Mason County — Nov. 3, 2026

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS — City of Ludington, Precinct 3

The following results are from the City of Ludington Precinct 3 report, issued at 10:13 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3. These are precinct-level totals, not citywide, countywide or districtwide results.

Registered voters: 1,244
Ballots cast: 605
Voter turnout: 48.63%

City of Ludington

Mayor

• Cheri Stibitz: 268 (51.0%)

• Carol Hoekstra: 253 (48.2%)

• Write-in: 4 (0.8%)

Stibitz leads by 15 votes in Precinct 3.

City clerk

• Curtis Shields: 407

• Write-in: 3

City of Ludington ballot proposal

Ludington City Charter Amendment

• No: 306 (55.3%)

• Yes: 247 (44.7%)

The proposal is losing by 59 votes in Precinct 3.

Local school board

Ludington Area Schools Board of Education — Vote for three

• Brad Reed: 395

• Julie Keson: 226

• Kelly Parker: 185

• Kathleen Chaney: 166

• Julie Mowry Lipa: 132

• Natalie Grochowski: 99

• Whitney McCabe-Stevens: 81

• Write-in: 5

Reed, Keson and Parker are the top three vote-getters in Precinct 3.

West Shore Community College Board of Trustees

Vote for two

• Thomas S. Voss: 358

• Daniel LaMore: 342

• Write-in: 7

Michigan Senate — 32nd District

• Rebecca Amidon (D): 310 (52.2%)

• Kim Cole (R): 284 (47.8%)

Amidon leads by 26 votes in Precinct 3.

Michigan House — 102nd District

• Curt VanderWall (R): 299 (50.3%)

• Angel Coon (D): 292 (49.2%)

• Shawn Orton (L): 3 (0.5%)

VanderWall leads by seven votes.

U.S. House — 2nd Congressional District

• Ben Ambrose (D): 300 (50.5%)

• John Moolenaar (R): 288 (48.5%)

• Charlotte Magoon (Green): 5 (0.8%)

• Richard Sills (Natural Law): 1 (0.2%)

Ambrose leads by 12 votes in Precinct 3.

City of Ludington election results: Two precincts reporting

UNOFFICIAL COMBINED TOTALS — PRECINCTS 3 AND 4

The following totals combine results from City of Ludington Precincts 3 and 4 as reported Tuesday, Nov. 3. These totals are preliminary and do not represent complete citywide results.

Precincts reporting: 2
Registered voters in reporting precincts: 2,294
Ballots cast: 1,085
Combined voter turnout: 47.3%

City of Ludington

Mayor

• Cheri Stibitz: 492 (51.0%)

• Carol Hoekstra: 464 (48.1%)

• Write-in: 8 (0.8%)

Stibitz leads by 28 votes with two precincts reporting.

City clerk

• Curtis Shields: 759

• Write-in: 6

City Council — 4th Ward (Precinct 4 only)

• Jack Stibitz: 231 (54.2%)

• Marco Iafrate: 194 (45.5%)

• Write-in: 1 (0.2%)

Jack Stibitz leads by 37 votes in the reported 4th Ward contest.

City of Ludington ballot proposal

Ludington City Charter Amendment

• No: 548 (56.3%)

• Yes: 425 (43.7%)

The charter amendment is losing by 123 votes with two precincts reporting.

Local school board

Ludington Area Schools Board of Education — Vote for three

• Brad Reed: 695

• Julie Keson: 388

• Kelly Parker: 313

• Julie Mowry Lipa: 263

• Kathleen Chaney: 270

• Natalie Grochowski: 180

• Whitney McCabe-Stevens: 174

• Write-in: 5

Reed, Keson and Parker are the top three vote-getters in the combined precincts.

West Shore Community College Board of Trustees

Vote for two

• Thomas S. Voss: 661

• Daniel LaMore: 624

• Write-in: 10

Michigan Senate — 32nd District

• Rebecca Amidon (D): 542 (50.8%)

• Kim Cole (R): 524 (49.1%)

• Write-in: 1 (0.1%)

Amidon leads by 18 votes in the two reporting precincts.

Michigan House — 102nd District

• Curt VanderWall (R): 547 (51.4%)

• Angel Coon (D): 502 (47.2%)

• Shawn Orton (L): 14 (1.3%)

• Write-in: 1 (0.1%)

VanderWall leads by 45 votes.

U.S. House — 2nd Congressional District

• Ben Ambrose (D): 527 (49.5%)

• John Moolenaar (R): 515 (48.4%)

• Charlotte Magoon (Green): 14 (1.3%)

• Richard Sills (Natural Law): 7 (0.7%)

• Write-in: 1 (0.1%)

Ambrose leads by 12 votes in the two reporting precincts.