About 3,200 ballots that were not recorded in the initial Nov. 5 General Election reports could change the outcome of three Leelanau County Board of Commissioners races and may show that the Republican Party reclaimed the board majority.
Republican candidates Mark Walter, Will Bunek, and Alan Campbell now appear to be the winners of the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th districts. Previously, their Democrat opponents — Scott Perry, Lois Bahle, and incumbent commissioner Kama Ross — were the unofficial winners of these races.
Leelanau County’s unofficial election results page was updated Nov. 8 at about 7 p.m. to include over a thousand ballots that were not recorded, according to county Clerk Michelle Crocker. The total number of ballots cast increased from 16,253 to 17,827, which was enough to shift the scales in several elections.
