Early Returns: Washtenaw Judges

Early unofficial returns from the 2012 Washtenaw County 22nd circuit court race – contested by Jim Fink, Carol Kuhnke, Doug McClure and Erane Washington – show Fink with a total of 3,556 (39%) votes, compared to 3,020 (33%) for Kuhnke and 997 (11%) for McClure, and 1,437 (16%) for Washington – which reflects a total of 45 out of 139 precincts informally reported.

The geographic distribution of support for the four candidates is likely to vary widely across Washtenaw County, so initial  results may not give a clear read on the final outcome. The top two vote getters will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot.

This brief will be updated as additional precinct totals are known. Check the Washtenaw County clerk’s election results website for definitive, but still unofficial results.

Updated at 11:28 p.m.: Current results show Fink with a total of 9,544 (40%) of votes, compared to 7,805 (33%) for Kuhnke and 2,754 (11.5%) for McClure, and 3,623 (15%) for Washington – which reflects a total of 110 out of 139 precincts informally reported. Those results don’t include any precincts from Ypsilanti Township.

Updated 1:15 a.m.: With all precincts reporting, unofficial totals show Fink with a total of 11,468 (41%) of votes, compared to 8,767 (31%) for Kuhnke, 3,303 (11.8%) for McClure and 4,377 (15.6%) for Washington.

Updated on Aug. 8: After a data merge glitch at the Washtenaw County clerk’s office, the final unofficial results now show Fink with a total of 13,208 (41.4%) votes, compared to 9,493 (30%) for Kuhnke and 3,689 (11.5%) for McClure, and 5,423 (17%) for Washington.