2022 August Primary Results

Here are local results from the Michigan August 2, 2022 primary election. our story includes a summary of contested races and ballot questions for Houghton, Keweenaw and Baraga Counties, and the eastern portion of Ontonagon County, along with links to full results for each county.

Governor – Republican Primary
• Tudor Dixon – projected as winner by news organizations and the Michigan Republican Party
• Ryan Kelley
• Ralph Rebandt
• Kevin Rinke
• Garrett Soldano

State Senate – 38th District – Republican Primary (98% reporting)
• Matthew Furyk – 2,943
• Ed McBroom – 24.342
• Kayla Wikstrom – 4,156

State House – 109th District – Republican Primary (100% of vote counted)
• Ron Gray – 3,801
• Melody Wagner – 4,355

State House – 109th District – Democratic Primary (100% of vote counted)
• Joe Boogren – 4,722
• Jenn Hill – 5,862

Houghton County – FULL RESULTS HERE

Houghton County Commission – District Two Republican Primary
• Lou Ambuehl – 341
• Joel Keranen – 571
• Rick Nye – 128
• Glenn Schuldt – 89

Calumet Township – 1.5 mill renewal for road maintenance through 2030
• Yes – 347
• No – 190

Osceola Township – three mill renewal of the road, sidewalk and drainage millage through 2027. Money received from each of the three precincts is spent in the precinct from which it was received.
• Yes – 231
• No – 141

Schoolcraft Township – 1.5 mill renewal for roads, through 2031
• Yes – 165
• No – 170
Schoolcraft Township – 1.5 mill increase for roads, through 2031
• Yes – 137
• No – 99

Stanton Township – establish a township planning commission to initiate land use planning and zoning
• Yes – 259
• No – 316

Stanton Township Supervisor – partial term ending November, 2024 – Republican Primary
• Michael Pionke – 164
• Marty Rajala – 217

Baraga County – FULL RESULTS HERE

Baraga County Commission – District Two Republican Primary
• Brad Dakota – 106
• Mike Koskinen – 45

Baraga County Commission – District Three Republican Primary
• Craig Kent – 100
• Linda Rajala – 94
• Kent Thomas – 35

Baraga Township – 1.5 mills for ambulance service through 2023
• Yes – 365
• No – 137

Baraga Township – 1.5 mills for fire service through 2025
• Yes – 339
• No – 163

Keweenaw County – FULL RESULTS HERE

Keweenaw County Road Commission – Republican Primary
• Gary Bracco – 303
• Kenneth Rowe – 167

Keweenaw County – 15 mill renewal through 2026
• Yes – 474
• No – 196

Eagle Harbor Township – one mill renewal for emergency services through 2025
• Yes – 93
• No – 28

Houghton Township – three mills for township operations through 2026
• Yes – 30
• No – 7

Sherman Township – two mill renewal for fire and emergency medical services through 2027
• Yes – 24
• No – 17

Ontonagon County (Eastern Half) – FULL RESULTS

Ontonagon County – two mills to retire MERS obligations from sale of Ontonagon Memorial Hospital through 2028
• Yes – 731
• No – 1,497

Ontonagon County – half mill renewal to support the Commission on Aging through 2026
• Yes – 1.572
• No – 636

Greenland Township – amend zoning ordinance to allow retail marijuana businesses
• Yes – 127
• No – 108

Interior Township – half mill property tax for fire department equipment and expenses through 2026
• Yes – 77
• No – 26
Interior Township – one mill for fire department operating and maintenance through 2026
• Yes – 74
• No – 29
Interior Township – 0.30 mill renewal for park mowing and maintenance through 2026
• Yes – 72
• No – 31
Interior Township – quarter mill renewal for cemetery mowing and maintenance through 2026
• Yes – 74
• No – 28

Ontonagon Township – quarter mill renewal for park maintenance through 2026
• Yes – 522
• No – 342

Ontonagon Village – 20 mill increase to retire MERS obligations from the sale of Ontonagon Memorial Hospital through 2028
• Yes – 147
• No – 348