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After months of campaigning and meet-and-greets, the election results are in, residents of the Old Mission Peninsula have spoken, and our next Peninsula Township Trustees have been chosen.
The following Old Mission Peninsula residents will be sitting alongside Supervisor Maura Sanders, Clerk Becky Chown and Treasurer Katie Clark as the next Peninsula Township Board:
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- J.P. Milliken (R), 2439 votes
- Isaiah Wunsch (D), 2321 votes
- Dave Sanger (R), 2250 votes
- Julie Alexander (D), 2232 votes
Those trustee candidates not moving forward include Fred Swaffer (R), 2171 votes; Kate Jerman (R), 2077 votes; Warner Queeny (D), 2072 votes; Armen Shanafelt (D), 1596 votes; and Sheila Johnson (Non-Partisan), 631 votes. Also, 17 votes were received as write-ins, for a total of 17,806 votes cast for trustees.
Maura Sanders (R), who secured the position of Township Supervisor with the August Primary Election, received 3182 votes; Write-ins included 66 votes, for a total of 3248 votes for supervisor.
Becky Chown (D), who ran unopposed for the Township Clerk position in the Primary Election, received 2958 votes yesterday. Write-ins included 95 votes, for a total of 3053 votes for clerk.
Katie Clark (R), who ran unopposed for the Township Treasurer position in the Primary Election, received 3070 votes yesterday. Write-ins included 46 votes, for a total of 3116 votes for treasurer.
For Peninsula Community Library Board, all six candidates running will fill those six seats: Nancy Davy (2170 votes); Nikki Sobkowski (2054 votes); Brit Eaton (1963 votes); Todd Wilson, (1940 votes); Pat Livingston (1899 votes); and John Bercini (1856 votes). Meet the Library Board here.
Of other interest to Old Mission Peninsula residents is the fact that the Farmland and Open Space Preservation Renewal for Acme Township passed, with 2008 voting yes and 874 voting no.
Presidential Race
In the Presidential race, Donald Trump (R) reached the necessary electoral votes to become the 47th President of the United States, with (at this writing) 292 electoral votes.
Trump has secured the battleground states of Michigan (15 electoral votes), Georgia (16 electoral votes), North Carolina (16 electoral votes), Pennsylvania (19 electoral votes) and Wisconsin (10 electoral votes.
Competitor Kamala Harris (D) has received (at this writing) 226 electoral votes. I’ve just learned that she has made a phone call to Donald Trump conceding the election.
Republicans wil control the Senate, with 52 seats (51 needed for the majority), with Democrats landing 43 seats.
Republicans are also expected to control the House. At this writing, they’ve secured 200 seats (218 needed for the majority), with Democrats landing 180 seats.
More Details for Peninsula Township Precinct 1:
- Ballots Cast: 2451
- Registered Voters: 2883
- Percent Turnout: 85.02 percent
- Donald Trump (R), 1086 votes
- Kamala Harris (D), 1313 votes
More Details for Peninsula Township Precinct 2:
- Ballots Cast: 2407
- Registered Voters: 2886
- Turnout: 83.40 percent
- Donald Trump (R), 1018 votes
- Kamala Harris (D), 1330 votes
More Details for Grand Traverse County:
Grand Traverse County Sheriff:
- *Mike Shea (R): 40,734 votes (Mike is a lifelong resident of the Old Mission Peninsula)
- Michael Gorbe (L) 8161 votes
State Rep., District 103:
- *Betsy Coffia (D): 23,265 votes
- Lisa Trombley (R): 20,874 votes
County Commissioner, 7th District
- *T.J. Andrews (D): 4490 votes
- Kathleen Haueisen (R): 3127 votes
United States Senator:
- *Elissa Slotkin: (D) 29,478 votes (overall winner in Michigan)
- Mike Rogers (R): 30,850 votes
Rep. in Congress:
- *Jack Bergman (R), 31,144 votes
- Callie Barr (D), 29,043 votes
Traverse City Area Public Schools:
- *Ty Schmidt: 21,101 votes
- *Josey Ballenger: 20,449
- *Scott Newman-Bale: 17,442 votes
TCAPS Operating Millage:
- *Yes: 32,030 votes
- No: 16,053 votes
Roads Millage:
- *Yes: 37,070 votes
- No: 18,933 votes
For a complete look at the results for Peninsula Township and Grand Traverse County, visit the County’s election results here.
Read all Peninsula Township Election 2024 News, Opinions and Candidate Questionnaires here.
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