Mason County — Nov. 3, 2026

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS — City of Ludington, Precinct 6

The following results are from the City of Ludington Precinct 6 report for the Nov. 3 general election. These are precinct-level totals, not citywide, countywide or districtwide results.

Registered voters: 1,091
Ballots cast: 506
Voter turnout: 46.38%

City of Ludington

Mayor

• Carol Hoekstra: 227 (51.8%)

• Cheri Stibitz: 207 (47.3%)

• Write-in: 4 (0.9%)

Hoekstra leads by 20 votes in Precinct 6.

City clerk

• Curtis Shields: 359

• Write-in: 5

City Council — 6th Ward

• Brett Vanderwall: 209 (50.6%)

• Jake Brody: 199 (48.2%)

• Write-in: 5 (1.2%)

Vanderwall leads by 10 votes in Precinct 6.

City of Ludington ballot proposal

Ludington City Charter Amendment

• No: 241 (53.8%)

• Yes: 207 (46.2%)

The proposal is losing by 34 votes in Precinct 6.

Local school board

Ludington Area Schools Board of Education — Vote for three

• Brad Reed: 296

• Julie Keson: 147

• Kelly Parker: 140

• Kathleen Chaney: 131

• Julie Mowry Lipa: 108

• Whitney McCabe-Stevens: 93

• Natalie Grochowski: 91

• Write-in: 10

Reed, Keson and Parker are the top three vote-getters in Precinct 6.

West Shore Community College Board of Trustees

Vote for two

• Daniel LaMore: 293

• Thomas S. Voss: 293

• Write-in: 6

LaMore and Voss are tied in Precinct 6.

Michigan Senate — 32nd District

The supplied Precinct 6 PDF does not contain the page showing this contest. Vote counts cannot be verified from the provided report.

Michigan House — 102nd District

The supplied Precinct 6 PDF does not contain the page showing this contest. Vote counts cannot be verified from the provided report.

U.S. House — 2nd Congressional District

• Ben Ambrose (D): 265 (53.6%)

• John Moolenaar (R): 212 (42.9%)

• Charlotte Magoon (Green): 13 (2.6%)

• Richard Sills (Natural Law): 2 (0.4%)

• Write-in: 2 (0.4%)

Ambrose leads by 53 votes in Precinct 6.

2026 general election results: City of Ludington (4 of 6 precincts reporting)

Mason County — Nov. 3, 2026

UNOFFICIAL COMBINED RESULTS — City of Ludington, Precincts 1, 3, 4 and 6

With four of Ludington’s six voting precincts reporting, Cheri Stibitz maintains a narrow lead over Carol Hoekstra in the mayoral election.

Stibitz has received 983 votes compared to Hoekstra’s 949, a margin of 34 votes.

The proposed City Charter Amendment continues to trail, with 1,112 no votes and 871 yes votes.

In the 2nd Congressional District race, Democrat Ben Ambrose leads Republican John Moolenaar by 13 votes in the four reporting city precincts.

Precincts reporting: 4 of 6
Registered voters in reporting precincts: 4,470
Ballots cast: 2,210
Combined voter turnout: 49.44%

City of Ludington

Mayor

• Cheri Stibitz: 983 (50.4%)

• Carol Hoekstra: 949 (48.6%)

• Write-in: 20 (1.0%)

Stibitz leads by 34 votes.

City clerk

• Curtis Shields: 1,570

• Write-in: 14

City Council — 4th Ward

• Jack Stibitz: 231 (54.2%)

• Marco Iafrate: 194 (45.5%)

• Write-in: 1 (0.2%)

Jack Stibitz leads by 37 votes.

City Council — 6th Ward

• Brett Vanderwall: 209 (50.6%)

• Jake Brody: 199 (48.2%)

• Write-in: 5 (1.2%)

Vanderwall leads by 10 votes.

City of Ludington ballot proposal

Ludington City Charter Amendment

• No: 1,112 (56.1%)

• Yes: 871 (43.9%)

The proposed charter amendment is losing by 241 votes.

Local school board

Ludington Area Schools Board of Education — Vote for three

• Brad Reed: 1,381

• Julie Keson: 741

• Kelly Parker: 656

• Kathleen Chaney: 605

• Julie Mowry Lipa: 538

• Natalie Grochowski: 355

• Whitney McCabe-Stevens: 355

• Write-in: 21

Reed, Keson and Parker are the top three vote-getters in the four reporting city precincts.

West Shore Community College Board of Trustees

Vote for two

• Thomas S. Voss: 1,367

• Daniel LaMore: 1,317

• Write-in: 18

Michigan Senate — 32nd District

Precincts 1, 3 and 4 reporting

• Kim Cole (R): 856 (50.9%)

• Rebecca Amidon (D): 825 (49.0%)

• Write-in: 1 (0.1%)

Cole leads by 31 votes.

Michigan House — 102nd District

Precincts 1, 3 and 4 reporting

• Curt VanderWall (R): 907 (54.1%)

• Angel Coon (D): 749 (44.7%)

• Shawn Orton (L): 19 (1.1%)

• Write-in: 2 (0.1%)

VanderWall leads by 158 votes.

U.S. House — 2nd Congressional District

• Ben Ambrose (D): 1,068 (49.2%)

• John Moolenaar (R): 1,055 (48.6%)

• Charlotte Magoon (Green): 32 (1.5%)

• Richard Sills (Natural Law): 10 (0.5%)

• Write-in: 4 (0.2%)

Ambrose leads by 13 votes.