Monday, November 12, 2012
The Oakland County executive proved he's a stand-up guy during an Election Night appearance in Royal Oak.
As Democrats celebrated election victories Tuesday in Michigan and across the country, the mood at the Emagine Royal Oak theater complex, where more than 200 Oakland County Republicans gathered, was a mixed bag. That is, until L. Brooks Patterson, 73, changed the energy of room. “He gave some remarks and then he told us he had a surprise for us – and then he stood up on his own,” said former Royal Oak Mayor Dennis Cowan. “Everyone burst into applause.” Patterson, elected to his sixth term as Oakland County Executive on Nov. 6, was injured in a crash in August that left him hospitalized at McLaren Oakland Hospital in Pontiac for five weeks after suffering almost a dozen broken bones. He returned to work in October using a wheelchair and …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Here's a breakdown of election results in Rochester and Rochester Hills.
We know who won the national, state and county votes. But who won over Rochester and Rochester Hills voters? Here's a closer look (and we've included a precinct map for each city): Here's how Rochester and Rochester Hills voted for the presidency. In Rochester, 55.94% of voters supported Mitt Romney while 42.98% of voters supported Barack Obama. Precincts 2, 4 and 5 supported Romney; precincts 1 and 3 supported Obama. In Rochester Hills, seven of 32 precincts supported Obama. They were: 2, 4, 11, 15, 20, 28, 30. The overall vote in the city was 54.38% in support of Romney and 44.41% in support of Obama. Sen. Debbie Stabenow won re-election to the U.S. Senate seat for Michigan, but in Rochester, her opponent, Pete Hoekstra, won the vote. …
It was slightly higher than the Oakland County voter turnout rate this year.
On Tuesday, 46,749 voters in Rochester and Rochester Hills went to the polls (or had their absentee ballots counted). The voter turnout rate in the two cities was higher than the Oakland County rate for the Nov. 6 election. In Rochester, 1,858 absentee ballots were turned in; in Rochester Hills, 12,489 were returned. For more about the election, see Results of Election 2012 in Rochester, Rochester Hills. Here's how you can see the voter turnout in your precinct.
Here are the results of the race.
Voters in Rochester, Rochester Hills and Oakland Township on Tuesday elected Tom McMillin to a third term in the Michigan House of Representatives. According to results released from the Oakland County Clerk's office, McMillin, a Republican of Rochester Hills, defeated Democratic challenger Joanna VanRaaphorst of Oakland Township for the 45th District House seat. On Tuesday morning, while campaigning at Adams High School, McMillin said he felt good about the campaign and its predicted outcome. VanRaaphorst, who was campaigning nearby, said she was encouraged by the voters who told her they were splitting their tickets to vote for her. Here's a look at the results: In 2010, McMillin won with 67.88 percent of the vote to Democrat Mary Ward…
Here are results of the local races.
Voters in Rochester and Rochester Hills went to the polls today to elect a president of the United States, a state representative and more than a dozen other offices. Here are results of the Rochester and Rochester Hills races, according to the Oakland County Clerk's office: Oakland County Commissioner, 11th District More election coverage: __________________________________________________________ UPDATE, 8 p.m.: The polls in Rochester and Rochester Hills are now closed. Check back for results; we will bring them to you as we get them! UPDATE, 4 p.m.: The votes are in and first-graders at Eagle Creek Academy have elected ... Mitt Romney! He won by three votes in a mock election at the Oakland Township school today. Read more about it …
Local roads will get a boost from millage re-purposing in the city.
Voters in Rochester Hills approved on Tuesday a proposal to re-purpose an expiring drain millage into a millage to repair and reconstruct local roads. It was the seventh proposal on the ballot in Rochester Hills. Here's how the votes were cast, according to information from the Oakland County Clerk's office: According to the results, 36,287 votes were cast for this question. There will be no tax increase from the millage: the .4855 mills will be moved from the city's drain debt fund to a local street fund. The city's millage will remain 9.7060 mills. The re-purposed millage will be effective on the December 2013 winter tax bill and be included in the 2014-15 budget. It will be in effect for seven years and will direct more than $1.4 …
Taj conceded the race Wednesday morning.
Some results are still trickling in, but Democrat Syed Taj conceded the race for Michigan's 11th Congressional District to Republican Kerry Bentivolio Wednesday morning. "It goes without saying that I am disappointed in last night's results. However, I am not disappointed in the campaign that we have ran in the 11th. We faced a tough map and in spite of this disadvantage worked our district hard and left nothing on the table," Taj said in a statement. Bentivolio spoke to a group of supporters just before midnight Tuesday at his election party at the Sheraton in Novi, thanking them for their support. "We're going to go to Washington, and we're going to represent the 11th District like it's never been represented before," he said. As of …
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Rogers is the projected winner of the 8th Congressional seat, according to unofficial results.
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Brighton) was re-elected Tuesday night, defeating Democatic challenger Lance Enderle, according to unofficial results reported by The Huffington Post. Rogers, who has represented the district since 2001, is the projected winner with 58.7 percent of the votes and 80 percent of precincts reporting. Enderle received 36.9 percent of votes. Rogers is the current Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. He recently discussed his cyber security bill, which would allow sharing sharing of covert intelligence information with the private sector to allow businesses to protect themselves against personal cyber attacks, with the Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce.
Five of the six statewide ballot proposals were defeated, according to early results.
Voters throughout Michigan chose Barack Obama over Mitt Romney for president, according to early results, and voted no on at least five of the six state proposals. Michiganders also chose incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow over Republican challenger Pete Hoekstra for Senate, according to early results. Voter turnout was reported to be high across the state. In 2008, 66.2 percent of Michigan's registered voters cast ballots, the highest number since 1968 when voter turnout was 66.8 percent. On Tuesday, many precincts were still taking ballots well after 8 p.m. to accommodate voters. 1:32 AM: U.S. Rep. John Dingell claimed victory and a record-breaking 30th term in Congress. 12:46 AM: Results are trickling in. Dexter Patch reports Gretchen …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Exit polls show voters backing Barack Obama; national media give the state's 16 electoral votes to the president.
The polls have not been closed long, but based on exit polls results several media organizations have declared President Barack Obama the winner of Michigan's 16 electoral votes on Tuesday, defeating Republican and native son Mitt Romney. NBC, NPR, CNN, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post all have declared Obama the winner. Media outlets also have called the overall race for Obama. In the 2008 presidential election, the state voted for the Democratic candidate, and in recent elections has voted for the overall winner of the presidential race 3 out of 5 times. Romney and Obama did not campaign aggressively in Michigan. The state has typically been a Democratic stronghold in recent presidential elections. The economy was a key …
Haulin T Male
3:29 am on Sunday, November 25, 2012
Erin, I guess they found out,they tried that new math, and lost, As far as telling any one who you voted for, just torpedoes all the effort to vote in privacy, jthall, all you did was wasted your vote. my ballot did not ask why are you voting this way........ oh well more ›