11-08-2023 5:32am

New Faces and Places Mark the November 7th Election Results

The Washtenaw County Clerk's Office has tallied the votes from the November 7th election, and the results are in for the Sun Times News core viewing area. More results can be found at https://www.washtenaw.org/304/Elections

Chelsea has two new council members, George Merkel and Beth Morris. Eric Keaton retained his seat.

Chelsea City Council	Votes	%
Julianne E. Chard	699	20.03%
Eric Keaton	922	26.43%
George W. Merkel	974	27.92%
Beth Morris	886	25.39%
Rejected write-ins	0	0.00%
Unassigned write-ins	8	0.23%

Saline has two new council members, Jenn Harmount and Charles Lesch. Jack Ceo retained his seat.

Saline City Council	Votes	%
Brian Cassise	586	12.25%
John J. Ceo, Jr.	1083	22.64%
Jenn Harmount	1099	22.97%
Charles Lesch	1130	23.62%
Christen Mitchell	864	18.06%
Rejected write-ins	0	0.00%
Unassigned write-ins	22	0.46%

The Village of Manchester is now the City of Manchester as voters approved the city charter and voted in its first city council.

Manchester City Charter Proposal	Votes	%
Yes	416	62.65%
No	248	37.35%

Manchester City Council	Votes	%
Marsha Johnson Chartrand	442	16.17%
Cynthia Dresch	401	14.67%
Patrick J. DuRussel	426	15.59%
Steven Harvey	373	13.65%
Sue LaRocque	448	16.39%
Martin J. Way	359	13.14%
Amelia L. Woods	268	9.81%
Rejected write-ins	0	0.00%
Unassigned write-ins	16	0.59%