michigan's registered voters cast ballots, the highest number since 1968 when voter turnout was 66.8 percent. On Tuesday, many precincts were still taking ballots well after 8 p.m. to accommodate voters. 1:32 AM: U.S. Rep. John Dingell claimed victory and a record-breaking 30th term in Congress. 12:46 AM: Results are trickling in. Dexter Patch reports Gretchen …
Oakland County voters elected an executive, clerk, sheriff and treasurer at the polls Tuesday.
5:30 AM: All precincts have been counted. Check the table above for final unofficial vote tallies. 1:20 AM L. Brooks Patterson kept his lead, with 499 of 522 precincts reporting. Also, Andy Meisner, Michael Bouchard and Jessica Cooper are continued to lead their opponents. Challenger Lisa Brown was stil leading incumbent County Clerk Bill Bullard. 11:52 PM With 75 percent of ballots counted, voter turnout looks to be about 65 percent in Oakland County. 10:40 PM: With more than half the precincts in Oakland County reporting, incumbents L. Brooks Patterson, Andy Meisner, Michael Bouchard and Jessica Cooper are continuing to lead their opponents. Challenger Lisa Brown is stil leading incumbent County Clerk Bill Bullard. 9:13 PM: Some …
President Obama defeated Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.
President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden were re-elected Tuesday night, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney and his vice-presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan. NBC News called the presidential election for Obama around 11:15 EST. The president sent a message on Twitter at 10:14 saying simply, "This happened because of you. Thank you." The campaign Obama won was the most expensive presidential race ever, with both parties raising about $2.6 billion. The race was filled with negative campaigning on both sides, from President Obama attacking Romney’s business experience with Bain Capital to Romney lambasting Obama’s handling of the economy. The race tightened during the final months of the campaign, with gaffes and …
Tom Skyler
10:45 am on Monday, November 12, 2012
I am looking forward to the new bridge to Canada, to me the positives far outweigh any negatives. I am hoping the silly lawsuits delaying it do not ruin the project. more ›