Chamber announces mock City Commission election results
Some 220 people voted in the Battle Creek Area Chamber of Commerce’s mock election Wednesday.
The results were announced late in the afternoon and come after the chamber held its meet-and-greet Tuesday night at McCamly Plaza Hotel to allow residents to mingle with Battle Creek City Commission candidates. All but one of the 12 candidates attended the event.
Here are the results:
•Ward 1: Deb Owens, 100%
•Ward 2: Leonard Davidson, 60%; Lynn Ward Gray, 40%
•Ward 3: Dean Newsome, 70%; Kate Flores, 30%
•Ward 4: Mike Sherzer, 100%
•Ward 5: Dave Walters, 100%
• At-large: Susan Baldwin, 77%; Mark Behnke, 73%; Andy Helmboldt, 54%; Kaytee Faris, 47%; Rob Rumsey, 26%
Want to learn more about the candidates? Read about them here.
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