Here are local results from the Michigan August 2, 2022 primary election. our story includes a summary of contested races and ballot questions for Houghton, Keweenaw and Baraga Counties, and the eastern portion of Ontonagon County, along with links to full results for each county. Governor – Republican Primary• Tudor …
Read More »Waddell to Join Houghton Council – Area Election Results
Craig Waddell will join the Houghton City Council, after winning yesterday’s special election. Waddell garnered 272 votes, edging out Robyn Johnson, who collected 262 votes. Michael Salmi finished with 106. Waddell will fill out the unexpired council term of Dan Salo, who stepped down late last year after giving up …
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NATIONAL Houghton Keweenaw Baraga Ontonagon Gogebic Iron Marquette Total President Donald Trump, Republican 10380 862 2512 2358 4600 4216 24928 58.95% Joe Biden, Democrat 7755 672 1475 1391 3573 …
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2020 Primary coverage on 97.7 The Wolf Sponsored by: Copper Country Education Association Portage Lake District Library Houghton Building Supply 2020 Primary Election-Houghton County Master @ Final 29 of 29 precincts 1st Congress Jack Bergman-I R 3984 100% …
Read More »2018 Houghton County Fair Sets Records
Good weather led to a big increase in attendance at this year’s Houghton County Fair. The Fair Board’s year-end report estimates attendance at 23,790 – more than 4,000 better than the 2018 fair. Admission receipts, carnival rides and livestock sale auction receipts set new records. 230 volunteers contributed 5,100 hours …
Read More »Election Day – Here’s What’s on the Ballot
It’s election day in a few Copper Country neighborhoods. In Houghton County… – Hancock School District voters will be asked to renew the basic 18 mill operating millage for 10 years. – Voters in Adams Township are being asked to approve an eight-year renewal of a 0.3 mill levy that …
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Primary Election Results – August 7, 2018
31 People Voted Twice In Detroit During Presidential Election
Audit findings, released today by the state Bureau of Elections, reveal 31 people in Michigan may have voted twice in the November election. Director Chris Thomas says the Precinct Election Board could have caught this on Election Night, blaming it on human error, not fraud. The problems were discovered in …
Read More »Whitmer Gets Governor Campaign Underway
On the first day of her campaign for governor, Democrat Gretchen Whitmer is strongly criticizing Republican Bill Schuette for his role in the Flint water crisis. Whitmer says Schuette is using the Flint water crisis for his own political gain. With 14 years in the legislature, Whitmer says she is not …
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