Saugatuck, Douglas, township election counts

Here are complete, local results from the Nov. 4 general election. Canvassers were expected to certify the election Wednesday, Nov. 12.

Some details not in the major results at right:

In the Douglas, 74.57 percent of 979 registered voters cast ballots.

In the presidential race, the Green Party’s Cynthia McKinney earned 1 vote, Libertarian Party’s Bob Barr 2 and National Labor Party’s Ralph Nader 4.

In the race for Carl Levin’s U.S. Senate seat, the Green Party’s HarleyMekkelson earned 10 votes, U.S. Taxpayers Party’s Michael Nikitin 4, Libertarian Scotty Boman 10 and National Labor Party’s Doug Bern 1.

In the race for the U.S. Congress District 2, U.S. Taxpayers Party’s Ronald Graeser earned 5 votes, Libertarian Dan Johnson 12.

In the City of Saugatuck, 80.68 percent of 797 registered voters cast ballots.

For President, Green Party candidate Cynthia McKinney earned 3 votes, Libertarian Bob Barr 5, National Labor’s Ralph Nader 5.

In the race for Levin’s U.S. Senate seat, the Green Party’s Harley Mekkelson earned 11 votes, LibertarianScotty Boman 11 and National Labor’s Doug Bern 4.

In the race for the U.S. Congress District 2, U.S. Taxpayers Party’s Ronald Graeser earned 2 votes, Libertarian Dan Johnson 12.

In Saugatuck Township, 79.59 percent of 2,239 registered voters cast ballots.

For President, Green Party candidate Cynthia McKinney earned 4 votes, U.S. Taxpayers’ Chuck Baldwin 4, Libertarian Bob Barr 9 and National Labor’s Ralph Nader 10.

In the race for U.S. Senate, the Green Party’s Harley Mekkelson earned 15 votes, U.S. Taxpayers’ Michael Nikitin 12, Libertarian Scotty Boman 21 and National Labor’s Doug Bern 2.

In the race for the U.S. Congress District 2, U.S. Taxpayers Party’s Ronald Graeser earned 26 votes, Libertarian Dan Johnson earned 28.

Douglas City
Council members (elect four)
Diane L. Bailey 388
Matt B. Balmer 504
Robert F. Sapita 324
C. Daniel Urquhart (W) 24
John Renaldi (W) 4

Saugatuck City
Council members (elect four)
Mark E. Bekken 363
Barry E. Johnson 353
Jane Verplank 322
Tony Vettori 419


Road millage, 1.875 mill, 20 years
312 yes / 301 no

Saugatuck Township
Supervisor
William W. Wester Sr. (R) 1,154
Clerk
Jane Wright (R) 861
Treasurer
Pat Knikelbine (R) 1,257
Trustee (elect two)
Margaret Baker Conklin (R) 861
Damien Jarzembowski (D) 944
Christopher A. Roerig (R) 912

Board of Commissioners
District 1
Terry Burns (R) 3,977
Bonnie Wilkins (D) 2,396
Douglas:
Burns 316
Wilkins 362
Saugatuck City:
Burns 286
Wilkins 307
Saugatuck Township:
Burns 924
Wilkins 708
Laketown Township, #1:
Burns 712
Wilkins 298
Laketown Township, #2:
Burns 811
Wilkins 247
Laketown Township, #3:
Burns 280
Wilkins 167
Laketown Township, AVCB #4:
Burns 648
Wilkins 267

48th Judicial Circuit Court
William A. Baillargeon 21,425
Kevin Cronin 21,680
Douglas:
Baillargeon 427
Cronin 140
Saugatuck City:
Baillargeon 402
Cronin 121
Saugatuck Township:
Baillargeon 993
Cronin 385

State House of Representatives
District 88
Tom Clark (D) 18,119
Bob Genetski (R) 29,064*
Douglas:
Clark 297
Genetski 406
Saugatuck City:
Clark 275
Genetski 340
Saugatuck Township:
Clark 894
Genetski 808

Prosecuting Attorney
Frederick Anderson (R) 39,664

Sheriff
Blaine A. Koops (R) 40,148

Clerk-Register
Pat Foster (D) 18,514
Joyce A. Watts (R) 32,586
Douglas:
Foster 372
Watts 287
Saugatuck City:
Foster 300
Watts 279
Saugatuck Township:
Foster 734
Watts 908

Treasurer
Sally Brooks (R) 39,592

Drain Commissioner
Becky Rininger (R) 39,414

Surveyor
Kirk L. Van Order (R) 39,172

U.S. President
John McCain (R) (30,061)
Barack Obama (D) (24,165)*
Douglas
McCain 246
Obama 472
Saugatuck City
McCain 229
Obama 396
Saugatuck Twp
McCain 779
Obama 963

U.S. Senate
Jack Hoogendyk Jr. (R) (27,402)
Carl Levin (D) (24,697)*
Douglas
Hoogendyk 233
Levin 456
Saugatuck City
Hoogendyk 204
Levin 397
Saugatuck Twp
Hoogendyk 691
Levin 989

U.S. Congress
District 2
Peter Hoekstra (R) (15,705)*
Fred Johnson (D) (5,841)
Douglas
Hoekstra 322
Johnson 373
Saugatuck City
Hoekstra 300
Johnson 308
Saugatuck Twp
Hoekstra 968
Johnson 718

State ballot proposals
08-01: Legalize medical marijuana
(29,657 yes* / 24,333 no)
Douglas:
557 yes
146 no
Saugatuck City:
474 yes
143 no
Saugatuck Twp:
1,163 yes
570 no

08-02: Embryonic stem-cell amendment
(23,223 yes* / 30,699 no)
Douglas:
497 yes
205 no
Saugatuck City:
453 yes
165 no
Saugatuck Twp:
1,037 yes
695 no