UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM) – Buoyed by a surge in absentee ballots requested and returned, a record number of voters will participate in Tuesday’s Primary Election across Michigan.
In the Holland-Zeeland vicinity, these are the contested races and ballot proposals:
- US House Representative 6th District: Fred Upton (I) v. Elena Oelke in the Republican primary, Jon Hoadley v. Jen Richardson in the Democratic primary.
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State Representative 80th District: Mary Whiteford (I) v. Nevin Cooper-Keel in the Republican primary to face Democrat Erik Almquist
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State Representative 89th District: Anita Marie Brown v. Erik Nordman in the Democratic primary to face Republican Jim Lilly (I)
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Allegan County Prosecutor: Myrene Koch (I) v. Mike Villar in the Republican primary with no Democratic challenger
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Ottawa County Commissioner 5th District: Randy Meppelink (I) v. Angel Walker in the Republican primary with no Democratic challenger
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Holland Township Board: Incumbents Doug Becker (D), Elliott Church, Norm Nykamp and Russ TeSlaa, along with challenger Gretchen Molotsky, vie for four seats
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Park Township Supervisor: Jim Chiodo v. Jim Gerard, with incumbent Jerry Hunsberger not running for reelection
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Park Township Board: Incumbents George Jacob and Steve Spoelhof, along with challengers Farah Berent (D), Virginia Greenlee, Jeff Hoekstra, Tom Molenhouse, Steve Redmond, Loran Serne, James Smith and Jay Tinner vie for four seats
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Zeeland Township Board: Incumbents Ron Brink and Mike Riemersma, along with challengers Kerri Bosma, Patti Brander, Miriam Hoppen and Jeff Salisbury vie for four seats
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Heath Township Clerk: Incumbent Sheila Meiste v. Missy Harvey
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Laketown Township Treasurer: Incumbent Gary Dewey v. Stacey Lefevre (Independent) and Michael Teekamp
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Laketown Township Board: Incumbent Jim Johnson and challengers James Delaney, Russell Scaffede and Sherry Sirko vie for three seats
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Manilus Township Supervisor: Incumbent Lowell Winne v. Ron Blankenship Jr.
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Holland Public Schools: 18-mill non-homestead renewal for three years
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West Ottawa Public Schools: 18-mill non-homestead renewal for one year; .3 mill sinking fund proposal for five years
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Zeeland Public Schools: 18-mill non-homestead renewal for one year
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Hamilton Community Schools: $65.625 million bond proposal over 26 years; 18-mill non-homestead renewal for four years
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Fennville Public Schools: 18-mill non-homestead renewal for three years
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Allegan Area Education Service Agency: Headlee Restoration proposals for operations, special education and the area center/technical education
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Allegan Conservation District: .1 mill proposal over six years
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Allegan County Medical Care Facility: .25 mill proposal over 10 years
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Park Township: Bike Path millage renewal of .4 mills over five years
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Heath Township Road Improvement: 2.5 mill renewal over five years
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Heath Township Waste Reduction/Recycling Surcharge: $50 per household annually over 10 years
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Laketown Township Fire, Bike Path and Drains: two-mill renewal over two years
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Manilus Township Fire Protection: 1.75 mill renewal over four years
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Manilus Township Road Resurfacing: 2 mill renewal over four years
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Manilus Township Roads: 1.5 mill renewal over four years
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Overisel Township Roads: 4 mills over five years proposal
Polls will be open from 7 AM to 8 PM, and those with absentee ballots have until 8 PM to deposit them at the clerk’s office of the municipality in which they live.
The links to complete election information is here for Allegan County and here for Ottawa County.
