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LUDINGTON — Early Wednesday morning, Mason County Press reported results of the Nov. 3 City of Ludington election as final. However, MCP did not anticipate that early voting results would be reported separately under a new reporting system. As a result, some of the vote totals published in our initial report were incorrect.
The updated results include all six city precincts and the early voting totals. MCP also had not reported the final results of the three contested City Council races, which are included below.
We apologize for the reporting errors and any confusion they may have caused.
The following are the complete, unofficial results for the City of Ludington. Results remain unofficial until certified by the Board of Canvassers.
Citywide results
Mayor
- Cheri Stibitz: 1,761
- Carol Hoekstra: 1,650
- Write-ins: 39
Stibitz was elected mayor by 111 votes.
City clerk
- Curtis Shields: 2,805
- Write-ins: 31
Shields was unopposed.
Ballot proposals
The following totals reflect City of Ludington voters only.
Ludington City Charter Amendment
The proposal would have transferred accounting and financial management duties from the elected city clerk to a finance director appointed by the city manager with City Council approval.
- No: 1,904
- Yes: 1,599
The proposal was defeated by 305 votes.
Ludington City Council results
2nd Ward
- Alex Kazmarski: 311
- Eric Gregory Case: 302
- Write-ins: 3
Kazmarski was elected by nine votes.
4th Ward
- Jack Stibitz: 261
- Marco Iafrate: 203
- Write-ins: 1
Stibitz was elected by 58 votes.
6th Ward
- Brett Vanderwater: 247
- Jake Brody: 233
- Write-ins: 6
Vanderwater was elected by 14 votes.
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