Your AnnArbor.com guide to results of the 2012 election
Democrats in the Atrium Ballroom at Weber's Inn celebrate after hearing President Barack Obama won Ohio.
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Update at 7:54 a.m.: All of the townships have now reported their numbers.
Update at 1:40 a.m.: Some townships still are in the process of reporting their results to the county clerk. This guide will be updated with numbers and winners as information becomes available.
Find all final Washtenaw County results for contested races in the general election from Nov. 6, 2012 right here.
(Bolding indicates a win)
President & Vice President of the United States
- Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan, R
- Barack Obama & Joe Biden, D
- Virgil H. Goode, Jr., Jame N. Clymer, U.S. Taxpayers
- Jill Stein & Cheri Honkala, Green
- Ross C. Anderson & Luis Rodriguez, Natural Law party
U.S. Senator
- Pete Hoekstra, R, Statewide: 848,637
- Debbie Stabenow, D, Statewide: 1,218,113
- Scotty Boman, Libertarian, Statewide: 41,559
- Richard A. Matkin, U.S. Taxpayers, Statewide: 11,744
- Harley Mikkelson, Green, Statewide: 13,412
- John A. Litle, Natural Law Party, Statewide: 5,249
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Representative in U.S. Congress - District 7
- Tim Walberg, R, Statewide: 84,037
- Kurt Richard Haskell, D, Statewide: 66,477
- Ken Proctor, Libertatrian, Statewide: 4,097
- Richard E. Wunsch, Green, Statewide: 1,701
Representative in U.S. Congress - District 12
- Cynthia Kallgren, R, 31,003
- John Dingell, D, 73,384
- Richard J. Secula, Libertarian, 3,648
Ann Arbor City - Mayor
- John Hieftje, D, 36,733
- Albert Howard, No Party, 6,635
Ann Arbor City - Ward 5 Council Member
- Chuck Warpehoski, D, 10,371
- Stuart Berry, R, 2,281
Augusta Township Supervisor
- Pete Hafler, D, 1,746
- Brian Shelby, R, 1516
Augusta Township Clerk
- Kathy Giszczak, D, 1,770
- Kathleen McDonald, R, 1,491
Augusta Township Treasurer
- Susan Burek, D, 311
- Nevel Overton Slack, R, 1,188
- Lynda H. Dew, D, 1,717
Augusta Township Trustee (four)
- Judy Thornton, D, 1,678
- Douglas Newsome, R, 1,203
- Dwight Parris Bennett, R, 1,268
- Michael J. King, R, 1,335
- Joseph Keefe, D, 1,659
- Dennis Chie, R, 1,485
- Ira Todd, D, 1,627
- Cath Howard, D, 1,662
Dexter Township Supervisor
- Pat A. Kelly, R, 1818
- James L. Drolett, R, 1737
Dexter Township Treasurer
- Libby Brushaber, R, 1817
- Dana Bullen, D, 1633
Dexter Township Trustee (four)
- Michael Howard, R, 1632
- John T. Emerick, R, 1576
- Bill Gajewski, R, 1630
- Carl J. Lesser, R, 1802
- Anne Sullivan Buchholz, D, 1631
- Steve Feinman, D, 1504
- Jason Maciejewski, D, 1647
Northfield Township Supervisor
- Marilyn Handloser Engstrom, R, 2,074
- Richard K. Rohrer, D, 1832
Northfield Township Treasurer
- Robert Erickson, D, 2,013
- Kathy Braun, R, 1,821
Northfield Township Trustee (four)
- Wayne F. Dockett, R, 1,960
- Jacqueline R. Otto>, R, 2,026
- Athena Trentin, D, 1,551
- Douglas R. Del Favero, D, 1,516
- Jeffery Vega, R, 1,793
- Janet M. Chick, R, 1,987
- David E. Gibbons Jr., D, 1,675
- Tracy S. Thomas, D, 1,881
Saline City - Mayor
- Glenn Law, 1711
- Brian D. Marl, 2614
Sharon Township Trustee
(two)- James Hopkins, R, 568
- Katharyn Spiegel, No Party, 356
- Patricia J. Farmer, No Party, 367
Superior Township Trustee
(four)
- Lisa Lewis, D, 3143
- Nancy E. Caviston, D, 3168
- Alex Williams, D, 2957
- Rodrick Green, D, 3011
- Kevin Jardine, R, 1548
Sylvan Township Supervisor
- Scott E. Cooper, R, 905
- Robert W. Lange, No Party, 731
Sylvan Township Trustee
(two)
- Kurt P. Koseck, R, 974
- Sandra J. Egeler, D, 715
- Roy Schmidt, R, 1001
- Alex Slocum, No Party, 352
Webster Township Trustee (four)
- Charles L. Estleman, R, 2,055
- Denette Bolyard, No Party, 695
- Bradley Gibson, D, 1,827
- Gary J. Koch, R, 2,296
- Richard Kleinschmidt, R, 2,198
- John H. Westman, R, 2,061
York Township Supervisor
- Joan Alexander, D, 1029
- John W. Stanowski, R, 1616
York Township Trustee
(four)
- Jane A. Kartje, R, 1577
- Jill A. Hargrove, R, 1645
- Brian F. Iott, R, 1664
- Dan C. Pichla, R, 1498
- Gary Zajac, D, 1122
Ypsilanti Township Trustee
(four)
- Jean Hall Currie, D, 18,163
- Scott Martin, D, 17,644
- Stan Eldridge, D, 18,255
- Mike Martin, D, 17,940
- Lawrence W. Johnson, L, 3,422
Dexter Village - President
- Jim Carson, 763
- Shawn W. Keough, 1,051
Dexter Village - Trustee (three)
- Joe Semifero, 910
- Paul Cousins, 1,202
- Julie A. Knight, 1,033
- James Smith, 906
Ann Arbor Public Schools - Board Member
- Dale R. Leslie, 13,708
- Deb Mexicotte, 25,371
Chelsea School District - Board Member (two)
- Dana Emmert, 2127
- Laura C. Bush, 2987
- Steve Olsen, 2536
- Kathy Keinath, 1822
Dexter Community Schools - Board Member - Partial Term ending 12/31/2014 (one)
- Barbara Read, 3,896
- Chris Gordon, 3,463
Saline Area Schools - Board Member (two)
- Smita Nagpal, 3,682
- Diane L. Friese, 5,689
- Paul Hynek, 4,886
- Karen Delhey, 5,706
Ann Arbor District Library - Board Member (four)
- Margaret A. Leary, 28,060
- Rebecca Head, 26,827
- Prudence Rosenthal, 23,498
- Nancy Kaplan, 30,508
- Lyn Powrie Davidge, 21,670
State & County Candidates
State Representative - District 52
(2-year term)
- Mark Ouimet, R, 17,207
- Gretchen Driskell, D, 17,460
State Representative - District 53 (2-year term)
- Jeff Irwin, D, 28,201
- John J. Spisak, R, 6,196
State Representative - District 54 (2-year term)
- David Rutledge, D, 10,102
- Bill Emmerich, R, 2,895
State Representative - District 55 (2-year term)
- Owen Diaz, R, 10,269
- Adam Zemke, D, 22,297
- David McMahon, G, 1,147
State Board of Education, (two)
- Todd A. Courser, R
- Melanie A. Kurdys, R
- Michelle Fecteau, D
- Lupe Ramos-Montigny, D
- Andy LeCureaux, L
- Karen Adams, U.S. Taxpayers
- Gail M. Graeser , U.S. Taxpayers
- Candace R. Caveny, G
- Dwain Reynolds III, G
Justice of the Supreme Court - Incumbent Full Term
- Doug Dern, Statewide: 207,890
- Connie Marie Kelley, Statewide: 1,291,055
- Stephen Markman (Incumbent), Statewide: 1,417,134
- Bridget Mary McCormack, Statewide: 1,413,735
- Kerry L. Morgan, Statewide: 247,645
- Colleen O'Brien, Statewide: 1,311,304
- Bob Roddis, Statewide: 171,759
Justice of the Supreme Court - Incumbent Partial Term ending 01/01/15
- Mindy Barry, 300,225
- Sheila Johnson, 1,402,282
- Brian Zahra (Incumbent), 1,704,432
County Clerk/Register of Deeds (4-year term)
- Lawrence Kestenbaum, D, 73,327
- Stanley F. Watson, R, 34,316
County Water Resources Commissioner (4-year term)
- Evan Pratt, D, 72,763
- Eric Scheie, R, 33,403
County Prosecuting Attorney
(4-year term)
- Brian L. Mackie, D, 82,624
- Justin Altman, L, 14,910
County Sheriff
(4-year term)
- Jerry L. Clayton, D, 77,543
- Jeffrey R. Gallatin, R, 33,120
County Treasurer
(4-year term)
- Catherine McClary, D, 109, 236
- Marlene Chockley, R, 49,528
22nd Circuit Court Judge - Incumbent
- Timothy Connors (Incumbent) , 83,101
- Michael Woodyard, 25,432
22nd Circuit Court Judge - Non-Incumbent (6-year term; two advance)
- James A. Fink, 55,704
- Carol Kuhnke, 67,051
County Commissioner - District 1
(2-year term)
- Rob Turner, R, 10,258
- Kent Martinez-Kratz, D, 10,904
County Commissioner - District 3 (2-year term)
- Alicia Ping, R, 10,896
- Wesley Prater, D, 8,603
County Commissioner - District 4
- Richard Conn, R, 5,186
- Felicia Brabec, D 10,506
County Commissioner - District 5
(2-year term)
- Rolland Sizemore, D, 12,850
- Richard Deitering, R, 5035
County Commissioner - District 6
(2-year term)
- Ronnie D. Peterson, D, 13,462
- David H. Raaflaub, R 2,544
County Commissioner - District 7
(2-year term)
- Andy LaBarre, D, 12,817
- David Parker, R, 3,675
County Commissioner - District 8
(2-year term)
- Yousef Rabhi, D, 10,562
- Joe Baublis, R, 2,922
County Commissioner - District 9
(2-year term)
- Conan Michael Smith, D, 15,849
- John Floyd, R, 3,878
University of Michigan Board of Regents (two 8-year terms) Note: Results in this race were still being tabulated Wednesday morning. Democrat Mark Bernstein appeared to be a winner for one of the seats. The other race was too close to call between Republicans Dan Horning and Rob Steele.
- Dan Horning, R
- Robert Steele, R
- Mark Bernstein, D
- Shauna Ryder Diggs, D
- James Lewis Hudler, L
- Gregory Scott Stempfle, L
- Joe Sanger, U.S. Taxypayer
- Gerald T. Van Sickle, U.S. Taxpayer
- Eric Borregard, G
- Nikki Mattson, NLP
Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees (two 6-year terms)
- Richard J. Landau, 56,875
- Diana McKnight Morton, 68,797
- William Hazen Figg, 34,002
Proposals
Statewide
Proposal 1
A referendum on Public Act 4 of 2011 - the emergency manager law
- Yes: Statewide: 2,027,288
- No: Statewide: 2,231,756
Proposal 2
A proposal to amend the state constitution regarding collective bargaining
- Yes, Statewide: 1,431,385
- No: Statewide: 2,019,879
Proposal 3
Proposal to amend the state constitution to establish a standard for renewable energy
- Yes: Statewide: 1,053,425
- No: Statewide: 1,818,954
Proposal 4
A proposal to amend the state constitution to establish the Michigan Quality Home Care Council and provide collective bargaining for in-home workers
- Yes, Statewide: 1,454,254
- No: Statewide: 1,970,073
Proposal 5
A proposal to amend the state constitution to limit the enactment of new taxes by state government
- Yes: Statewide: 877,740
- No: Statewide: 1,963,467
Proposal 6
A proposal to amend the state constitution regarding construction od international bridges and tunnels
- Yes: Statewide: 1,127,844
- No: Statewide: 1,749,355
Non-statewide
City of Ann Arbor - 2 Proposals
Proposal A
- Yes: 34,959
- No: 16,123
Proposal B
- Yes: 22,254
- No: 28,166
City of Ypsilanti - 2 Proposals
City charter revision question
- Yes: 2,969
- No: 2983
Charter amendment to make use/consumption of marijuana lowest police priority
- Yes, 5635
- No, 1914
Augusta Township - 1 Proposal
Police protection proposal
- Yes: 1,335
- No: 1,877
Bridgewater Township - 2 Proposals
Proposed extra millage for police service
- Yes: 344
- No: 578
Proposed extra voted millage for roads
- Yes: 321
- No: 525
Dexter Township - 1 Proposal
Establish and construct a permanent fire substation millage proposal
- Yes: 1,788
- No: 1,677
Salem Township - 1 Proposal
Salem township rezoning referendum
- Yes: 855
- No: 2428
Scio Township - 1 Proposal
Farmland and open space land preservation millage proposal
- Yes: 7,228
- No: 3,377
Lincoln Consolidated School District - 2 Proposals
Millage renewal proposal to continue to provide earmarked funds to operate community recreation programs, including for senior citizens
- Yes: 7,965
- No: 4,009
Operating millage renewal proposal
- Yes: 7,076
- No: 4,009
Willow Run Community Schools - 2 Proposals
School district consolidation proposal
- Yes: 2528
- No: 1289
Operating millage proposal
- Yes: 3,692
- No: 3,565
Ypsilanti Public Schools - 2 Proposals
School district consolidation proposal
- Yes: 3831
- No: 1984
Operating millage proposal
- Yes: 8,243
- No: 6,964
Ann Arbor District Library - 1 Proposal
Ann Arbor District Library downtown building proposal
- Yes: 33,604
- No: 41,359
Chelsea Area Fire Authority - 1 Proposal
Chelsea Area Fire Authority renewal millage proposal
- Yes: 3314
- No: 1876
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