Warren, Irwin Win State Races
In two tight races, Rebekah Warren and Jeff Irwin are winners of the Democratic primary for state legislative seats in districts representing Ann Arbor.
Warren outpolled rivals Pam Byrnes and Thomas Partridge with 55.58% – or 13,113 votes – in the race for state Senate District 18. Byrnes came in with 40.43% (9,539 votes), with Partridge at 3.85% (908 votes). The district covers the cities of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti and the townships of Ann Arbor, Augusta, Dexter, Freedom, Lima, Lyndon, Northfield, Salem, Scio, Sharon, Superior, Sylvan, Webster and Ypsilanti. It’s currently represented by Liz Brater, who is term-limited.
Irwin’s race was even closer – he won his race against Ned Staebler with just 51% of the votes cast and, if elected in November, will be representing District 53 in the state House. Irwin brought in 5,051 votes compared to Staebler’s 4,845. The district, currently represented by Warren, takes in Ann Arbor and parts of Ann Arbor, Pittsfield and Scio townships.
In the governor’s race, Rick Snyder of Ann Arbor – who carried the field statewide for the Republican nomination – did well in Washtenaw County, getting 49% of the votes in the GOP primary. Democrat Virg Bernero beat Andy Dillon with 65% of the votes in Washtenaw County – he won the statewide nomination as well.
In November, Warren will face the winner of the state Senate Republican primary, John Hochstetler, who beat rival Gary Wellings with 59% of the votes (7,973). For the state House race in District 53, Irwin will go up against Republican Chase Ingersoll, who was unopposed in the primary.
The breakdown by precinct for the state House race:
Precinct Irwin Staebler Ann Arbor 1-1 12 11 Ann Arbor 1-2 9 1 Ann Arbor 1-3 26 10 Ann Arbor 1-4 114 72 Ann Arbor 1-5 197 110 Ann Arbor 1-6 73 60 Ann Arbor 1-7 8 13 Ann Arbor 1-8 156 99 Ann Arbor 1-10 217 142 Ann Arbor 2-2 2 1 Ann Arbor 2-3 48 34 Ann Arbor 2-4 142 215 Ann Arbor 3-1 20 4 Ann Arbor 3-2 59 28 Ann Arbor 3-3 267 366 Ann Arbor 3-4 176 174 Ann Arbor 3-5 70 68 Ann Arbor 3-6 112 86 Ann Arbor 3-7 168 185 Ann Arbor 3-8 219 136 Ann Arbor 3-9 97 149 Ann Arbor 4-1 8 4 Ann Arbor 4-2 24 19 Ann Arbor 4-3 73 145 Ann Arbor 4-4 182 211 Ann Arbor 4-5 81 126 Ann Arbor 4-6 152 176 Ann Arbor 4-7 171 258 Ann Arbor 4-8 63 79 Ann Arbor 4-9 162 201 Ann Arbor 5-1 38 29 Ann Arbor 5-2 225 205 Ann Arbor 5-3 122 108 Ann Arbor 5-4 319 195 Ann Arbor 5-5 155 129 Ann Arbor 5-6 169 183 Ann Arbor 5-7 55 44 Ann Arbor 5-8 90 113 Ann Arbor 5-9 228 182 Ann Arbor 5-10 161 156 Ann Arbor 5-11 365 301 Ann Arbor Twp 1 3 2 Ann Arbor Twp 2 10 1 Total 5,051 4,845
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The breakdown by precinct for the state Senate race:
Precinct Byrnes Partridge Warren
A2 City, Ward 1, Pct 1 11 0 12
A2 City, Ward 1, Pct 2 3 0 6
A2 City, Ward 1, Pct 3 7 1 30
A2 City, Ward 1, Pct 4 57 8 124
A2 City, Ward 1, Pct 5 71 3 239
A2 City, Ward 1, Pct 6 21 3 115
A2 City, Ward 1, Pct 7 8 1 15
A2 City, Ward 1, Pct 8 140 8 246
A2 City, Ward 1, Pct 9 203 5 120
A2 City, Ward 1, Pct 10 110 9 266
A2 City, Ward 2, Pct 1 50 1 35
A2 City, Ward 2, Pct 2 2 1 2
A2 City, Ward 2, Pct 3 24 1 52
A2 City, Ward 2, Pct 4 110 8 234
A2 City, Ward 2, Pct 5 180 5 132
A2 City, Ward 2, Pct 6 202 7 137
A2 City, Ward 2, Pct 7 210 4 109
A2 City, Ward 2, Pct 8 180 2 85
A2 City, Ward 2, Pct 9 166 5 115
A2 City, Ward 3, Pct 1 1 0 23
A2 City, Ward 3, Pct 2 29 0 64
A2 City, Ward 3, Pct 3 161 9 456
A2 City, Ward 3, Pct 4 93 3 258
A2 City, Ward 3, Pct 5 42 10 90
A2 City, Ward 3, Pct 6 55 7 143
A2 City, Ward 3, Pct 7 79 5 274
A2 City, Ward 3, Pct 8 81 6 262
A2 City, Ward 3, Pct 9 70 20 161
A2 City, Ward 4, Pct 1 1 0 7
A2 City, Ward 4, Pct 2 9 0 35
A2 City, Ward 4, Pct 3 61 3 159
A2 City, Ward 4, Pct 4 108 9 278
A2 City, Ward 4, Pct 5 50 8 157
A2 City, Ward 4, Pct 6 104 10 229
A2 City, Ward 4, Pct 7 142 13 282
A2 City, Ward 4, Pct 8 62 11 82
A2 City, Ward 4, Pct 9 126 13 227
A2 City, Ward 5, Pct 1 16 1 53
A2 City, Ward 5, Pct 2 100 5 344
A2 City, Ward 5, Pct 3 60 8 175
A2 City, Ward 5, Pct 4 102 6 420
A2 City, Ward 5, Pct 5 84 9 210
A2 City, Ward 5, Pct 6 79 11 271
A2 City, Ward 5, Pct 7 35 2 69
A2 City, Ward 5, Pct 8 61 5 146
A2 City, Ward 5, Pct 9 83 11 330
A2 City, Ward 5, Pct 10 90 7 222
A2 City, Ward 5, Pct 11 134 17 526
Ann Arbor Twp, Pct 1 87 2 55
Ann Arbor Twp, Pct 2 114 3 101
Augusta Twp, Pct 1 88 14 102
Augusta Twp, Pct 2 37 14 76
Augusta Twp, Pct 3 86 38 107
City of Chelsea, Pct 1 195 3 60
City of Chelsea, Pct 2 129 7 21
Dexter Twp, Pct 1 100 4 41
Dexter Twp, Pct 2 110 1 39
Dexter Twp, Pct 3 63 1 30
Freedom Twp, Pct 1 82 2 28
Lima Twp, Pct 1 109 3 37
Lyndon Twp, Pct 1 151 10 44
Northfield Twp, Pct 1 102 3 48
Northfield Twp, Pct 2 91 9 37
Northfield Twp, Pct 3 41 5 25
Pitts Chrt Twp, Pct 5 1 0 2
Pitts Chrt Twp, Pct 7 2 0 0
Salem Twp, Pct 1 17 9 54
Salem Twp, Pct 2 26 17 67
Salem Twp, Pct 3 26 5 31
Scio Twp, Pct 1 114 2 57
Scio Twp, Pct 2 64 2 26
Scio Twp, Pct 3 98 1 77
Scio Twp, Pct 4 126 1 72
Scio Twp, Pct 5 72 5 35
Scio Twp, Pct 6 63 3 38
Scio Twp, Pct 7 122 3 72
Scio Twp, Pct 8 125 0 119
Scio Twp, Pct 9 101 5 92
Sharon Twp, Pct 1 93 5 16
Superior Twp, Pct 1 87 4 61
Superior Twp, Pct 2 126 19 137
Superior Twp, Pct 3 99 14 67
Superior Twp, Pct 4 69 18 57
Superior Twp, Pct 5 90 9 107
Sylvan Twp, Pct 1 156 7 29
Webster Twp, Pct 1 118 3 55
Webster Twp, Pct 2 61 1 23
Webster Twp, Pct 3 58 6 29
Ypsi City, Ward 1, Pct 1 73 24 107
Ypsi City, Ward 1, Pct 2 81 15 128
Ypsi City, Ward 1, Pct 3 46 10 48
Ypsi City, Ward 2, Pct 1 98 6 153
Ypsi City, Ward 2, Pct 2 85 11 174
Ypsi City, Ward 2, Pct 3 66 4 182
Ypsi City, Ward 2, Pct 4 11 2 11
Ypsi City, Ward 3, Pct 1 16 1 20
Ypsi City, Ward 3, Pct 2 79 6 159
Ypsi City, Ward 3, Pct 3 113 24 174
Ypsi Twp, Pct 1 45 7 57
Ypsi Twp, Pct 2 57 17 101
Ypsi Twp, Pct 3 45 12 62
Ypsi Twp, Pct 4 60 8 95
Ypsi Twp, Pct 5 38 6 33
Ypsi Twp, Pct 6 19 4 24
Ypsi Twp, Pct 7 36 11 49
Ypsi Twp, Pct 8 31 8 56
Ypsi Twp, Pct 9 73 7 93
Ypsi Twp, Pct 10 37 5 48
Ypsi Twp, Pct 11 58 18 44
Ypsi Twp, Pct 12 33 11 29
Ypsi Twp, Pct 13 56 7 76
Ypsi Twp, Pct 14 78 17 97
Ypsi Twp, Pct 15 26 3 30
Ypsi Twp, Pct 16 18 2 16
Ypsi Twp, Pct 17 98 10 157
Ypsi Twp, Pct 18 34 2 69
Ypsi Twp, Pct 19 60 10 94
Ypsi Twp, Pct 20 60 9 73
Ypsi Twp, AVCB 1 291 60 245
Ypsi Twp, AVCB 2 246 32 208
9,539 908 13,113
I wish that all races, in fact, all candidates, could be more like the race for the 53rd District’s state rep with Jeff Irwin and Ned Staebler. Rarely have I seen two more professional, committed and intelligent public servants vie for state office. They are both to be congratulated for showing how it can be done without tactics that clearly cheapen the process – and disaffect voters. My sincere congratulations to both.
Jeff will be a very capable representative in Lansing for Ann Arbor.
He has proven to me over the last four years on the Washtenaw County Board of Commissions that he has a well rounded liberal education with respect for viewpoints other than his own. When Jeff disagrees, he will argue his point and never engages in low blows or personal attacks. His style will be tested in Lansing. I hope its contagious.
I hope Jeff can make ground on one relatively obscure promise…to gather support in Lansing for the creation of a new National Park in Michigan. The Huron Mountain National Park. The last vestige of real wilderness in Michigan.
Where are the results of the 52nd State Representative race? We’re in Ann Arbor, too!
Uh? Two “tight” races? Warren beat Byrnes by 15% of the total vote. Of the vote that the two leading candidates received, the margin was 58/42. That’s not tight, that’s a landslide!