Election 2020

Castonia defeats Kirkpatrick for second district county commission seat.

August 5, 2020

Castonia defeats Kirkpatrick for second district county commission seat. #Election2020 By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Gary Castonia has won the Republican party nomination for the Mason County Commission Second District seat. Castonia, the incumbent, defeated challenger Jason Kirkpatrick 267-216 in a close race. There are no Democratic candidates. Unless there is a write-in candidate, Castonia will be unopposed in…

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Hartley defeats Lange for 3rd district county commission seat.

August 5, 2020

Hartley defeats Lange for 3rd district county commission seat. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief #Election2020 LUDINGTON — Former Mason County Undersheriff Jody Hartley has defeated incumbent Chuck Lange, 622-410, in the Republican nomination for the Mason County Commission Third District seat, which represents Hamlin and Grant townships. There were no Democrat party candidates for the seat. Unless there is a write-in…

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Election results, 23 of 25 precincts reporting

August 5, 2020

Election results, 23 of 25 precincts reporting With 23 of 25 voting precincts reporting here are the current unofficial results for contested races: Democratic Party: Representative in Congress, First District Dana Ferguson, 380 Linda O’Dell, 219 Representative in State Legislature, 101st District Beth McGill-Rizer, 1,550 Cary Urka, 537 Republican Party: Representative for State Legislature, 101st District Carolyn Cater, 699 Jack…

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Candidate profiles: 101st House of Representatives 

August 2, 2020

Candidate profiles: 101st House of Representatives  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. EDITOR’S NOTE: The Primary Election takes place on Aug. 4. During the election, nominations are made from both the Republican and Democrat parties to decide who each respective party’s candidate will be in the November General Election. These profiles will feature the candidates who are running in contested races.  Both…

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 VanDyke faces challenge from Stickney for Eden Township clerk.

July 26, 2020

 VanDyke faces challenge from Stickney for Eden Township clerk. #Election2020 By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. EDITOR’S NOTE: The Primary Election takes place on Aug. 4. During the election, nominations are made from both the Republican and Democrat parties to decide who each respective party’s candidate will be in the November General Election. These profiles will feature the candidates who are running…

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