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MARQUETTE COUNTY

COUNTY COMMISSION – District 1 

Democrat – John DePetro, 792

Republican – Daniel Everson, 511

COUNTY COMMISSION – District 2

Democrat – Joseph Derocha, 2,655

Republican – Justin Carlson, 1,437

COUNTY COMMISSION – District 3

Democrat – Bruce Heikkila

Republican – No candidate

COUNTY COMMISSION – District 4

Democrat – Gerry Corkin, 774

Republican – Keith LaCosse, 331

COUNTY COMMISSION – District 5

Democrat – Bill Nordeen, 920

Republican – Bob Struck, 737

COUNTY COMMISSION – District 6

Democrat – Karen Alholm, 452

Republican – Mark Curran, 336

 

 CITY OF ISHPEMING

Mayor – Two-year term

Claudia Demarest, 238

Mike Tonkin, 782

 

City Council – Two 4-year terms

Michael Tall, 572

Joseph Juidici, 621

Justin Koski,577

 

CITY OF MARQUETTE

City Commission – Three 3-year terms

Thomas Baldini, 3,269

Mike Conley,  2,601

Peter White Frazier, 2,303

Craig Miller, 1,054

Adam Robarge, 909

Jesse Schramm, 1,760

 

Board of Light and Power – Two 3-year terms

Dave Carlson, 2,074

Jerry Irby, 1,838

Tom Tourville, 3,271

Kenneth Wanberg, 1,034

 

BALLOT PROPOSALS

Marquette County Veterans Affairs Department Millage – 0.1-mill increase over 10 years to create and maintain a county Department of Veterans’ Affairs to provide support and assistance to veterans.

Yes-- 13,485

No-- 6,753

Marquette Charter Township Library Millage – 0.9061-mill renewal over 2 years to provide Peter White Public Library services to township residents.

Yes-- 1,154

No-- 392

Marquette Charter Township Road Improvement Millage – 1.5-mill increase over 15 years to repair and improve township roads. 

Yes-- 1,089

No-- 467

Powell Township Library Millage – 1 mill over 4 years to provide Peter White Public Library services to township residents. 

Yes-- 198

No-- 216

Skandia Township Road Millage – 1-mill renewal over 5 years to improve township roads. 

Yes-- 225

No-- 71

 

FORSYTH TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE – Partial term ending 11/20/16

Steve Rodgers, 783

Leonard A. Bodenus, 909

 

REPUBLIC TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE – Partial term ending 11/20/16

James Brennan, 169

Terry Knapp, 215

 

SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS

Gwinn Area Community Schools – Three 6-year terms

Gloria Bigelow, 1,172

A.J. Filizetti, 1,695

Brian Heath, 1,735

William Wambach, 692 

Dale Wedig, 1,512

 

Marquette Area Public Schools

Two 4-year terms

Kristen Cambensy, 5,424

Brian Cherry, 3,394

James Hewitt, 4,212

 

Two 6-year terms

Jim Claffey, 2,609

Mike Kohler, 4,512

Anthony D. Reynolds, 2,748 

Rich Rossway, 3,255

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.