Ann Arbor Ward 1, Precincts 5 & 6
Incumbent Ann Arbor mayor John Hieftje received decisively more votes than challenger Patricia Lesko in Ward 1′s Precinct 5 (267 to Lesko’s 61) and Precinct 6 (118 to Lesko’s 26). For the city council race in those precincts, incumbent Sandi Smith outpolled challenger Sumi Kailasapathy by a narrower margin: 184 to 139 in Precinct 5, and 80 to 62 in Precinct 6.
For the state House District 53 race, Jeff Irwin beat Ned Staebler in both precincts: 197 to 110 in Precinct 5, and 73 to 60 in Precinct 6. In the race for state Senate District 18, Rebekah Warren won decisively in the precincts against Pam Byrnes: 239 to 71 in Precinct 5, and 115 to 21 in Precinct 6.