Conway, Chamberlain and Harmon win in Charlevoix County Commission primary
CHARLEVOIX — Charlevoix County residents voted for three new county commissioners in the primary election on Aug. 2.
Annemarie Conway won the race against Cheryl Potter Browe in the Republican primary for District 6, which represents the City of Charlevoix and Charlevoix Township.
Unofficial results on Tuesday show Conway received a total of 528 votes and Potter Browe had 354.
Conway won Charlevoix Township with 197 votes compared to Potter Browe's 170 and the City of Charlevoix with 331 votes compared to Potter Browe's 184.
"Thank you for your support during the primary campaign," Conway wrote to the Courier on Wednesday. "Between now and November I will be diligently researching solutions to bring workforce housing to Charlevoix County."
There were no Democratic primary candidates for the position, so Conway will run unopposed in the November general election.
Joshua Chamberlain was the victor against incumbent Robert Draves to represent East Jordan and South Arm Township in District 4.
Chamberlain had a total of 569 votes compared to Draves' 172 votes.
Chamberlain won the City of East Jordan 214 to 75 and South Arm Township 355 to 97.
"This win is for my community," Chamberlain wrote to the Courier. "I listened to their concerns and applied it to my campaign. I can't wait to see what the future holds for my district, many thanks to my supporters."
He will not have a Democratic opponent on the ballot in November.
Pat Harmon won in District 3 with 658 total votes, which includes the townships of Wilson, Boyne Valley, Hudson and Chandler. He is a new candidate who ran unopposed. Ronald Reinhardt held the position previously but chose not to run for reelection.
Other county commissioner candidates on the ballot running unopposed for reelection were Bob Jess (828 votes) in District 1, Chris Christensen (687 votes) in District 2 and Scott Hankins (958 votes) in District 5.
More: Meet the candidates for Charlevoix County Commission
Contact reporter Annie Doyle at adoyle@charlevoixcourier.com
This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Annemarie Conway, Joshua Chamberlain and Pat Harmon won the primary election on Aug. 2
