Politics & Government

Your Aug. 7 Primary Ballot

Candidate fields for local, state and federal races will be whittled down, and millage requests for public safety, buses and the arts will be determined Tuesday.

 

Planning to vote tomorrow? Remember, the Aug. 7 primary is partially closed, meaning voters can only choose candidates in either the Republican or Democrat section of the partisan ballot. Check here

Here's a look at the candidates and issues that you will see on your ballot:

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U.S. Senate

Incumbent U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow is running unopposed in the Democratic primary for one of two Senate seats.

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Her opponents in the Republican primary are: Clark DurantRandy Hekman and Pete Hoekstra. Though Republican Gary Glenn's name appears on the ballot, he dropped out of the race weeks ago.

U.S. Congress

District 9: Due to redistricting, 9th District U.S. Rep. Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Twp.) is now running in the 14th District. Bloomfield Township is now in the, Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Sandy Levin is running unopposed in the Aug. 7 primary, while Gregory Dildilian, of Royal Oak, and Don Volaric, of Clinton Twp., vie for the Republican nomination.

District 11: With the implosion of incumbent U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter's re-election campaign following a and a petition-signature scandal, the path to the .

The district now includes voters from Wayne and Oakland counties, including those in , beginning in January. There are currently five candidates for the open seat: Republican , a war veteran, reindeer farmer and teacher from Milford;  of Novi, a declared write-in candidate; , a Canton Township board member; William F. Roberts, a political activist, and , of Canton, also a write-in.

State House

District 40:

The field for the Republican Party candidate to represent the Bloomfield area in the State House is crowded. Bloomfield Hills City Commissioner Oakland County Commissioner and Birmingham-based attorney David Potts, West Bloomfield attorney and Birmingham Board of Education Trustee Robert Lawrence will round out the GOP side of the ticket. On the ballot for Democrats is West Bloomfield's . All seek the open seat left by term-limited Rep. Chuck Moss (R-Birmingham).

Bloomfield Township

Public Safety Millage

Voters will be asked More information about the millage is available .

Board of Trustees

All seven members of the will appear on the ballot and are running unopposed.

County leadership

  • Oakland County Executive: L. Brooks Patterson will seek another term (See ). He will be challenged by Republican E. Wadsworth Sherrod III in the primary.  is the Democratic candidate. 
  • Oakland County Sheriff: Mike Bouchard will seek another term. He will be challenged by Republican James Stevens of Rochester Hills in the primary. Jane Felice Boudreau is the Democratic candidate.
  • Oakland County Prosecutor: Mike Bishop, the Republican former Senate Majority Leader from Rochester, will challenge Democratic incumbent Jessica Cooper, of Franklin. 
  • Oakland County Clerk: Democrat Lisa Brown of West Bloomfield will challenge Bill Bullard, the Republican incumbent.
  • Oakland County Treasurer: Republican Marty Knollenberg will challenge Democrat Andy Meisner.
  • Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner: Republican John McCulloch will seek another term. Democrats Mark Danowski and Jim Nash will face off in the primary.

County commissioners

Because of redistricting, Bloomfield Hills and Bloomfield Township now fall into two different County Commission districts. 

  • District 12: Incumbent Shelley Goodman Taub, a Republican from Bloomfield Township, will face Democrat Paul Secrest of Bloomfield Hills in November.
  • District 15: Incumbent Marcia Gershenson, a Democrat from Bloomfield Hills, faces Al Zaparackas of Farmington Hills in November.

Ballot questions

  • DIA Millage: Voters will be asked to support .2 mills for the Oakland County Art Institute Authority
  • SMART Bus Funding: Voters will also decide a .59 mill proposal for the Oakland County Transportation Millage. 

Bloomfield Patch will report election results as they come in on Tuesday night. Please follow us on Facebook or Twitter for the latest updates.


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