Election overview for Oceana County.
#Election2016
The following are contested races in Oceana County in the Tuesday, Nov. 8, general election:
Oceana County Road Commission – one seat
Allen Blohm (R)
Lloyd Gowell (R)
Oceana County Board of Commissioners:
Second District – Greenwood and Newfield townships:
Martha Meyette (R)
Evelyn Kolbe (D)
Colfax Township
Supervisor:
Robert William Wade (R)
Larry L. Mumper (no party affiliation)
Crystal Township
Supervisor:
No candidate filed.
Elbridge Township
Supervisor:
Craig Herremans (R)
Lance VanSickle (write-in)
Clerk:
Stephanie VanSickle (R)
Linda Bickel (write-in)
Treasurer:
Renee Vanderlaan (R)
Chris Payne (no party affiliation)
Trustee – two seats
Jeff Buter (R)
Eric Herrygers (R)
Bruce Vartian (D)
Ferry Township
Trustee – two seats
Rod Studer (R)
Richard E. Cornwell (D)
Linda Bruck (no party affiliation)
Grant Township
Trustee – two seats
James Aebig (R)
Joan Brooks (R)
Gerrit James Fekken (D)
Leavitt Township
Trustee – two seats
Raymond Dornbush (R)
Eleanor Krupp (R)
Emma J. Kirwin (D)
Al Purdy (no party affiliation)
Pentwater Township
Clerk
Sue Ann Johnson (R)
John Barker (D)
Hesperia Village
President – nonpartisan
Mike Farber
Louis J. Nemastil
Pentwater Village
President – nonpartisan
Jeffrey Allen Hodges
Daniel D. Hoekstra, Sr.
Trustees – three seats
Michelle Angell-Powell
Pamela Burdick
Dan Nugent
Don Palmer
Juanita Pierman
Shelby Village
Trustee – non-partisan – three seats
Andy Near
Sharita Prowant
John G. Sutton
Jim Wyns
Hart Public Schools Board of Education – nonpartisan – three seats
Dwight Fuehring
Irma Hinojosa
Judee L. Wilson
Jack Wittman
Hesperia Community Schools Board of Education – nonpartisan – two seats
Patrick Broton
Alan Daniels
Ryan L. Good
Pentwater Public Schools – nonpartisan – four seats
Patricia Collins
Ken McClane
Amy L. Roberson
Bonnie VanDerZanden
Linda S. VanGills
Shelby Public Schools Board of Education – nonpartisan – two seats
Douglas Fris
Karen Rice
Craig Sawyer
Ballot questions:
There are three proposals on the ballot: the Ferry Township renewal of its existing fire operating millage, which is 1.5 mills; the Village of Pentwater improvement plan, which is a $3.2 million street improvement plan; and the Walkerville Village Joint Fire Department millage replacement proposal, which is for the purchase of fire equipment for the joint department that serves Walkerville Village and Elbridge, Colfax and Leavitt townships.