HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Two of the more interesting races in Allegan County appear to be the District 26 State Senate seat and the Allegan County Prosecuting Attorney’s job.
Allegan County Clerk Bob Genetski’s bid for the D26 Senate seat looked promising in his home county where he edged out fellow Republican Aric Nesbitt by 498 votes. But Nesbitt’s sway in Van Buren County led to his 11,474 to 6,275 victory over Genetski.
Nesbitt’s Democratic challenger, Garnet Lewis, picked up 11,592 votes.
Myrene Koch, appointed to fill the Allegan County Prosecuting Attorney role in March, got 6,536 votes to fellow Republican Michael Villar’s 5,690. No Democrats filed to run that race, though the primary saw 727 write-in votes for a Democrat.
Voters said yes to all but three millage proposals: Dorr Twp. voters gave a resounding no to two millages, for the library (1,070 to 634) and the parks (1,105 to 600). By a narrow margin, Dorr voters gave the nod to the waste reduction and recycling proposal, 863 to 848.
In Leighton Twp. voters approved measures for the police and fire millarge renewal and police and fire protection, as well as an existing road millage and an airstrip development plan, but gave thumbsd down to a new road millage.
Allegan’s unofficial primary results took up 232-page document. Below is the short version, with results for everything except party delegates. The full, unofficial summary is online.
Allegan County
Precincts Reported: 36 of 42 (85.71%)Ballots Cast: 21,798
Governor
Bill Schuette-R 6,898
Brian Calley-R 3,576
Jim Hines-R 1,780
Patrick Colbeck-R 1,508
Unresolved Write-In 15
Total Votes 13,762Gretchen Whitmer-D 3,867
Abdul El-Sayed-D 1,988Shri Thanedar-D 1,263Write-In 2
Total Votes 7,118
US Senator
John James-R 7,563
Sandy Pensler-R 5,780
Unresolved Write-In 27
Total Votes 13,343
Debbie Stabenow-D 6,628Write-In 54
Total Votes 6,628
D6 Congress Representative
Fred Upton-R 11,922
Unresolved Write-In 136
Total Votes 11,922
Matt Longjohn-D 2,437
George Franklin-D 2,007
David Benac-D 1,170
Rich Eichholz-D 895
Unresolved Write-In 28
Total Votes 6,509
D26 District State Senator
(Allegan and Van Buren counties)
Aric Nesbitt-R 11,474
Bob Genetski-R 6,275
Don Wickstra-R 4,376
Write-In 50
Garnet Lewis-D 11,592
Unresolved Write-In 71
D72 Representative
Steven Johnson-R 2,353
Jennifer Antel-R 878
Unresolved Write-In 8
Total Votes 3,231
Ron Draayer-D 1,024
Unresolved Write-In 11
Total Votes 1,024
D80 Representative
Mary Whiteford-R 9,351
Unresolved Write-In 59
Total Votes 9,351
Mark Ludwig-D 3,504
Erik Almquist-D 1,418
Unresolved Write-In 29
Total Votes 4,922
Prosecuting Attorney
Myrene Koch-R 6,536
Michael Villar-R 5,690
Unresolved Write-In 58
Unresolved Write-In for Democrats (none running) 727
Total Votes 12,226
D1 Commissioner
Dean Kapenga-R 1,868
Anthony Brown-R 397
Unresolved Write-In 6
Total Votes 2,265
Christi Allen-D 1,532
Unresolved Write-In 5
Total Votes 1,532
D2 Commissioner
Jim Storey-R 1,780
Unresolved Write-In 6
Total Votes 1,780
Kenneth Whitcomb-D 295
Unresolved Write-In 1
Total Votes 295
D3 Commissioner
William Sorensen-R 723
Max Thiele-R 983
Unresolved Write-In 7
Total Votes 1,706
Kathryn Bamberg-D 657
Unresolved Write-In 5
Total Votes 657
D4 Commissioner
Mark D. DeYoung-R 2,200
Unresolved Write-In 18
Total Votes 2,200
Mike Salisbury-D 812
Unresolved Write-In 13
Total Votes 812
D5 Commissioner
Thomas Jessup-R 1,433
Unresolved Write-In 11
Total Votes 1,433
Don Doggenoorf-D 1,037
Unresolved Write-In 14
Total Votes 1,037
D6 Commissioner
Gale Dugan-R 1,060
Unresolved Write-In 9
Total Votes 1,060
Benjamin Snape-D 602
Unresolved Write-In 7
Total Votes 602D7 Commissioner (L) Rick Cain-R 997
Nathaniel Sherman-R 435
Unresolved Write-in: 8
Total Votes 1,432
Rachel Colingsworth DEM 812
Unresolved Write-In 1
Total Votes 812Dorr Twp. Parks Commissioner
Unresolved Write-in, Republican: 102
Unresolved Write-In, Democrat 57Fillmore Twp. Treasurer
Leah Folkert-R 586
Unresolved Write-In, Democrat 22
Laketown Twp. Park Commissioner
Thomas Shuff-R 1,026
Unresolved Write-In, Democrat 75Manlius Twp. Supervisor
Lowell Winne-R 440
Unresolved Write-In, Democrat 23
Martin Twp. Trustee
John Schipper-R 321
Unresolved Write-In, Democrat 9Salem Twp. Treasurer
Ashley Brower-R 689
Unresolved Write-In, Democrat 28
Saugatuck Twp. Supervisor
Christopher Roerig-R 430
Unresolved Write-In, Democrat 68
Valley Twp. Trustee
Timothy Batchelor-R 213
Unresolved Write-In, Democrat 18
Wayland Twp. Trustee Matthew Miner-R 468Unresolved Write-In, Democrat 31
County 911 Surcharge Yes 14,115No 4,842Total Votes 18,957County Road Millage RenewalYes 13,619No 5,371Total Votes 18,990 County Seniors Millage
Yes 13,632No 5,346Total Votes 18,978Allegan Twp. Waste & Recycling Yes 639No 369Total Votes 1,008Allegan Twp. Road Rebuilding
Yes 693No 302Total Votes 995Allegan Twp. Road Resurfacing Yes 675No 293Total Votes 968Allegan Twp. Fire Millage Yes 581No 421Total Votes 1,002Casco Twp. Zoning Amendment Yes 517No 407Total Votes 924
Casco Twp. Senior ServicesYes 680No 236Total Votes 916Cheshire Twp. Road Renewal Yes 289No 90Total Votes 379Dorr Twp. Waste Reduction & RecyclingYes 863No 848Total Votes 1,711Dorr Twp. Library MillageYes 634No 1,070Total Votes 1,704
Dorr Twp. Parks Millage Yes 600No 1,105Total Votes 1,705Fillmore Twp. Police Renewal Yes 485No 174Total Votes 659Hopkins Twp. Fire RenewalYes 350No 163Total Votes 513Laketown Twp. Millage Renewal Yes 1,087No 514Total Votes 1,601Lee Twp. First Responders Yes 192No 71Total Votes 263Leighton Twp. Police & Fire Renewal Yes 750No 332Total Votes 1,082Leighton Twp. Fire & Police Protection Yes 541No 535Total Votes 1,076Leighton Twp. Road RenewalYes 667No 415Total Votes 1,082Leighton Twp. Road MillageYes 481No 586Total Votes 1,067 Leighton Twp. Airstrip Development Yes 611No 489Total Votes 1,100 Otsego Twp. Fire Renewal Yes 0No 0Total Votes 0Otsego Twp. Solid Waste Disposal
Yes 0No 0Total Votes 0
Overisel Twp. Road RenewalYes 538No 229Total Votes 767
Valley Twp. Road Millage Yes 283No 128Total Votes 411
Watson Twp. Road Renewal Yes 265No 97Total Votes 362
City of South Haven Seniors Renewal Yes 0No 0Total Votes 0
City of South Haven Seniors Add Millage Yes 0No 0Total Votes 0Allegan School Operating Millage
Yes 1,650No 1,139Total Votes 2,789 Bloomingdale School Millage Renewal Yes 186No 116Total Votes 302
Gobles School Operating Millage Yes 0No 0Total Votes 0
Hamilton School Operating Millage
Yes 2,403No 1,081Total Votes 3,484 Hopkins Schools Operating Millage
Yes 954No 713Total Votes 1,667Allegan District Library Proposal Yes 1,830No 973Total Votes 2,803
Ransom District Library Proposal Yes 989No 479Total Votes 1,468
Saugatuck-Douglas District Library ProposalYes 1,003No 552Total Votes 1,555
