Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Unions were disappointed. Canadians were thrilled. All in all, reactions were varied as Michigan voters shot down all six statewide ballot proposals.
Unions were disappointed. Canadians were thrilled. All in all, reactions were varied as Michigan voters shot down all six statewide ballot proposals. (See all statewide election results here.) The six state proposals on the Nov. 6 ballot in Michigan were: How did you vote on these proposals?
The Dexter mom will join the school board as a trustee in January.
Dexter resident Barbara Read defeated incumbent Chris Gordon for the partial-term trustee seat on the Dexter Community Schools Board of Education. Read received 2,433 votes to Gordon's 2,077 votes, according to unofficial results from Washtenaw County. Incumbents Larry Cobler and Bonnie Everdeen were also re-elected in an uncontested race for a six-year term each. Cobler received 3,468 votes, and Everdeen received 3,629 votes. Read said she is a grateful to all of the voters and supporters who came out to the polls on Election Day. "Right now I'm feeling grateful. I would not be Dexter's newest school board member without the support of my family and friends," Read said in a written statement. "My husband David has been there all along the…
Shawn Keough retained his seat as village president by a 288-vote margin on Tuesday. Dexter resident Julie Knight will join the council as a trustee.
Shawn Keough retained his seat as president of the Dexter Village Council by a 288-vote margin in the Nov. 6 election, according to unofficial results. Keough garnerned 1,051 votes to challenger Jim Carson, who received 763 votes. "I want to thank all the people who voted and supported my campaign," Carson said. "I am very grateful to be part of the first contested election for village president since 1998. The residents had the opportunity to share their voice, and it was very clear what choice they wanted. "I am still on the village council as a trustee, and I expect to go back to work doing the things I've done for the last nine years as a trustee. I'm happy to serve on the council." Wednesday morning, Keough expressed gratitude to the …
Gretchen Driskell plans to keep campaign promise and restore education funding.
Saline Mayor Gretchen Driskell is now the newly elected state representative for Michigan's 52nd District. With 124 of the 169 precincts counted, Driskell had 17,460 votes and Mark Ouimet had 17,207, according to unofficial results from Washtenaw County. Driskell ran against incumbent Republican Ouimet of Scio Township. Driskell, who has been Saline mayor since 1999, was critical of the Republicans' cuts to revenue sharing payments to municipalities since announcing her campaign in March. "I don't want to cut any more revenues," she said. She said she plans to have a more detailed plan by January but she said her focus will be restoring education funding, a major platform of her campaign. "What really resonated when I went door to door …
Residents approved a request to levy up to 1 mill for seven years to build a fire station on Dexter Townhall Road.
Dexter Township residents approved a ballot proposal to construct a permanent fire station in the township. According to unofficial election results, the proposal passed with 1,788 "yes" votes to 1,677 "no" votes on Tuesday. The seven-year, 1-mill proposal will generate roughly $287,000 in its first year for construction of the new station at the corner of North Territorial and Dexter Town Hall Road. "I'm happy that we're going to have a station to permanently address emergency service needs for our residents," supervisor Pat Kelly said. The new station would feature two double length bays, another half bay, sleeping quarters, office and a meeting/training room. Total construction costs are estimated to be between $1.2 and $1.6 million. …
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The results of the 2012 general election in Dexter are slowly trickling in. Here is a look at some of the unofficial race results as of 5 a.m. on Wednesday. Patch will update this chart as more information becomes available. LIVE 2012 DEXTER ELECTION RESULTS Results as of 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7. These numbers exclude Webster Township Precinct 3 results. Connect with Dexter Patch on Facebook and Twitter. For results on the Washtenaw County elections, click here. For results on the statewide elections in Michigan, click here.
Dexter Township resident Bill Lowery, 91, volunteered his time at the polls on Election Day.
For the 18th time in his life, Bill Lowery of Dexter Township cast his ballot for U.S. president on Tuesday. "I haven't missed an election since I've been able to vote," he said. Lowery, 91, a World War II veteran, said this year's election is particularly important due to all the local, state, and national candidates running for office. "The divisiveness between the Democrats and Republicans has gotten out of hand," he said. "Neither one of the candidates wants to come to the middle and unite our country." For that reason, Lowery offered to volunteer at his local polling station on Tuesday to help encourage residents to vote. "I think that everyone should come out to vote, especially given the state of our current economy," he said. His …
Libby Brushaber defeats Dana Bullen for the township treasurer position.
With 100 percent of its precincts reporting, voters in Dexter Township have re-elected incumbent Supervisor Pat Kelly to another four-year term. Kelly defeated Republican Jim Drolett, 1,818 to 1,737, according to unofficial results provided by the township. "I want to thank all the people who supported me," Kelly said Tuesday night. "I look forward to finishing up the public safety agenda and taking a long hard look at the roads in our communities to figure out a solution." Drolett declined to comment on the election, but said he would like to thank his supporters in the township. Republican Libby Brushaber defeated Democrat Dana Bullen 1,817 votes to Bullen's 1,633 in the township treasurer race. "I would like to thank the voters of …
Five of the six statewide ballot proposals were defeated, according to early results.
Voters throughout Michigan chose Barack Obama over Mitt Romney for president, according to early results, and voted no on at least five of the six state proposals. Michiganders also chose incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow over Republican challenger Pete Hoekstra for Senate, according to early results. Voter turnout was reported to be high across the state. In 2008, 66.2 percent of Michigan's registered voters cast ballots, the highest number since 1968 when voter turnout was 66.8 percent. On Tuesday, many precincts were still taking ballots well after 8 p.m. to accommodate voters. 1:32 AM: U.S. Rep. John Dingell claimed victory and a record-breaking 30th term in Congress. 12:46 AM: Results are trickling in. Dexter Patch reports Gretchen …
President Obama defeated Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.
President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden were re-elected Tuesday night, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney and his vice-presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan. NBC News called the presidential election for Obama around 11:15 EST. The president sent a message on Twitter at 10:14 saying simply, "This happened because of you. Thank you." The campaign Obama won was the most expensive presidential race ever, with both parties raising about $2.6 billion. The race was filled with negative campaigning on both sides, from President Obama attacking Romney’s business experience with Bain Capital to Romney lambasting Obama’s handling of the economy. The race tightened during the final months of the campaign, with gaffes and …
Tom Skyler
10:45 am on Monday, November 12, 2012
I am looking forward to the new bridge to Canada, to me the positives far outweigh any negatives. I am hoping the silly lawsuits delaying it do not ruin the project. more ›