Comments on: By Precinct: How Taylor Won Ann Arbor

By: Jerry Hiniker

Jerry Hiniker — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 11:51:22 +0000

I find the following statement mind-blowing (or whatever the equivalent term is for this generation): “Outgoing Democratic mayor John Hieftje never lost any of the city’s 48 precincts in seven election cycles.” That mark will stand for a very long time. Another excellent piece.

By: Steve Bean

Steve Bean — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 17:21:30 +0000

The Democratic primary=”Ann Arbor”? No.

By: Dave Askins

Dave Askins — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 15:30:56 +0000

“I think “Ballots Cast” refers to the total number of ballots cast within the area covered by the race, not those cast in the race itself.”

Ed Golembiewski, with the county clerk’s office, confirms that understanding, Dave.

By: Dave Cahill

Dave Cahill — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 14:49:03 +0000

A cautionary note about “ballots cast”. I added up all the votes cast for mayor (including write-ins) on the County Clerk’s page. I got 14,861 total. Yet at the top of that page it clearly states “Ballots Cast: 16,591″.

I checked another race, and the votes cast in the race did not equal the “Ballots Cast” at the top of the page.

I think “Ballots Cast” refers to the total number of ballots cast within the area covered by the race, not those cast in the race itself. For example, the number of ballots cast in AA for a contest farther up the ballot than mayor or council might have been larger than the mayor/council total.

Could the Chronicle check out this situation?

By: William Lockwood

William Lockwood — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 12:55:45 +0000

Excellent reporting by Ann Arbor’s best local source of news. I hope everyone reads and subscribes.