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Here are Your Winners: 5 Newcomers, 7 Incumbents Receive Top Votes Tuesday

Did you vote? Here's a look at the results.

By Kristin Bull
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November 8, 2011

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Winners on Tuesday night, top row, left to right: Cathy Daldin, Ben Giovanelli, Kim Russell, Steve Sage. Middle row: Mark Tisdel, Michael Webber, Adam Kochenderfer, Greg Hooper. Bottom row: Pat Piskulich, Jane Pierobon, Beth Talbert, Bryan Barnett.

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Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett talks with campaign volunteers Kelly Kubeck, left, and Samantha Whaley in the parking lot of Rochester High School on Tuesday afternoon.

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Ann Peterson's son, Pete, and his friend, Aly Rosenau hang out at the Older Persons Commission on Tuesday afternoon.

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Rochester City Council candidates Cathy Daldin and Steve Sage are in front of the Rochester Community House on Tuesday.

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A crowd of candidates and supporters gathers at Adams High School on Tuesday night.

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Rochester Hills City Council candidate Laurie Puscas hangs with a friend in front of Adams High School on Tuesday night.

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Winners on Tuesday night, top row, left to right: Cathy Daldin, Ben Giovanelli, Kim Russell, Steve Sage. Middle row: Mark Tisdel, Michael Webber, Adam Kochenderfer, Greg Hooper. Bottom row: Pat Piskulich, Jane Pierobon, Beth Talbert, Bryan Barnett.

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Voters in Rochester and Rochester Hills elected five newcomers and re-elected seven incumbents on Tuesday night, according to official election results.

Here's a look at the results, race by race.

Rochester City Council

Rochester elected two women and two men to its City Council.

Newcomer Cathy Daldin, a downtown business owner who has been involved in several city committees, joined incumbents Ben Giovanelli and Kim Russell in a victory Tuesday night. Voters also elected Steve Sage, who was appointed by City Council earlier this year to fill a vacant seat.

Giovanelli (18.89 percent), Russell (18.24 percent) and Sage (18.71 percent) received the most votes and will serve four-year terms; Daldin (17.88) will serve a two-year term.

Candidate Ann Peterson received 13.84 percent of votes while Stan Surratt got 12.26 percent.

Rochester Hills City Council

Incumbent Michael Webber and newcomer Mark Tisdel were elected to four-year, at-large terms on Rochester Hills City Council.

Tisdel received 30.11 percent of the votes, while Webber earned 26.85 percent.

Challenger Dee Hilbert finished with 23.13 percent of the votes; Kathleen Fitzgerald had 19.76 percent. Fitzgerald won precinct 15; Hilbert won precincts 14 and 17.

In District 2, voters elected Adam Kochenderfer. He received 54.6 percent of the votes while challenger Laurie Puscas received 45.4 percent. Puscas won Precinct 9; Kochenderfer won all other precincts.

For the District 3 City Council seat, Council President Greg Hooper ran unopposed.

Rochester Hills Mayor

Mayor Bryan Barnett will lead the city for another term after claiming 77.29 percent of the vote; challenger Erik Ambrozaitis finished with 22.46 percent.

Barnett won all 32 precincts.

Rochester Hills parks amendment

The amendment to the city charter, which would call for a vote of the residents before city-owned parks or open space are used for non-park use, passed with 88.29 percent of voters saying "yes."

Rochester Board of Education

Rochester Board of Education member Beth Talbert was re-elected Tuesday night. Joining Talbert on the board will be two newcomers: Pat Piskulich and Jane Pierobon.

Talbert received 28.54 percent of the vote; Pierobon received 23.23 percent and Piskulich 21.50 percent.

Challenger Jeremy Nielson received 15.96 percent of the vote and was the winner in Oakland Township Precinct 2 and Orion Township Precinct 9.

Tom Malysz received 10.62 percent of the vote.

Here is a look at the results, precinct-by-precinct:

For complete election coverage, see our Election page.

Did you vote? Did you wait in line? Tell us in the comments.

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Laura Cassar

6:24 am on Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Thanks for all your hard work on this election, Kristin!

Mary Howarth

6:59 am on Wednesday, November 9, 2011

thank you for posting the results so quickly, Kristen. They are not on the Rochester Hills site - or are well hidden.

Michele Manhire

7:50 am on Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Although less-than-thrilled with the results, I feel good for having voted, voted my conscience, and doing so well-informed. Thank you Patch for your information and open discussions which ensued from articles written... it helped immeasurably. Now, let's get down to work people... you've been elected - make us proud to say, "You get the government you deserve!" in a positive way, not the usual sarcastic way!

Erin

9:03 am on Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Congratulations to all the winners.
And to Patch - for it's wonderful, in-depth pre-election coverage. Readers are so very, very grateful. A real public service.

Besides Patch and a couple of other small online sources, residents were disappointed they could find no pre-election coverage (besides candidate listings, and Voter Guides) of the Rochester Hills races or ballot proposal in any paper since the August Primary.

Matt Boltz

10:33 am on Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Thank you for all the great election coverage, Kristin!

Joshua Raymond

10:46 am on Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Thank you for all the great election coverage on Patch! As we fight for our kids and our community, it is great to have a local resource that has information on the candidates and provides a forum for debate and discussion.

I hope that in state and federal elections, Patch will choose to continue its focus on the local topics and not become a forum for state and national issues that other media cover.