Mason County — Nov. 3, 2026
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS — Free Soil Township
The following results are from the Free Soil Township Precinct 1 report, issued at 9:53 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3. These are precinct-level totals, not countywide or districtwide results. Village contests reflect only eligible village voters.
Registered voters: 763
Ballots cast: 432
Voter turnout: 56.62%
Free Soil village elections
Village president — Vote for one
– Write-in votes: 25
No printed candidate appeared on the ballot. The report does not identify the write-in candidates.
Village trustees — Vote for three
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George Merz: 45
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Robin D. Hass: 43
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Richard D. Roberts: 40
Village trustees, partial term — Vote for two
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Jason Brown: 45
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Mary Brown: 40
Local school board elections
Mason County Central Schools Board of Education — Vote for four
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Stephanie Stakenas: 31
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Barry Pleiness: 20
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Margaret Greiner: 17
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Gena Nelson: 16
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Steven A. Griswold: 8
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Darrell Storvik: 8
Stakenas, Pleiness, Greiner and Nelson are the top four vote-getters in this precinct’s portion of the school district.
Mason County Eastern Board of Education — Vote for three
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Sheryl A. Howe: 228
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Jennifer Fisher: 226
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Curtis A. Stewart: 219
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Write-in: 2
Mason County Eastern Board of Education, partial term — Vote for one
– Write-in votes: 32
No printed candidate appeared on the ballot.
Local school proposals
Mason County Eastern District Operating Millage
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No: 218 (59.6%)
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Yes: 148 (40.4%)
The proposal is losing by 70 votes.
Mason County Eastern District Sinking Fund Millage
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No: 225 (61.3%)
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Yes: 142 (38.7%)
The proposal is losing by 83 votes.
West Shore Community College Board of Trustees
Vote for two
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Thomas S. Voss: 266
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Daniel LaMore: 246
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Write-in: 2
Michigan Senate — 32nd District
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Kim Cole (R): 288 (67.4%)
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Rebecca Amidon (D): 139 (32.6%)
Cole leads by 149 votes in Free Soil Township.
Michigan House — 102nd District
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Curt VanderWall (R): 305 (71.3%)
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Angel Coon (D): 116 (27.1%)
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Shawn Orton (L): 7 (1.6%)
VanderWall leads by 189 votes.
U.S. House — 2nd Congressional District
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John Moolenaar (R): 281 (66.1%)
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Ben Ambrose (D): 135 (31.8%)
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Charlotte Magoon (Green): 6 (1.4%)
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Richard Sills (Natural Law): 3 (0.7%)
Moolenaar leads by 146 votes.
