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Mid-Michigan county commissioner races: Who will be on the Nov. ballot?

WKAR Public Media | By Karel Vega
Published August 3, 2022 at 1:10 AM EDT
A sign welcomes East Lansing voters during the Aug. 2, 2022 primary election at a precinct at Martin Luther Chapel.
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A sign welcomes East Lansing voters during the Aug. 2, 2022 primary election at a precinct at Martin Luther Chapel.

Updated on Aug. 3 at 3:00 p.m. ET

There were several contested mid-Michigan county commissioner races on the Aug. 2 ballot.

See below which candidates will advance to the general election on Nov. 8, according to figures posted by county clerks as of 3:00 p.m. Wednesday. Results are unofficial until they're certified by boards of canvassers.

Candidates advancing are in bold.

*Candidates in uncontested primary races are not shown.

Ingham County Board of Commissioners

5th District

Democratic CandidatesRepublican Candidates
Manuel Delgado Jr.Clinton Tarver
Myles Johnson
Screenshot of Ingham County Commissioner District 5 Democratic primary. Six of six precincts have reported in. There were 626 votes cast on Election Day and 1,853 votes cast via absentee ballot. Total voter turnout for this race for both Democratic and Republican primaries was 2,479, or 17.85 percent of all 13,886 registered voters. Democratic primary winner Myles Johnson received 219 votes on Election Day and 620 via absentee ballot for a grand total of 839 votes. Lone opponent Manuel Degado, Jr. received 138 votes on Election Day and 644 via absentee ballot for a grand total of 782. Total votes cast in this race for the Democratic Party on Election Day was 357 and total votes cast via absentee ballot was 1,264 for a grand total of 1,621. One unresolved write-in vote was cast on Election Day for this race.
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Ingham County Clerk

7th District

Democratic CandidatesRepublican Candidates
Thomas MorganBelinda Fitzpatrick
Jim Schmidt

Screenshot of Ingham County Commissioner District 7 Republican primary. Eight of eight precincts have reported in. There were 1,082 votes cast on Election Day and 2,104 votes cast via absentee ballot. Total voter turnout for this race for both Democratic and Republican primaries was 3,186, or 21 percent of all 15,172 registered voters. Republican primary winner Jim Schmidt received 201 votes on Election Day and 163 via absentee ballot for a grand total of 364 votes. Lone opponent Belinda Fitzpatrick received 113 votes on Election Day and 101 via absentee ballot for a grand total of 214. Total votes cast in this race for the Republican Party on Election Day was 314 and total votes cast via absentee ballot was 264 for a grand total of 578. Four unresolved write-in votes were cast on Election Day.
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Ingham County Clerk

13th District

Democratic CandidatesRepublican Candidates
Graham DiedrichPaul Adams Lello
Amy Salisbury
Screenshot of Ingham County Commissioner District 13 Democratic primary. Nine of nine precincts have reported in. There were 2,025 votes cast on Election Day and 3,958 votes cast via absentee ballot. Total voter turnout for this race for both Democratic and Republican primaries was 5,983, or 37.96 percent of all 15,762 registered voters. Democratic primary winner Amy Salisbury received 560 votes on Election Day and 1,300 via absentee ballot for a grand total of 1,860 votes. Lone opponent Graham Diedrich received 536 votes on Election Day and 1,278 via absentee ballot for a grand total of 1,814 votes. Total votes cast for the Democratic Party in this race on Election Day was 1,096 and total votes cast via absentee ballot was 2,578 for a grand total of 3,674. Three unresolved write-in votes were cast on Election Day.
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Ingham County Clerk

15th District

Democratic CandidatesRepublican Candidates
Jordan DavisMonica Schafer
Brooke Locke
Screenshot of Ingham County Commissioner District 15 Democratic primary. Eight of eight precincts have reported in. There were 2,223 votes cast on Election Day and 3,126 votes cast via absentee ballot. Total voter turnout for this race for both Democratic and Republican primaries was 5,349, or 34.74 percent of all 15,399 registered voters. Democratic primary winner Brooke Locke received 448 votes on Election Day and 1,090 via absentee ballot for a grand total of 1,538 votes. Lone opponent Jordan Davis received 218 votes on Election Day and 621 via absentee ballot for a grand total of 839 votes. Total votes cast for the Democratic Party in this race on Election Day was 666 and total votes cast via absentee ballot was 1,711 for a grand total of 2,377. Eight unresolved write-in votes were cast on Election Day and 3 were cast via absentee for a total of 11 unresolved votes for this race.
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Ingham County Clerk

Jackson County Commissioners

District 1

Democratic CandidatesRepublican Candidates
Tony Bair
Tammy Bates
Screenshot of Jackson County Commissioner District 1 Republican primary. Eight of eight precincts have reported in. Total voter turnout for both Democratic and Republican primaries for this race was 3,211, or 24.41 percent of all 13,157 registered voters. Republican primary winner Tony Blair received 1,347 votes. Lone opponent Tammy Bates received 919 votes. Total votes cast for the Republican Party was 2,266. The were 5 unresolved votes cast in this race.
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Jackson County Clerk

District 3

Democratic CandidatesRepublican Candidates
Scott Aughney
Corey W. Kennedy
Screenshot of Jackson County Commissioner District 3 Republican primary. Seven of seven precincts have reported in. Total voter turnout for both Democratic and Republican primaries for this race was 3,129, or 21.99 percent of all 14,232 registered voters. Republican primary winner Corey W. Kennedy received 1,197 votes. Lone opponent Scott E. Aughney received 625 votes. Total votes cast for the Republican Party in this race was 1,822. The were 11 unresolved votes cast in this race.
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Jackson County Clerk

District 7

Democratic CandidatesRepublican Candidates
John WillisJeromy Alexander
Caleb Blondke
Screenshot of Jackson County Commissioner District 7 Republican primary. Seven of seven precincts have reported in. Total voter turnout for both Democratic and Republican primaries for this race was 1,719, or 12.68 percent of all 13,554 registered voters. Republican primary winner Jeromy Alexander received 434 votes. Lone opponent Caleb Blondke received 231 votes. Total votes cast for the Republican Party in this race was 665. The were five unresolved votes cast in this race.
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Jackson County Clerk

District 8

Democratic CandidatesRepublican Candidates
Peter Bormuth
Darius Williams
Screenshot of Jackson County Commissioner District 8 Democratic primary. Eight of eight precincts have reported in. Total voter turnout for both Democratic and Republican primaries for this race was 2,301, or 17.57 percent of all 13,139 registered voters. Democratic primary winner Darius Williams received 900 votes. Lone opponent Peter C. Bormuth received 232 votes. Total votes cast for the Democratic Party in this race was 1,132 The were six unresolved votes cast in this race.
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Jackson County Clerk

Eaton County Board of Commissioners

District 7

Democratic CandidatesRepublican Candidates
Mark MudryMike Atayan
Clay P. Cornelius
Screenshot of Eaton County Commissioner District 7 Republican primary. 100 percent of precincts have reported in. Republican primary winner Mike Atayan received 277 votes, or 50.55 percent of the Republican vote. Lone opponent Clay P. Cornelius received 265 votes, or 48.36 percent of the Republican vote. There were six unassigned write-in votes cast in this race, representing 1.09 percent of the Republican vote. Total votes cast for the Republican Party in this race was 548.
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Eaton County Clerk

District 9

Democratic CandidatesRepublican Candidates
Brian Droscha
Raymond Morofsky
Screenshot of Eaton County Commissioner District 7 Republican primary. 100 percent of precincts have reported in. Republican primary winner Brian Droscha received 733 votes, or 81.99 percent of the Republican vote. Lone opponent Raymond Morofsky received 161 votes, or 18.01 percent of the Republican vote. There were no unassigned write-in votes cast in this race. Total votes cast for the Republican Party in this race was 894.
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Eaton County Clerk

District 11

Democratic CandidatesRepublican Candidates
Scott Hansen
Wayne Ridge
Screenshot of Eaton County Commissioner District 11 Republican primary. 100 percent of precincts have reported in. Republican primary winner Scott Hansen received 590 votes, or 56.19 percent of the Republican vote. Lone opponent Wayne Ridge received 459 votes, or 43.71 percent of the Republican vote. There was one unassigned write-in vote cast in this race, representing .10 percent of the Republican vote. Total votes cast for the Republican Party in this race was 1,050.
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Eaton County Clerk

District 12

Democratic CandidatesRepublican Candidates
Karen MillerBrian Lautzenheiser
Bruce Lindsey
Screenshot of Eaton County Commissioner District 12 Republican primary. 100 percent of precincts have reported in. Republican primary winner Brian Lautzenheiser received 399 votes, or 72.41 percent of the Republican vote. Lone opponent Bruce Lindsey received 152 votes, or 27.59 percent of the Republican vote. There were no unassigned write-in votes cast in this race. Total votes cast for the Republican Party in this race was 551.
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Eaton County Clerk

District 15

Democratic CandidatesRepublican Candidates
Barbara Ann Rogers
Vincent Vyvyan
Screenshot of Eaton County Commissioner District 15 Republican primary. 100 percent of precincts have reported in. Republican primary winner Barbara Ann Rogers received 376 votes, or 59.87 percent of the Republican vote. Lone opponent Vincent Vyvyan received 251 votes, or 39.97 percent of the Republican vote. There was one unassigned write-in vote cast in this race, representing .16 percent of the Republican vote. Total votes cast for the Republican Party in this race was 628.
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Eaton County Clerk
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Karel Vega
Karel Vega served as radio news managing editor at WKAR from 2020 to 2023.
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