Votes in for Macomb County races for mayor, council, ballot issues

Voters went to the polls on November 4 to elect mayors and council members and determine on varied poll proposals Macomb County communities, of East level on the south aspect of Municipality of Richmond within the northern finish of Michigan’s third most populous county.

9 communities elected leaders, some newcomers, within the nonpartisan races. Voting proposals ranged from metropolis constitution inquiries to public security funding.

Scroll down for outcomes from chosen races. For full Macomb County numbers, go right here.

Mayoral races

There have been mayoral races in 4 communities, together with Mountain Clemensthe place incumbent Laura Kropp defeated challenger Rhonda Powell, the county’s former well being and neighborhood companies director, to retain the two-year seat. Kropp obtained about 65% of the vote, based on unofficial outcomes, and he or she thanked supporters in a speech on her Fb web page, the place she stated, “Resilience is not only a phrase right here, it is who we’re.”

Sterling heights Mayor Michael Taylor, a lawyer who has been mayor since December 2014, retained his seat for 4 years, defeating challenger Matthew Ryan with 65% of the vote, based on unofficial outcomes.

Voters in New Baltimore re-elected incumbent Tom Semaan for the two-year seat with 52% of the vote towards challenger Councilman Ryan Covert.

Roseville muralist Ed Stross led a registration marketing campaign for Roseville mayor towards incumbent Robert Taylor, whose identify was the one one to seem on the poll for mayor. Stross was the one recognized write-in candidate previous to the election. In keeping with unofficial outcomes, Taylor gained with 82.5% of the vote.

Councils and committees

Roseville Voters had a handful of names for 3 four-term Metropolis Council seats on the poll, however votes forged for the late Councilman Jan Haggerty, who just lately died, don’t depend. In keeping with unofficial outcomes, Haggerty completed in second place with virtually 21% of the vote.

In keeping with the unofficial outcomes, the highest three votes on the Metropolis Council are incumbents Invoice Shoemaker (27% of the vote) and Steven Wietecha (18.5% of the vote), in addition to newcomer James Hoover (19% of the vote), a lifelong Roseville resident whose marketing campaign platform included higher trash assortment, combating the blight and discovering methods to decrease water payments and property taxes, based on his Fb web page. Council candidate Dan Lambrix completed in fifth place.

Within the province’s second largest neighborhood, Sterling heightsSix seats had been open within the municipal elections. 5 of the council’s six incumbents had been re-elected to their four-year seats: Michael Radtke, Maria Schmidt, Liz Sierawski, Henry Yanez and Barbara Ziarko.

Longtime Metropolis Councilwoman Deanna Koski, who was first elected to the council in 1989, completed in eighth place, based on unofficial outcomes. Robert Mijac, a former county commissioner, gained a council seat and completed in fourth place with almost 10% of the vote.

Extra: Macomb County, Michigan election outcomes 2025: common election races, poll propositions

In East levelthe place two council seats had been up for grabs, certainly one of two council members misplaced a re-election bid to a newcomer for the four-year seat, based on unofficial outcomes. Councilwoman Cardi DeMonaco Jr., who was appointed to the council in 2014 and was elected and re-elected a number of instances, didn’t win re-election and got here in final place with 26% of the vote, based on unofficial outcomes. Newcomer Karen Scott, a trainer, was the highest vote-getter with virtually 39% of the vote, adopted by incumbent Rob Baker with virtually 35%.

Voting questions

In East levelvoters voted 62% in favor of a poll query asking whether or not the town constitution must be amended to take away the requirement that the town supervisor have at the least one 12 months of expertise as a supervisor or assistant supervisor in a metropolis or village and to determine the requirement that the town supervisor have at the least two years of expertise in municipal authorities.

With 72% of the votes, Roseville voters accredited a library price renewal that will require the annual levy to not exceed 0.4622 million for 10 years starting in 2026 to function, preserve and equip the library. Roughly $615,000 shall be raised within the first 12 months.

Municipality of Richmond voters shot down a poll query a few new millage, to not exceed 1 million, for 5 years to fund the upkeep of ditches, drains and roads. In keeping with unofficial outcomes, the measure failed; virtually 57% of voters stated no.

St Clair Shores voters accredited by almost 58% of the vote a constitution modification to authorize the annual imposition of a property tax within the quantity of 4.4192 mill for 3 years, starting July 1, 2026, as an extension of beforehand accredited police and fireplace funds, plus a brand new millage of 0.50 mill for police and fireplace operations. If accredited, it might elevate almost $11 million within the first 12 months.

In Warrenvoters confronted two questions and had been divided over the outcomes.

The primary requested whether or not the town constitution must be amended to proceed the annual levy of as much as 4.6176 mills for 5 years to take care of the police and fireplace departments. This is able to start in July 2026, with the cash raised within the first 12 months estimated at greater than $21 million. In keeping with unofficial outcomes, the proposal handed with 66% of the votes.

The second requested whether or not the mayor ought to be capable to make interim appointments of appointing and administrative officers for 3 months, with the choice to increase the appointment for an extra three months with council approval. At present, the constitution doesn’t authorize the mayor to make interim appointments of appointive and administrative officers to vacant positions. In keeping with unofficial outcomes, voters rejected the proposal in a really shut choice – only a distinction of 58 votes.

College bond proposals got here in Public Colleges at Lakeview And Romeo neighborhood collegeshowever failed Richmond Neighborhood Collegesbased on unofficial outcomes.

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