Republicans dominate in Chippewa County election results
CHIPPEWA COUNTY — Republicans running for office in Chippewa County largely dominated their races in the Nov. 8 midterm election.
Along with county races, Republican candidates in the 108th House district and 38th Senate district, David Prestin and Edward McBroom, defeated their opponents for the state seats.
The following are unofficial results for Chippewa County races and ballot proposals:
108th House
Republican candidate David Prestin easily won the election over Democratic candidate Chris Lopez with 63 percent of the vote in Chippewa County. Prestin had 2,768 votes to Lopez's 1,603.
Statewide, Prestin collected 65.7 percent of the vote and will replace Republican Beau LaFave as the 108th representative.
More:Meet the candidates for the 108th House seat
38th Senate
Republican candidate Edward McBroom won the election with 62.2 percent of the statewide vote. In Chippewa County, he received 1,765 votes.
Democratic candidate John Braamse and Green Party candidate Wade Paul Roberts lost their bids, with Braamse receiving 1,198 votes and Roberts receiving 60.
More:Q&A with the 38th State Senate candidates
107th House
Republican Neil Friske defeated Democrat Jodi Decker 5,673 votes to 4,005 votes. Friske will replace Republican John Damoose as representative of the 107th district in the State House of Representatives.
37th Senate
While Friske and Decker competed for Damoose's old seat, Damoose instead ran for the open senate position in the 37th district and won by over 2,000 votes.
Damoose received 6,952 votes compared to the 4,083 votes received by Democratic candidate Barbara Conley and the 204 votes received by Libertarian candidate Zachary Dean.
Sault City Commission
Five candidates were competing for three seats on the Sault Ste. Marie City Commission. The candidates include incumbents Ray Bauer, Andrew Rubinstein and Kathy Twardy, and challengers Steve Habusta and Scott Marble.
Bauer received 1,787 votes, Habusta received 1,911 votes, Marble received 2,430 votes, Rubinstein received 1,621 and Twardy received 1,708.
As the top three vote-getters, Marble, Habusta and Bauer won the open seats on the city commission.
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Chippewa County Commission
Chippewa County voters elected one candidate each from five districts to take a seat as county commissioner.
Incumbent commissioners Republican Scott Shackleton, Democrat Jim Martin and Republican Robert Savoie ran unopposed in the first, second and fifth districts respectively. They secured their positions with 1,436 votes for Shackleton, 1,564 votes for Martin and 2,470 votes for Savoie.
In the third district, Democrat Jim Page faced off against Republican Damon Lieurance, to replace Democrat Don Mclean. Lieurance won the election easily with 2,340 votes, more than double the 1,153 votes received by Page.
In the fourth district, Democrat Bruce Johnson and Republican James Traynor competed for the seat currently held by Democrat Ted Postula. Traynor won by 500 votes, with 1,693 total votes to Johnson's 1,194.
County proposals
Chippewa County voted on whether or not to pass three local proposals on Tuesday, and all three proposals were approved.
The Chippewa County Renewal and Allocation of Operating Millage passed with 8,824 yes votes to 4,745 no votes. This proposal will introduce separate tax limitations for Chippewa County, its townships and the intermediate school district within the county.
The DeTour Area School Operating Millage, which was voted on in three precincts, passed with 841 yes votes to 440 no votes. This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of a maximum of 18 mills on all property required for the school district to receive its full revenue per pupil foundation allowance.
The third local proposal, a road maintenance proposal that would renew a 2021 millage until 2026, raising an estimated $65,000 a year for road maintenance in Raber Township, also passed. It received 237 votes yes and 130 votes no.
The Straits Area EMS Authority Ambulance Service Millage, which was only voted on in one precinct, passed with 112 votes for and 89 votes against.
More:What proposals are on the ballot in Chippewa County?
Sault Area Schools Board of Education
Sault Area Schools had a race for two positions on the school board. Incumbent Missy Pingatore ran to keep her position for another term and succeeded, receiving the most votes of any candidate with 4,350 votes.
The next three candidates, William Odbert, Michelle Ribant and Ursula Walther, all competed for the board position currently filled by Lisa Young. Odbert took the position with 2,753 votes and Ribant close behind with 2,307 votes. Walther received the fewest with 1,403 votes.
How did Chippewa County vote on statewide issues?
The three state proposals on ballots across Michigan have passed. Chippewa County voted similarly, as a majority of county voters favored Prop 1, by a vote of 8,486 to 5,541, and Prop 2, with 7,222 yes votes to 6,908 no votes.
County voters largely disagreed with Prop 3, however, with 7,309 no votes and 6,957 yes votes.
Chippewa County voters also favored Republican candidates in the statewide races for governor, attorney general and secretary of state. Republican Tudor Dixon had 7,902 votes to 6,303 votes for Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who won a second term.
Chippewa County voters favored Republican Kristina Karamo over Democratic Party incumbent Jocelyn Benson, 7,774 to 6,277, in the secretary of state race. Benson won statewide.
Attorney General Republican candidate Matthew DePerno earned 7,963 votes in Chippewa County to 5,973 for Democratic incumbent Dana Nessel. Nessel won the election.
In the first Congressional district race between Republican incumbent Jack Bergman and Democrat Bob Lorinser, county voters favored Bergman 8,935 to 4,968. Bergman won a second term.
All results are unofficial until certified.
— Contact Brendan Wiesner: BWiesner@Sooeveningnews.com
This article originally appeared on The Sault News: Republicans dominate in Chippewa County Nov. 8 election results
