2026 general election results: Free Soil Township

November 3, 2026

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

  • George Merz: 45

  • Robin D. Hass: 43

  • Richard D. Roberts: 40

Village trustees, partial term — Vote for two

  • Jason Brown: 45

  • Mary Brown: 40

Local school board elections

Mason County Central Schools Board of Education — Vote for four

  • Stephanie Stakenas: 31

  • Barry Pleiness: 20

  • Margaret Greiner: 17

  • Gena Nelson: 16

  • Steven A. Griswold: 8

  • 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

  • Sheryl A. Howe: 228

  • Jennifer Fisher: 226

  • Curtis A. Stewart: 219

  • 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

  • No: 218 (59.6%)

  • Yes: 148 (40.4%)

The proposal is losing by 70 votes.

Mason County Eastern District Sinking Fund Millage

  • No: 225 (61.3%)

  • Yes: 142 (38.7%)

The proposal is losing by 83 votes.

West Shore Community College Board of Trustees

Vote for two

  • Thomas S. Voss: 266

  • Daniel LaMore: 246

  • Write-in: 2

Michigan Senate — 32nd District

  • Kim Cole (R): 288 (67.4%)

  • Rebecca Amidon (D): 139 (32.6%)

Cole leads by 149 votes in Free Soil Township.

Michigan House — 102nd District

  • Curt VanderWall (R): 305 (71.3%)

  • Angel Coon (D): 116 (27.1%)

  • Shawn Orton (L): 7 (1.6%)

VanderWall leads by 189 votes.

U.S. House — 2nd Congressional District

  • John Moolenaar (R): 281 (66.1%)

  • Ben Ambrose (D): 135 (31.8%)

  • Charlotte Magoon (Green): 6 (1.4%)

  • Richard Sills (Natural Law): 3 (0.7%)

Moolenaar leads by 146 votes.

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