Screen shot of Washtenaw County clerk election results map for Ward 2. Purple shading corresponds to precincts won by Lumm, light blue to those won by Westphal. The two precincts won by Westphal were the lightly voted 2-1 (70 Westphal, 59 Lumm, 5 Brown) and 2-2 (7 Westphal, 3 Lumm, 3 Brown).

In Ward 4, Democrat Jack Eaton was unopposed on the ballot and won easily, with 88.9% of the tally, against declared write-in candidate William Lockwood.

The Ann Arbor Public Schools sinking fund millage won easily with a 13,321 (80.34%) to 3,259 (19.7%) margin.

The outcome makes Eaton the only new member on the 11-member council. He’ll replace Democrat Marcia Higgins. Eaton and Higgins contested the Aug. 6 Democratic primary, which Eaton won in decisive fashion – with about 65% of the vote.

The composition of the council will not change before its Nov. 7, 2013 meeting, which features a very heavy agenda. Eaton will join Ward 4 colleague Margie Teall at the table for the Nov. 18 meeting, but will be officially sworn in on Nov. 11.

Ward 2 featured the closest race, with Lumm’s 2,071 votes (55.9%) still a clear margin over Democratic challenger Kirk Westphal’s 1,549  (41.8%), and independent Conrad Brown’s 71 (1.9%). Lumm’s relative share of the votes was slightly less than the 60% she received in her 2011 win against Stephen Rapundalo, but came within eight votes of matching the number of votes she received in 2011 (2,079).

The $20,875 raised by Lumm during the pre-campaign finance period was twice what Westphal had raised. [Chronicle coverage: "Ann Arbor Campaign Finance 2013"] Possibly more significant than the total amount raised was the distribution of donation amounts. In recent years, those campaigns with a greater skew toward donations of lower amounts have been winning efforts. This year during the pre-campaign period, Lumm’s average donation was $102, compared to $133 for Westphal.

Ward 2 also had the highest voter turnout of any of the wards, with 3,751 voters participating. That’s 19.83% of registered voters. Even though Mike Anglin was unopposed on the ballot, Ward 5 had the second highest turnout, with 3,418 (15.37 %) of registered voters participating in the election.

Possibly helping that Ward 5 turnout was Chip Smith’s write-in candidacy for Ward 5, which was announced on Oct. 24, just shortly before the election. But voter turnout in Ward 5 is typically strong, compared to other wards. Anglin received 2,112 votes (67.8%), with “Write-In” receiving 1,004 votes (32%). That write-in tally is for the number of voters who filled in the write-in bubble, not broken down by candidate or validated by election officials. The two declared write-in candidates in Ward 5 were Thomas Partridge and Chip Smith.

The percentage of votes received by Ward 5 write-in candidates was similar to that received by independent Ward 1 challenger Jeff Hayner. Hayner received 549 votes (31.9%), compared to 1,147 votes (66.6%) for the incumbent Democrat Sabra Briere. Independent Jaclyn Vresics, who had announced she was withdrawing from the race – but not in time to prevent her name from appearing on the ballot – received 20 votes (1.2%).

In Ward 3, Democrat Stephen Kunselman received 1,545 votes (70.3%) compared to Sam DeVarti’s 618 (28.1%). Kunselman told The Chronicle that on Election Day, for two of the city’s five wards (Ward 3 and Ward 5) he managed to collect enough signatures to satisfy the requirement for his 2014 mayoral election effort. He collected 60 signatures in each of those wards, which gives him a margin of 10 over the minimum 50 in each ward.

As in Ward 5, in Ward 4 the write-in tally of 209 (11%) is for the number of voters who filled in the write-in bubble, but those have not yet been validated. So declared write-in candidate William Lockwood could have received a maximum of 11% of the vote. It’s possible some number of those write-ins were tallied for a joke candidate, Twenty Pound Carp.

Results here are unofficial. For unofficial results compiled by the Washtenaw County clerk’s office, including maps, see: Election Results.

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Early returns of Ann Arbor city council races based on paper tapes from precinct locations are published here with the most recent updates. Results here are unofficial. For unofficial results compiled by the Washtenaw County clerk’s office, see: Election Results.

Ward 1 Ann Arbor City Council Race

With results from 4 of 8 in-person polling locations informally reported, Briere has received 592 votes (67.4%), Hayner has received 274 votes (31.2%), and Vresics has received 9 votes (1%).

Updated at 8:20 p.m.: With results from 5 of 8 in-person polling locations informally reported, Briere has received 791 votes (66.6%), Hayner has received 378 votes (31.8%), and Vresics has received 13 votes (1%).

Updated at 8:58 p.m.: With results from 6 of 8 in-person polling locations informally reported, Briere has received 930 votes (64.9%), Hayner has received 485 votes (33.8%), and Vresics has received 13 votes (0.9%).

Updated at 10:02 p.m.: With results from 8 of 8 in-person polling locations informally reported, Briere has received 965 votes (65.2%), Hayner has received 492 votes (33.2%), and Vresics has received 15 votes (1%).

Updated at 10:26 p.m.: With results from 8 of 8 in-person polling locations informally reported, as well as absent voter totals from precincts in Ward 1, Briere has received 1147 votes (66.6%), Hayner has received 549 votes (31.9%), and Vresics has received 16 votes (0.9%).

Ward 2 Ann Arbor City Council Race

With results from 4 of 8 in-person polling locations informally reported, Lumm has received 1030 votes (55%), Westphal has received 815 votes (43.5%), and Brown has received 22 votes (1.1%).

Updated at 8:16 p.m.: With results from 6 of 8 in-person polling locations informally reported, Lumm has received 1285 votes (54%), Westphal has received 1043 votes (43.8%), and Brown has received 43 votes (1.8%).

Updated at 9:05 p.m.: With results from 7 of 8 in-person polling locations informally reported, Lumm has received 1553 votes (54.4%), Westphal has received 1243 votes (43.5%), and Brown has received 50 votes (1.7%).

Updated at 9:55 p.m.: With results from 8 of 8 in-person polling locations informally reported, Lumm has received 1556 votes (54.3%), Westphal has received 1250 votes (43.6%), and Brown has received 53 votes (1.8%).

Updated at 10:24 p.m.: With results from 8 of 8 in-person polling locations informally reported, as well as absent voter totals from precincts in Ward 2, Lumm has received 2071 votes (55.9%), Westphal has received 1549 votes (41.8%), and Brown has received 63 votes (1.7%).

Ward 3 Ann Arbor City Council Race

With results from 0 of 6 in-person polling locations informally reported, as well as absent voter totals from precincts in Ward 3, Kunselman has received 291 votes (83.3%) and DeVarti has received 56 votes (16%).

Updated at 9:25 p.m.: With results from 2 of 6 in-person polling locations informally reported, as well as absent voter totals from precincts in Ward 3, Kunselman has received 430 votes (78.1%) and DeVarti has received 114 votes (20.7%).

Updated at 9:42 p.m.: With results from 6 of 6 in-person polling locations informally reported, as well as absent voter totals from precincts in Ward 3, Kunselman has received 1545 votes (70.3%) and DeVarti has received 618 votes (28.1%).

Ward 4 Ann Arbor City Council Race

Write-in counts are for the number of voters who filled in the write-in bubble, not broken down by candidate or validated. The declared write-in candidate for Ward 4 was William Lockwood.

With results from 0 of 8 in-person polling locations informally reported, as well as absent voter totals from precincts in Ward 4, Eaton has received 383 votes (95.5%) and Write-in has received 18 votes (4.4%).

Updated 9:28 p.m.: With results from 8 of 8 in-person polling locations informally reported, as well as absent voter totals from precincts in Ward 4, Eaton has received 1678 votes (88.9%) and Write-in has received 209 votes (11%).

Ward 5 Ann Arbor City Council Race

Write-in counts are for the number of voters who filled in the write-in bubble, not broken down by candidate or validated. The two declared write-in candidates in Ward 5 were Thomas Partridge and Chip Smith.

With results from 1 of 10 in-person polling locations informally reported, Anglin has received 38 votes (63.3%) and Write-in has received 22 votes (36.6%).

Updated at 9:18 p.m.: With results from 2 of 10 in-person polling locations informally reported, as well as absent voter totals from precincts in Ward 5, Anglin has received 625 votes (81.3%) and Write-in has received 143 votes (18.6%).

Updated at 9:24 p.m.: With results from 3 of 10 in-person polling locations informally reported, as well as absent voter totals from precincts in Ward 5, Anglin has received 731 votes (78.5%) and Write-in has received 200 votes (21.4%).

Updated at 9:52 p.m.: With results from 10 of 10 in-person polling locations informally reported, as well as absent voter totals from precincts in Ward 5, Anglin has received 2132 votes (67.9%) and Write-in has received 1004 votes (32%).

AAPS Sinking Fund Millage

With results from 1 of 40 in-person polling locations inside the city of Ann Arbor informally reported, 358 (86.6%) have voted YES and 55 (13.3%) have voted NO on the AAPS sinking fund millage.

Updated at 9:00 p.m.: With results from 2 of 40 in-person polling locations inside the city of Ann Arbor informally reported, as well as absent voter totals from the city of Ann Arbor, 1378 (76.4%) have voted YES and 424 (23.5%) have voted NO on the AAPS sinking fund millage.

Updated at 9:58 p.m.: With results from 13 of 40 in-person polling locations inside the city of Ann Arbor informally reported, as well as absent voter totals from the city of Ann Arbor, 3497 (80.6%) have voted YES and 839 (19.3%) have voted NO on the AAPS sinking fund millage.

Dots correspond to addresses that made contributions to Ann Arbor city council candidates for the Nov. 5, 2013 election.

Lumm’s fundraising effort during the pre-election phase exceeded her total from 2011 when she contested the general election with incumbent Democrat Stephen Rapundalo. That year she raised $18,950 from 193 donors.

The third Ward 2 candidate, Conrad Brown, filed a reporting waiver, which is allowed if a candidate does not expect to raise more than $1,000.

Ward 1 incumbent Democrat Sabra Briere raised $11,800 in a race where she’s challenged by independent Jeff Hayner, who has raised $2,680 so far.

In Ward 3, incumbent Democrat Stephen Kunselman, who survived a tough primary race with Julie Grand, did not raise any additional money during this most recent filing period. Kunselman’s independent challenger Sam DeVarti raised $945.

In Ward 5, Mike Anglin does not have an opponent on the ballot, but raised $4,299 in this most recent period. He’s spent $1,340 of that. In addition to Thomas Partridge, who declared his write-in candidacy much earlier in the year, Charles “Chip” Smith has just recently filed his paperwork to declare a write-in candidacy for the Ward 5 seat that’s up for election this year. Responding to an emailed query, Smith said he will try to keep his expenditures under the reporting-waiver limit of $1,000.

In Ward 4, Jack Eaton does not face any opponents on Nov. 5 on the ballot or as write-ins, but does have a write-in opponent in William Lockwood. Eaton won the Democratic primary against incumbent Democrat Marcia Higgins.

The Ann Arbor city council includes a total of 11 members – two from each of the city’s five wards and the mayor. All city council positions are elected for two-year terms, with one of the wards’s seats up for election every year. The position of mayor is elected in even years, so not this year.

The filings, which were due on Oct. 25, are available through the Washtenaw County clerk’s searchable campaign finance database. Charts and maps by The Chronicle are presented after the jump.

Charts

A pattern for winning city council campaigns over the last few election cycles has been a skew toward more numerous but lower dollar amount contributions. For this pre-election period, Mike Anglin in Ward 5 had the lowest average at $64 per donor, with Kirk Westphal in Ward 2 coming in at $133 – or more than double Anglin’s average.

Jeff Hayner: Contributions to 2013 Ward 1 city council campaign. Hayner has raised $2,680, averaging $96 per donor, with a median of $50 for 28 donors. He’s spent $841 so far.

Sabra Briere: Contributions to 2013 Ward 1 city council campaign. Briere raised a total of $11,800, averaging $118 per donor and a median of $100 among 100 donors. So far she’s spent $6,864 including $1,000 for Brad O’Connor as a campaign manager. O’Connor managed Carol Kuhnke’s successful 22nd circuit court judge campaign as well as Adam Zemke’s 55th District state representative campaign.

Jane Lumm: Contributions to 2013 Ward 2 city council campaign. Lumm raised $20,875, averaging $102 per donor, with a median of $100 for 204 donors. She has spent $11,664 so far.

Kirk Westphal: Contributions to 2013 Ward 2 city council campaign. Westphal raised $10,103, averaging $133 per donor with a median of $100 among 76 donors. He has spent $4,614 so far.

Mike Anglin: Contributions to 2013 Ward 2 city council campaign. Anglin has raised $4,299, averaging $64 per donor with a median of $50 among 67 donors. He has spent $1,340 so far.

Maps

The 2013 general election filings continue the trend of Ann Arbor city council candidates showing considerable citywide support, in addition to having support in their own wards.

Jeff Hayner: Yellow dots correspond to addresses making contributions to his 2013 Ward 1 campaign.

Sabra Briere: Black dots correspond to addresses making contributions to her 2013 Ward 1 campaign.

Jane Lumm: Green dots correspond to addresses making contributions to her 2013 Ward 2 campaign.

Kirk Westphal: Purple dots correspond to addresses making contributions to his 2013 Ward 2 campaign.

Mike Anglin: Red dots correspond to addresses making contributions to his 2013 Ward 5 campaign.

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