Election Day

Today is the day for local elections in Michigan.

Vote!

Mattawan voters, please oppose the millage.

Results later.

9:12:
Mattawan millage trails 760-925 in Kalamazoo County.
Mattawan millage trails 805-1156 in Van Buren County.

Die, millage!

9:37:
Kalamazoo marijuana ordinance is passing 3866-2084.
City commission: Hopewell/McKinney/Cooney/Miller/Anderson/Cinabro/Bell
Boyd trails...

9:42:
Mattawan millage loses 1379-1471 in Kalamazoo County!
Mattawan millage loses 805-1156 in Van Buren County!

9:51:
Kalamazoo final results:
Marijuana proposition wins every precinct, including absentees: 4649/2416.
City commission: Hopewell/McKinney/Cooney/Miller/Anderson/Cinabro/Bell
Miller and Anderson switch places, Bell drops to seventh.

Portage:
Campbell/Pearson/Randall
Bailes trails...

9:56:
Paul Scott recall (13/35 precincts)
51.24 Yes
48.76 No

10:04:
Genesee County Election Results
STATE REP RECALL, 51ST DIST-PAUL SCOTT
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 18 OF 35 PRECINCTS COUNTED 51.43%)
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,210 50.15
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,167 49.85
Total . . . . . . . . . 14,377
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 9
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 55
Down to the wire...

10:13:
No trails...
STATE REP RECALL, 51ST DIST-PAUL SCOTT
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 23 OF 35 PRECINCTS COUNTED 65.71%)
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,892 49.49
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,075 50.51
Total . . . . . . . . . 17,967
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 9
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 71

10:17:
Portage all but over (one precinct left)
Portage:
Campbell/Pearson/Randall
Bailes defeated.

10:48:
No inching ahead...
STATE REP RECALL, 51ST DIST-PAUL SCOTT
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 29 OF 35 PRECINCTS COUNTED 82.86%)
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,361 49.21
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,693 50.79
Total . . . . . . . . . 21,054
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 10
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 88

11:57:
The final percentage in Mattawan was 55% no.

12:56:
Paul Scott recalled. Lost by 232 votes.
State lawmaker says he accepts his recall in Genesee County