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County has 65% voter turnout; recap of local election results.

November 9, 2016

County has 65% voter turnout; recap of local election results.  #MasonCountyElection. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Sixty-five percent of the 22,816 registered voters in Mason County voted in Tuesday’s Presidential Election, 14,948 people. Here are the results of most of the races in Mason County: Note: Percentages are rounded up. Straight party tickets:  Republican: 3,970 (59%) Democrat: 2,348 (35%) Libertarian:…

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Holman elected Ludington mayor; Henderson wins councilor seat.

November 9, 2016

Holman elected Ludington mayor; Henderson wins councilor seat.  #MasonCountyElection By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Kaye Holman has been elected the mayor of Ludington, narrowly defeating Cheri Stibitz-Rozell by eight votes (see results below). Holman, 75, will serve as mayor pro-tem/councilor-at-large until Dec. 31 and then will be sworn in as mayor, a position that she will serve until the…

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Mr. VanderWall is going to Lansing, projected to win 101st House seat.

November 9, 2016

#MasonCountyElection. LUDINGTON — Curt VanderWall is likely to win the 101st Michigan House of Representatives seat. The Republican from Pere Marquette Township is currently leading Democratic opponent Dan Scripps by 53% with 75 percent of precincts reporting. The 101st District covers Mason, Manistee, Benzie, and Leelanau counties. With 24 out of 25 precincts reporting in Mason County, VanderWall has won…

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Duncil defeats Hahn; Petipren defeats Cilman in Scottville.

November 8, 2016

#MasonCountyElection. SCOTTVILLE — Incumbent Connie Duncil is keeping her commissioner-at-large seat in the city of Scottville. Duncil defeated challenger Ed Hahn, 222-177.  Sue Petipren defeated Nick Cilman, 127-78, for the Second Ward Commissioner seat. The two will be sworn in during the next city commission meeting, on Monday, Nov. 14 at 5:30 p.m. See results as they happen atwww.Facebook.com/MasonCountyPress or…

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Johnson defeats Rotta for Ludington third ward seat.

November 8, 2016

#MasonCountyElection LUDINGTON — Incumbent Les Johnson defeated Tom Rotta for the Ludington third ward councilor seat, 493-159. See results as they happen at www.Facebook.com/MasonCountyPress or www.Twitter.com/MasonCoPress

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