Election Coverage

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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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Michigan’s electors have cast their 16 votes for Donald Trump. Protesters were in Lansing urging the electors to “”vote your conscience” and reject Trump. However, it was a fruitless effort because in Michigan, electors who don’t follow the state results from the general election are simply replaced. It’s the first …

Donald Trump’s election victory becomes official today when Electoral College votes, including 16 in Michigan, are cast. The Michigan electors will meet at 2 o’clock this afternoon at the state Capitol in Lansing. Governor Snyder will preside over the vote. Some of the 16 people who will vote say they …