Antrim County Updated

Antrim County is one of the Republican base counties in North Michigan. It is between Charlevoix and Grand Traverse Counties to its North and South, and Otsego County to its east. The southern portion (Elk Rapids) is heavily influenced by Traverse City. The Northwestern part is Torch Lake, home of Michael Moore. Torch Lake is one of the most affluent areas in the state. Slightly inland is Bellaire, and further inland is Mancelona. The inland areas (US 131) are more rural and rugged in character, and influenced by Gaylord in Otsego County, while closer to the water is more vacation homes oriented. The inland vs coast voting is seen a bit in presidential elections, and heavily seen in primary elections. Antrim County was an exception to this outside of Banks Township near Charlevoix. The rest all went more republican in 2004 than 2000. 06 and 08 were bad years all around and the GOP lost support across the board.

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Antrim County:
Location – Northern Michigan:
Population - 24,196 (2006-08 estimate)
Demographics – 97.6% White, 0% Black, 0.6% American Indian, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% Some other Race, 2.4% Two or more races, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino(of any race)
County Seat – Bellaire (pop 1164, 2000 estimate)

Local Elected Officials:

Sheriff - Daniel Bean (R)
Prosecutor - Charles Coop (R)
Clerk - Laura Sexton (R)
Treasurer - Sherry Comben (R)
Register of Deeds - Patty Niepoth (R)
Drain Commission - Mark Stone (R)
Surveyor - Scott Papineau (R)


County Commissioners:
District 1 - Jerroll Drenth (R)
District 2 - Eugene Dawson (R)
District 3 - Larry Bargy (R)
District 4 - Jack White (R)
District 5 - David Howelman (R)
District 6 - Michael Crawford (R)
District 7 - Laura Stanek (R)
District 8 - Bernie Blackmore (R)
District 9 - Joseph Allen (R)

Banks Township - 5 Republicans
Central Lake Township - 5 Republicans
Chestonia Township - 5 Republicans
Custer Township - 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats
Echo Township - 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats
Elk Rapids Township - 5 Republicans
Forest Home Township - 5 Republicans
Helena Township - 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat
Jordan Township - 3 Democrats, 2 Republicans.
Kearney Township - 5 Republicans
Mancelona Township - 5 Republicans
Milton Township - 5 Republicans
Star Township - 5 Republicans
Torch Lake Township - 6 Republicans
Warner Township - 3 Republicans, 2 Non Partisans.

Central Lake, Elk Rapids, Kearney, Mancelona and Torch Lake had contests won by Republicans. Jordan Township had a contest won by the democrats.

Geoff Fieger made things easy in 98 for the GOP in many races. Jordan Township was close however.

Governor	Engler	Fieger	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	484	161	0	645	323	75.04%	24.96%	50.08%
Central Lake Twp	585	263	0	848	322	68.99%	31.01%	37.97%
Chestonia Twp	92	59	0	151	33	60.93%	39.07%	21.85%
Custer Twp	230	99	0	329	131	69.91%	30.09%	39.82%
Echo Twp	158	141	0	299	17	52.84%	47.16%	5.69%
Elk Rapids Twp	841	357	0	1198	484	70.20%	29.80%	40.40%
Forest Home Twp	658	225	0	883	433	74.52%	25.48%	49.04%
Helena Twp	282	170	0	452	112	62.39%	37.61%	24.78%
Jordan Twp	119	103	0	222	16	53.60%	46.40%	7.21%
Kearney Twp	409	156	0	565	253	72.39%	27.61%	44.78%
Mancelona Twp	543	371	0	914	172	59.41%	40.59%	18.82%
Milton Twp	647	265	0	912	382	70.94%	29.06%	41.89%
Star Twp	157	67	0	224	90	70.09%	29.91%	40.18%
Torch Lake Twp	477	171	0	648	306	73.61%	26.39%	47.22%
Warner Twp	66	33	0	99	33	66.67%	33.33%	33.33%
Total	5748	2641	0	8389	3107	68.52%	31.48%	37.04%

The surprise to me was Jordan Township and Echo Township. They went barely for Engler even against Fieger, despite going for Bush twice. Jordan Twp did vote for Granholm twice, and for Obama once however at the top of the ticket. Jordan Twp and Echo Twps are very rural township SW of Boyne Falls, SE of East Jordan, and NE of Bellaire. Echo Township tied in 2002, and went for DeVos over Granholm, and also McCain over Obama.  Both are right next to each other.The secretary of state race was a blowout.

Secretary of State 98	Miller	Parks	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	532	111	11	654	421	81.35%	16.97%	64.37%
Central Lake Twp	646	170	6	822	476	78.59%	20.68%	57.91%
Chestonia Twp	92	45	5	142	47	64.79%	31.69%	33.10%
Custer Twp	256	76	5	337	180	75.96%	22.55%	53.41%
Echo Twp	147	119	2	268	28	54.85%	44.40%	10.45%
Elk Rapids Twp	932	237	2	1171	695	79.59%	20.24%	59.35%
Forest Home Twp	695	163	16	874	532	79.52%	18.65%	60.87%
Helena Twp	317	129	3	449	188	70.60%	28.73%	41.87%
Jordan Twp	134	77	5	216	57	62.04%	35.65%	26.39%
Kearney Twp	432	120	8	560	312	77.14%	21.43%	55.71%
Mancelona Twp	598	288	13	899	310	66.52%	32.04%	34.48%
Milton Twp	694	180	8	882	514	78.68%	20.41%	58.28%
Star Twp	159	49	3	211	110	75.36%	23.22%	52.13%
Torch Lake Twp	517	120	4	641	397	80.66%	18.72%	61.93%
Warner Twp	65	26	2	93	39	69.89%	27.96%	41.94%
Total	6216	1910	93	8219	4306	75.63%	23.24%	52.39%

 The Attorney General's race was closer, and Granholm here took three municipalities and tied another.

Att. General 98	Smietanka	Granholm	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	419	225	0	644	194	65.06%	34.94%	30.12%
Central Lake Twp	470	341	0	811	129	57.95%	42.05%	15.91%
Chestonia Twp	68	68	0	136	0	50.00%	50.00%	0.00%
Custer Twp	193	128	0	321	65	60.12%	39.88%	20.25%
Echo Twp	122	159	0	281	-37	43.42%	56.58%	-13.17%
Elk Rapids Twp	662	479	0	1141	183	58.02%	41.98%	16.04%
Forest Home Twp	517	345	0	862	172	59.98%	40.02%	19.95%
Helena Twp	231	205	0	436	26	52.98%	47.02%	5.96%
Jordan Twp	91	110	0	201	-19	45.27%	54.73%	-9.45%
Kearney Twp	319	230	0	549	89	58.11%	41.89%	16.21%
Mancelona Twp	446	428	0	874	18	51.03%	48.97%	2.06%
Milton Twp	513	342	0	855	171	60.00%	40.00%	20.00%
Star Twp	103	97	0	200	6	51.50%	48.50%	3.00%
Torch Lake Twp	405	222	0	627	183	64.59%	35.41%	29.19%
Warner Twp	46	47	0	93	-1	49.46%	50.54%	-1.08%
Total	4605	3426	0	8031	1179	57.34%	42.66%	14.68%

The Congressional race shows Stupak's strength. McManus (from relatively nearby Leelenau County) won Antrim County against Stupak, but barely. Bush got 58% and 61.5% here.

Congress 1st 98	McManus	Stupak	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	389	256	14	659	133	59.03%	38.85%	20.18%
Central Lake Twp	471	375	11	857	96	54.96%	43.76%	11.20%
Chestonia Twp	63	79	7	149	-16	42.28%	53.02%	-10.74%
Custer Twp	171	162	1	334	9	51.20%	48.50%	2.69%
Echo Twp	122	173	2	297	-51	41.08%	58.25%	-17.17%
Elk Rapids Twp	426	524	11	961	-98	44.33%	54.53%	-10.20%
Forest Home Twp	478	412	8	898	66	53.23%	45.88%	7.35%
Helena Twp	202	240	10	452	-38	44.69%	53.10%	-8.41%
Jordan Twp	78	144	6	228	-66	34.21%	63.16%	-28.95%
Kearney Twp	284	275	9	568	9	50.00%	48.42%	1.58%
Mancelona Twp	413	381	16	810	32	50.99%	47.04%	3.95%
Milton Twp	469	431	9	909	38	51.60%	47.41%	4.18%
Star Twp	96	109	6	211	-13	45.50%	51.66%	-6.16%
Torch Lake Twp	384	266	4	654	118	58.72%	40.67%	18.04%
Warner Twp	31	64	4	99	-33	31.31%	64.65%	-33.33%
Total	4077	3891	118	8086	186	50.42%	48.12%	2.30%

The State Senate District is the old 36th District. It covered Antrim, Benzie, Crawford, Grand  Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee, Otsego, Roscommon, and Wexford Counties. It's changed a bit since then. George McManus won his state senate district easily.

St. Senate 36th 98	McManus	Casler	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	486	160	0	646	326	75.23%	24.77%	50.46%
Central Lake Twp	573	228	0	801	345	71.54%	28.46%	43.07%
Chestonia Twp	76	54	0	130	22	58.46%	41.54%	16.92%
Custer Twp	216	100	0	316	116	68.35%	31.65%	36.71%
Echo Twp	143	132	0	275	11	52.00%	48.00%	4.00%
Elk Rapids Twp	762	378	0	1140	384	66.84%	33.16%	33.68%
Forest Home Twp	628	223	0	851	405	73.80%	26.20%	47.59%
Helena Twp	261	172	0	433	89	60.28%	39.72%	20.55%
Jordan Twp	108	94	0	202	14	53.47%	46.53%	6.93%
Kearney Twp	366	166	0	532	200	68.80%	31.20%	37.59%
Mancelona Twp	524	341	0	865	183	60.58%	39.42%	21.16%
Milton Twp	596	253	0	849	343	70.20%	29.80%	40.40%
Star Twp	125	69	0	194	56	64.43%	35.57%	28.87%
Torch Lake Twp	457	163	0	620	294	73.71%	26.29%	47.42%
Warner Twp	50	38	0	88	12	56.82%	43.18%	13.64%
Total	5371	2571	0	7942	2800	67.63%	32.37%	35.26%

The state rep district is the old 105th district. It's changed a bit, although less so with redistricting. Ken Bradstreet won easily.

St Rep 105th 98	Bradstreet	Felts	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	476	173	0	649	303	73.34%	26.66%	46.69%
Central Lake Twp	559	242	0	801	317	69.79%	30.21%	39.58%
Chestonia Twp	88	49	0	137	39	64.23%	35.77%	28.47%
Custer Twp	214	100	0	314	114	68.15%	31.85%	36.31%
Echo Twp	148	129	0	277	19	53.43%	46.57%	6.86%
Elk Rapids Twp	759	349	0	1108	410	68.50%	31.50%	37.00%
Forest Home Twp	607	236	0	843	371	72.00%	28.00%	44.01%
Helena Twp	266	163	0	429	103	62.00%	38.00%	24.01%
Jordan Twp	92	113	0	205	-21	44.88%	55.12%	-10.24%
Kearney Twp	368	169	0	537	199	68.53%	31.47%	37.06%
Mancelona Twp	533	332	0	865	201	61.62%	38.38%	23.24%
Milton Twp	577	248	0	825	329	69.94%	30.06%	39.88%
Star Twp	129	63	0	192	66	67.19%	32.81%	34.38%
Torch Lake Twp	437	173	0	610	264	71.64%	28.36%	43.28%
Warner Twp	47	35	0	82	12	57.32%	42.68%	14.63%
Total	5300	2574	0	7874	2726	67.31%	32.69%	34.62%

Antrim County stayed a base county in 2000. Bush won all municipalities here.

POTUS	Bush	Gore	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	615	244	45	904	371	68.03%	26.99%	41.04%
Central Lake Twp	699	451	41	1191	248	58.69%	37.87%	20.82%
Chestonia Twp	120	84	7	211	36	56.87%	39.81%	17.06%
Custer Twp	323	142	14	479	181	67.43%	29.65%	37.79%
Echo Twp	217	193	14	424	24	51.18%	45.52%	5.66%
Elk Rapids Twp	910	605	43	1558	305	58.41%	38.83%	19.58%
Forest Home Twp	727	407	36	1170	320	62.14%	34.79%	27.35%
Helena Twp	332	251	22	605	81	54.88%	41.49%	13.39%
Jordan Twp	144	125	19	288	19	50.00%	43.40%	6.60%
Kearney Twp	480	312	25	817	168	58.75%	38.19%	20.56%
Mancelona Twp	694	606	35	1335	88	51.99%	45.39%	6.59%
Milton Twp	748	432	51	1231	316	60.76%	35.09%	25.67%
Star Twp	189	120	14	323	69	58.51%	37.15%	21.36%
Torch Lake Twp	491	298	22	811	193	60.54%	36.74%	23.80%
Warner Twp	91	59	10	160	32	56.88%	36.88%	20.00%
Total	6780	4329	398	11507	2451	58.92%	37.62%	21.30%

 Abraham beat Stabenow easily in the county, but. it wasn't enough statewide.

US Senate 00	Abraham	Stabenow	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	630	232	28	890	398	70.79%	26.07%	44.72%
Central Lake Twp	743	394	38	1175	349	63.23%	33.53%	29.70%
Chestonia Twp	128	78	10	216	50	59.26%	36.11%	23.15%
Custer Twp	307	155	12	474	152	64.77%	32.70%	32.07%
Echo Twp	218	186	13	417	32	52.28%	44.60%	7.67%
Elk Rapids Twp	948	569	31	1548	379	61.24%	36.76%	24.48%
Forest Home Twp	743	393	21	1157	350	64.22%	33.97%	30.25%
Helena Twp	335	242	19	596	93	56.21%	40.60%	15.60%
Jordan Twp	138	124	16	278	14	49.64%	44.60%	5.04%
Kearney Twp	501	270	31	802	231	62.47%	33.67%	28.80%
Mancelona Twp	751	514	49	1314	237	57.15%	39.12%	18.04%
Milton Twp	772	409	40	1221	363	63.23%	33.50%	29.73%
Star Twp	187	107	23	317	80	58.99%	33.75%	25.24%
Torch Lake Twp	508	276	15	799	232	63.58%	34.54%	29.04%
Warner Twp	83	69	7	159	14	52.20%	43.40%	8.81%
Total	6992	4018	353	11363	2974	61.53%	35.36%	26.17%

Stupak came close to winning the county in 2000, although he was unable to do so. It was still a strong showing for a democrat here in 2000. Stupak did win the county in 2002 onward.

Congress 1st 00	Yob	Stupak	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	528	346	16	890	182	59.33%	38.88%	20.45%
Central Lake Twp	639	518	19	1176	121	54.34%	44.05%	10.29%
Chestonia Twp	107	99	5	211	8	50.71%	46.92%	3.79%
Custer Twp	250	216	8	474	34	52.74%	45.57%	7.17%
Echo Twp	180	235	8	423	-55	42.55%	55.56%	-13.00%
Elk Rapids Twp	791	741	18	1550	50	51.03%	47.81%	3.23%
Forest Home Twp	624	532	11	1167	92	53.47%	45.59%	7.88%
Helena Twp	263	321	13	597	-58	44.05%	53.77%	-9.72%
Jordan Twp	110	158	8	276	-48	39.86%	57.25%	-17.39%
Kearney Twp	410	386	27	823	24	49.82%	46.90%	2.92%
Mancelona Twp	564	728	27	1319	-164	42.76%	55.19%	-12.43%
Milton Twp	663	547	16	1226	116	54.08%	44.62%	9.46%
Star Twp	159	149	12	320	10	49.69%	46.56%	3.13%
Torch Lake Twp	435	365	6	806	70	53.97%	45.29%	8.68%
Warner Twp	56	99	6	161	-43	34.78%	61.49%	-26.71%
Total	5779	5440	200	11419	339	50.61%	47.64%	2.97%

Bradstreet won an easy re-election.

St Rep 105th 00	Bradsteet	Hefner	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	636	232	0	868	404	73.27%	26.73%	46.54%
Central Lake Twp	753	350	0	1103	403	68.27%	31.73%	36.54%
Chestonia Twp	123	70	0	193	53	63.73%	36.27%	27.46%
Custer Twp	323	123	0	446	200	72.42%	27.58%	44.84%
Echo Twp	226	164	0	390	62	57.95%	42.05%	15.90%
Elk Rapids Twp	965	470	0	1435	495	67.25%	32.75%	34.49%
Forest Home Twp	825	297	0	1122	528	73.53%	26.47%	47.06%
Helena Twp	359	204	0	563	155	63.77%	36.23%	27.53%
Jordan Twp	133	125	0	258	8	51.55%	48.45%	3.10%
Kearney Twp	540	233	0	773	307	69.86%	30.14%	39.72%
Mancelona Twp	742	515	0	1257	227	59.03%	40.97%	18.06%
Milton Twp	801	344	0	1145	457	69.96%	30.04%	39.91%
Star Twp	199	92	0	291	107	68.38%	31.62%	36.77%
Torch Lake Twp	525	221	0	746	304	70.38%	29.62%	40.75%
Warner Twp	99	53	0	152	46	65.13%	34.87%	30.26%
Total	7249	3493	0	10742	3756	67.48%	32.52%	34.97%

This was one of Dick Posthumus's best counties in 2002.

Governor 02	Posthumus	Granholm	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	489	204	10	703	285	69.56%	29.02%	40.54%
Central Lake Twp	562	346	10	918	216	61.22%	37.69%	23.53%
Chestonia Twp	97	77	2	176	20	55.11%	43.75%	11.36%
Custer Twp	240	152	6	398	88	60.30%	38.19%	22.11%
Echo Twp	168	168	2	338	0	49.70%	49.70%	0.00%
Elk Rapids Twp	760	559	14	1333	201	57.01%	41.94%	15.08%
Forest Home Twp	562	357	10	929	205	60.50%	38.43%	22.07%
Helena Twp	276	223	6	505	53	54.65%	44.16%	10.50%
Jordan Twp	123	129	6	258	-6	47.67%	50.00%	-2.33%
Kearney Twp	385	239	14	638	146	60.34%	37.46%	22.88%
Mancelona Twp	541	430	12	983	111	55.04%	43.74%	11.29%
Milton Twp	687	414	11	1112	273	61.78%	37.23%	24.55%
Star Twp	173	134	6	313	39	55.27%	42.81%	12.46%
Torch Lake Twp	442	270	12	724	172	61.05%	37.29%	23.76%
Warner Twp	71	50	9	130	21	54.62%	38.46%	16.15%
Total	5576	3752	130	9458	1824	58.96%	39.67%	19.29%

Terri Land set the statewide benchmark in 2002 and 2006.

Sec of State 02	Land	Hollowell	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	550	134	15	699	416	78.68%	19.17%	59.51%
Central Lake Twp	656	230	17	903	426	72.65%	25.47%	47.18%
Chestonia Twp	108	56	7	171	52	63.16%	32.75%	30.41%
Custer Twp	275	110	6	391	165	70.33%	28.13%	42.20%
Echo Twp	203	125	6	334	78	60.78%	37.43%	23.35%
Elk Rapids Twp	910	374	26	1310	536	69.47%	28.55%	40.92%
Forest Home Twp	669	229	20	918	440	72.88%	24.95%	47.93%
Helena Twp	321	154	19	494	167	64.98%	31.17%	33.81%
Jordan Twp	152	92	13	257	60	59.14%	35.80%	23.35%
Kearney Twp	441	162	22	625	279	70.56%	25.92%	44.64%
Mancelona Twp	609	325	27	961	284	63.37%	33.82%	29.55%
Milton Twp	795	276	22	1093	519	72.74%	25.25%	47.48%
Star Twp	205	87	7	299	118	68.56%	29.10%	39.46%
Torch Lake Twp	519	182	13	714	337	72.69%	25.49%	47.20%
Warner Twp	85	28	9	122	57	69.67%	22.95%	46.72%
Total	6498	2564	229	9291	3934	69.94%	27.60%	42.34%

Mike Cox scrapped statewide for an upset win i2002.

Att. General	Cox	Peters	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	496	185	14	695	311	71.37%	26.62%	44.75%
Central Lake Twp	580	291	23	894	289	64.88%	32.55%	32.33%
Chestonia Twp	99	64	9	172	35	57.56%	37.21%	20.35%
Custer Twp	238	140	11	389	98	61.18%	35.99%	25.19%
Echo Twp	178	145	8	331	33	53.78%	43.81%	9.97%
Elk Rapids Twp	814	464	23	1301	350	62.57%	35.66%	26.90%
Forest Home Twp	580	309	20	909	271	63.81%	33.99%	29.81%
Helena Twp	398	198	18	614	200	64.82%	32.25%	32.57%
Jordan Twp	132	106	16	254	26	51.97%	41.73%	10.24%
Kearney Twp	398	198	22	618	200	64.40%	32.04%	32.36%
Mancelona Twp	551	383	25	959	168	57.46%	39.94%	17.52%
Milton Twp	699	357	25	1081	342	64.66%	33.02%	31.64%
Star Twp	174	116	6	296	58	58.78%	39.19%	19.59%
Torch Lake Twp	461	231	14	706	230	65.30%	32.72%	32.58%
Warner Twp	66	48	6	120	18	55.00%	40.00%	15.00%
Total	5864	3235	240	9339	2629	62.79%	34.64%	28.15%

Rocky was thrown to the wolves to Levin, who won the county and state.

US Senate 02	Raczkowski	Levin	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	403	285	11	699	118	57.65%	40.77%	16.88%
Central Lake Twp	444	444	18	906	0	49.01%	49.01%	0.00%
Chestonia Twp	76	95	4	175	-19	43.43%	54.29%	-10.86%
Custer Twp	188	201	4	393	-13	47.84%	51.15%	-3.31%
Echo Twp	138	194	5	337	-56	40.95%	57.57%	-16.62%
Elk Rapids Twp	638	670	13	1321	-32	48.30%	50.72%	-2.42%
Forest Home Twp	443	467	15	925	-24	47.89%	50.49%	-2.59%
Helena Twp	218	277	5	500	-59	43.60%	55.40%	-11.80%
Jordan Twp	99	149	10	258	-50	38.37%	57.75%	-19.38%
Kearney Twp	308	310	16	634	-2	48.58%	48.90%	-0.32%
Mancelona Twp	392	554	22	968	-162	40.50%	57.23%	-16.74%
Milton Twp	559	529	11	1099	30	50.86%	48.13%	2.73%
Star Twp	119	179	7	305	-60	39.02%	58.69%	-19.67%
Torch Lake Twp	394	321	6	721	73	54.65%	44.52%	10.12%
Warner Twp	53	67	7	127	-14	41.73%	52.76%	-11.02%
Total	4472	4742	154	9368	-270	47.74%	50.62%	-2.88%

The 1st district changes to be more democrat than it was before, but it still has Antrim County. Stupak wins easier than before, and takes the county easily.

Congress 1st 02	Hooper	Stupak	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	331	360	6	697	-29	47.49%	51.65%	-4.16%
Central Lake Twp	381	519	13	913	-138	41.73%	56.85%	-15.12%
Chestonia Twp	85	106	1	192	-21	44.27%	55.21%	-10.94%
Custer Twp	163	224	3	390	-61	41.79%	57.44%	-15.64%
Echo Twp	105	228	2	335	-123	31.34%	68.06%	-36.72%
Elk Rapids Twp	501	813	9	1323	-312	37.87%	61.45%	-23.58%
Forest Home Twp	348	567	12	927	-219	37.54%	61.17%	-23.62%
Helena Twp	177	320	3	500	-143	35.40%	64.00%	-28.60%
Jordan Twp	73	175	7	255	-102	28.63%	68.63%	-40.00%
Kearney Twp	256	371	3	630	-115	40.63%	58.89%	-18.25%
Mancelona Twp	293	664	13	970	-371	30.21%	68.45%	-38.25%
Milton Twp	479	606	10	1095	-127	43.74%	55.34%	-11.60%
Star Twp	99	203	2	304	-104	32.57%	66.78%	-34.21%
Torch Lake Twp	347	358	7	712	-11	48.74%	50.28%	-1.54%
Warner Twp	34	90	3	127	-56	26.77%	70.87%	-44.09%
Total	3672	5604	94	9370	-1932	39.19%	59.81%	-20.62%

The state senate district changed a bit. The new 37th District covers Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Mackinac, and Presque Isle counties.

St. Senate 37th 02	Allen	Estes	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	481	213	0	694	268	69.31%	30.69%	38.62%
Central Lake Twp	590	318	0	908	272	64.98%	35.02%	29.96%
Chestonia Twp	95	77	0	172	18	55.23%	44.77%	10.47%
Custer Twp	250	138	0	388	112	64.43%	35.57%	28.87%
Echo Twp	176	153	0	329	23	53.50%	46.50%	6.99%
Elk Rapids Twp	866	444	0	1310	422	66.11%	33.89%	32.21%
Forest Home Twp	637	280	0	917	357	69.47%	30.53%	38.93%
Helena Twp	301	198	0	499	103	60.32%	39.68%	20.64%
Jordan Twp	123	127	0	250	-4	49.20%	50.80%	-1.60%
Kearney Twp	410	214	0	624	196	65.71%	34.29%	31.41%
Mancelona Twp	548	416	0	964	132	56.85%	43.15%	13.69%
Milton Twp	732	349	0	1081	383	67.72%	32.28%	35.43%
Star Twp	168	128	0	296	40	56.76%	43.24%	13.51%
Torch Lake Twp	470	241	0	711	229	66.10%	33.90%	32.21%
Warner Twp	73	48	0	121	25	60.33%	39.67%	20.66%
Total	5920	3344	0	9264	2576	63.90%	36.10%	27.81%

The state rep district changed slightly and now covers Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, and Otsego Counties. It was an easy win for Ken Bradstreet in his 3rd term.

St. Rep 105th 02	Bradstreet	Webster	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	494	191	0	685	303	72.12%	27.88%	44.23%
Central Lake Twp	620	274	0	894	346	69.35%	30.65%	38.70%
Chestonia Twp	105	63	0	168	42	62.50%	37.50%	25.00%
Custer Twp	256	123	0	379	133	67.55%	32.45%	35.09%
Echo Twp	179	143	0	322	36	55.59%	44.41%	11.18%
Elk Rapids Twp	825	423	0	1248	402	66.11%	33.89%	32.21%
Forest Home Twp	673	232	0	905	441	74.36%	25.64%	48.73%
Helena Twp	302	187	0	489	115	61.76%	38.24%	23.52%
Jordan Twp	134	112	0	246	22	54.47%	45.53%	8.94%
Kearney Twp	448	166	0	614	282	72.96%	27.04%	45.93%
Mancelona Twp	579	364	0	943	215	61.40%	38.60%	22.80%
Milton Twp	714	338	0	1052	376	67.87%	32.13%	35.74%
Star Twp	201	91	0	292	110	68.84%	31.16%	37.67%
Torch Lake Twp	478	221	0	699	257	68.38%	31.62%	36.77%
Warner Twp	77	43	0	120	34	64.17%	35.83%	28.33%
Total	6085	2971	0	9056	3114	67.19%	32.81%	34.39%

Bush did very well in Antrim County in 2004 and broke the 60% barrier.

POTUS	Bush	Kerry	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	673	315	11	999	358	67.37%	31.53%	35.84%
Central Lake Twp	829	492	24	1345	337	61.64%	36.58%	25.06%
Chestonia Twp	157	111	4	272	46	57.72%	40.81%	16.91%
Custer Twp	400	186	5	591	214	67.68%	31.47%	36.21%
Echo Twp	256	207	6	469	49	54.58%	44.14%	10.45%
Elk Rapids Twp	1088	694	15	1797	394	60.55%	38.62%	21.93%
Forest Home Twp	835	446	11	1292	389	64.63%	34.52%	30.11%
Helena Twp	399	293	2	694	106	57.49%	42.22%	15.27%
Jordan Twp	227	205	9	441	22	51.47%	46.49%	4.99%
Kearney Twp	680	337	6	1023	343	66.47%	32.94%	33.53%
Mancelona Twp	898	631	23	1552	267	57.86%	40.66%	17.20%
Milton Twp	951	564	23	1538	387	61.83%	36.67%	25.16%
Star Twp	276	172	12	460	104	60.00%	37.39%	22.61%
Torch Lake Twp	603	348	4	955	255	63.14%	36.44%	26.70%
Warner Twp	107	71	5	183	36	58.47%	38.80%	19.67%
Total	8379	5072	160	13611	3307	61.56%	37.26%	24.30%

Stupak had a rematch with Hooper in 2004 and got similar results.

Congress 1st 04	Bush	Kerry	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	494	467	21	982	27	50.31%	47.56%	2.75%
Central Lake Twp	589	682	43	1314	-93	44.82%	51.90%	-7.08%
Chestonia Twp	97	163	7	267	-66	36.33%	61.05%	-24.72%
Custer Twp	275	292	14	581	-17	47.33%	50.26%	-2.93%
Echo Twp	171	280	10	461	-109	37.09%	60.74%	-23.64%
Elk Rapids Twp	777	982	35	1794	-205	43.31%	54.74%	-11.43%
Forest Home Twp	540	672	54	1266	-132	42.65%	53.08%	-10.43%
Helena Twp	259	412	20	691	-153	37.48%	59.62%	-22.14%
Jordan Twp	161	253	27	441	-92	36.51%	57.37%	-20.86%
Kearney Twp	448	492	45	985	-44	45.48%	49.95%	-4.47%
Mancelona Twp	557	928	35	1520	-371	36.64%	61.05%	-24.41%
Milton Twp	700	792	21	1513	-92	46.27%	52.35%	-6.08%
Star Twp	171	258	8	437	-87	39.13%	59.04%	-19.91%
Torch Lake Twp	465	469	10	944	-4	49.26%	49.68%	-0.42%
Warner Twp	64	111	14	189	-47	33.86%	58.73%	-24.87%
Total	5768	7253	364	13385	-1485	43.09%	54.19%	-11.09%

Ken Bradstreet was termed out and left an open seat which had a contentious primary. Kevin Elsenheimer (from the Bellaire area) won and was able to until the GOP in the general as shown by his big win.

St Rep 105th 04	Elsenheimer	McKimmy	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	689	281	0	970	408	71.03%	28.97%	42.06%
Central Lake Twp	896	419	0	1315	477	68.14%	31.86%	36.27%
Chestonia Twp	160	102	0	262	58	61.07%	38.93%	22.14%
Custer Twp	404	169	0	573	235	70.51%	29.49%	41.01%
Echo Twp	253	205	0	458	48	55.24%	44.76%	10.48%
Elk Rapids Twp	1030	720	0	1750	310	58.86%	41.14%	17.71%
Forest Home Twp	940	331	0	1271	609	73.96%	26.04%	47.92%
Helena Twp	443	241	0	684	202	64.77%	35.23%	29.53%
Jordan Twp	215	208	0	423	7	50.83%	49.17%	1.65%
Kearney Twp	734	263	0	997	471	73.62%	26.38%	47.24%
Mancelona Twp	884	607	0	1491	277	59.29%	40.71%	18.58%
Milton Twp	902	590	0	1492	312	60.46%	39.54%	20.91%
Star Twp	283	149	0	432	134	65.51%	34.49%	31.02%
Torch Lake Twp	594	334	0	928	260	64.01%	35.99%	28.02%
Warner Twp	100	73	0	173	27	57.80%	42.20%	15.61%
Total	8527	4692	0	13219	3835	64.51%	35.49%	29.01%

2006 and 2008 were the bad years for the GOP. While Dick DeVos won Antrim County, it was by a much narrower margin than Bush or Posthumus. 53% here is a loss.

Governor 06	DeVos	Granholm	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	540	360	10	910	180	59.34%	39.56%	19.78%
Central Lake Twp	552	494	23	1069	58	51.64%	46.21%	5.43%
Chestonia Twp	112	90	8	210	22	53.33%	42.86%	10.48%
Custer Twp	305	201	7	513	104	59.45%	39.18%	20.27%
Echo Twp	205	188	15	408	17	50.25%	46.08%	4.17%
Elk Rapids Twp	814	727	17	1558	87	52.25%	46.66%	5.58%
Forest Home Twp	603	492	13	1108	111	54.42%	44.40%	10.02%
Helena Twp	276	314	4	594	-38	46.46%	52.86%	-6.40%
Jordan Twp	169	182	8	359	-13	47.08%	50.70%	-3.62%
Kearney Twp	462	335	11	808	127	57.18%	41.46%	15.72%
Mancelona Twp	645	568	20	1233	77	52.31%	46.07%	6.24%
Milton Twp	691	587	16	1294	104	53.40%	45.36%	8.04%
Star Twp	197	171	3	371	26	53.10%	46.09%	7.01%
Torch Lake Twp	470	383	7	860	87	54.65%	44.53%	10.12%
Warner Twp	74	65	8	147	9	50.34%	44.22%	6.12%
Total	6115	5157	170	11442	958	53.44%	45.07%	8.37%

The Secretary of State and Attorney General races were the silver linings in 2006. Both had easy wins.

Sec of State 06	Land	Sabaugh	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	635	195	12	842	440	75.42%	23.16%	52.26%
Central Lake Twp	734	297	30	1061	437	69.18%	27.99%	41.19%
Chestonia Twp	120	73	11	204	47	58.82%	35.78%	23.04%
Custer Twp	365	138	11	514	227	71.01%	26.85%	44.16%
Echo Twp	234	154	13	401	80	58.35%	38.40%	19.95%
Elk Rapids Twp	1042	454	31	1527	588	68.24%	29.73%	38.51%
Forest Home Twp	808	258	18	1084	550	74.54%	23.80%	50.74%
Helena Twp	393	175	16	584	218	67.29%	29.97%	37.33%
Jordan Twp	203	141	12	356	62	57.02%	39.61%	17.42%
Kearney Twp	586	191	17	794	395	73.80%	24.06%	49.75%
Mancelona Twp	730	451	32	1213	279	60.18%	37.18%	23.00%
Milton Twp	891	373	18	1282	518	69.50%	29.10%	40.41%
Star Twp	225	114	16	355	111	63.38%	32.11%	31.27%
Torch Lake Twp	615	222	14	851	393	72.27%	26.09%	46.18%
Warner Twp	90	42	9	141	48	63.83%	29.79%	34.04%
Total	7671	3278	260	11209	4393	68.44%	29.24%	39.19%

Cox:

AG 06	Cox	Williams	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	578	221	31	830	357	69.64%	26.63%	43.01%
Central Lake Twp	683	327	36	1046	356	65.30%	31.26%	34.03%
Chestonia Twp	119	71	14	204	48	58.33%	34.80%	23.53%
Custer Twp	332	160	20	512	172	64.84%	31.25%	33.59%
Echo Twp	213	164	15	392	49	54.34%	41.84%	12.50%
Elk Rapids Twp	946	510	42	1498	436	63.15%	34.05%	29.11%
Forest Home Twp	711	325	33	1069	386	66.51%	30.40%	36.11%
Helena Twp	354	207	14	575	147	61.57%	36.00%	25.57%
Jordan Twp	182	153	19	354	29	51.41%	43.22%	8.19%
Kearney Twp	531	230	15	776	301	68.43%	29.64%	38.79%
Mancelona Twp	690	472	42	1204	218	57.31%	39.20%	18.11%
Milton Twp	807	415	35	1257	392	64.20%	33.02%	31.19%
Star Twp	223	122	11	356	101	62.64%	34.27%	28.37%
Torch Lake Twp	541	274	27	842	267	64.25%	32.54%	31.71%
Warner Twp	78	52	10	140	26	55.71%	37.14%	18.57%
Total	6988	3703	364	11055	3285	63.21%	33.50%	29.72%

 Stabenow has a much easier re-election than she should have. 

Senate 06	Bouchard	Stabenow	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	513	318	19	850	195	60.35%	37.41%	22.94%
Central Lake Twp	544	494	29	1067	50	50.98%	46.30%	4.69%
Chestonia Twp	104	95	9	208	9	50.00%	45.67%	4.33%
Custer Twp	293	208	12	513	85	57.12%	40.55%	16.57%
Echo Twp	185	209	12	406	-24	45.57%	51.48%	-5.91%
Elk Rapids Twp	791	723	32	1546	68	51.16%	46.77%	4.40%
Forest Home Twp	599	487	17	1103	112	54.31%	44.15%	10.15%
Helena Twp	277	310	8	595	-33	46.55%	52.10%	-5.55%
Jordan Twp	157	189	12	358	-32	43.85%	52.79%	-8.94%
Kearney Twp	454	339	15	808	115	56.19%	41.96%	14.23%
Mancelona Twp	560	640	35	1235	-80	45.34%	51.82%	-6.48%
Milton Twp	690	581	20	1291	109	53.45%	45.00%	8.44%
Star Twp	169	191	7	367	-22	46.05%	52.04%	-5.99%
Torch Lake Twp	486	363	11	860	123	56.51%	42.21%	14.30%
Warner Twp	62	77	7	146	-15	42.47%	52.74%	-10.27%
Total	5884	5224	245	11353	660	51.83%	46.01%	5.81%

Stupak won easily in another rematch with Don Hooper.

Congress 1st 06	Hooper	Stupak	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	377	441	26	844	-64	44.67%	52.25%	-7.58%
Central Lake Twp	402	609	43	1054	-207	38.14%	57.78%	-19.64%
Chestonia Twp	72	122	12	206	-50	34.95%	59.22%	-24.27%
Custer Twp	214	276	19	509	-62	42.04%	54.22%	-12.18%
Echo Twp	119	267	22	408	-148	29.17%	65.44%	-36.27%
Elk Rapids Twp	621	878	34	1533	-257	40.51%	57.27%	-16.76%
Forest Home Twp	442	609	43	1094	-167	40.40%	55.67%	-15.27%
Helena Twp	215	364	15	594	-149	36.20%	61.28%	-25.08%
Jordan Twp	114	228	16	358	-114	31.84%	63.69%	-31.84%
Kearney Twp	215	364	35	614	-149	35.02%	59.28%	-24.27%
Mancelona Twp	560	640	49	1249	-80	44.84%	51.24%	-6.41%
Milton Twp	545	712	28	1285	-167	42.41%	55.41%	-13.00%
Star Twp	113	238	15	366	-125	30.87%	65.03%	-34.15%
Torch Lake Twp	392	434	23	849	-42	46.17%	51.12%	-4.95%
Warner Twp	37	103	6	146	-66	25.34%	70.55%	-45.21%
Total	4438	6285	386	11109	-1847	39.95%	56.58%	-16.63%

Jason Allen did have an easy re-election running only 3pts behind his 02 race.

St Senate 37th 06	Allen	Unger	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	572	267	0	839	305	68.18%	31.82%	36.35%
Central Lake Twp	631	413	0	1044	218	60.44%	39.56%	20.88%
Chestonia Twp	124	78	0	202	46	61.39%	38.61%	22.77%
Custer Twp	322	184	0	506	138	63.64%	36.36%	27.27%
Echo Twp	229	173	0	402	56	56.97%	43.03%	13.93%
Elk Rapids Twp	878	643	0	1521	235	57.73%	42.27%	15.45%
Forest Home Twp	709	379	0	1088	330	65.17%	34.83%	30.33%
Helena Twp	336	253	0	589	83	57.05%	42.95%	14.09%
Jordan Twp	184	172	0	356	12	51.69%	48.31%	3.37%
Kearney Twp	336	253	0	589	83	57.05%	42.95%	14.09%
Mancelona Twp	670	530	0	1200	140	55.83%	44.17%	11.67%
Milton Twp	769	501	0	1270	268	60.55%	39.45%	21.10%
Star Twp	215	145	0	360	70	59.72%	40.28%	19.44%
Torch Lake Twp	524	323	0	847	201	61.87%	38.13%	23.73%
Warner Twp	84	57	0	141	27	59.57%	40.43%	19.15%
Total	6583	4371	0	10954	2212	60.10%	39.90%	20.19%

The re-election campaign of Elsenheimer.

St Rep 105th 06	Elsenheimer	Bauer	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	622	207	0	829	415	75.03%	24.97%	50.06%
Central Lake Twp	744	302	0	1046	442	71.13%	28.87%	42.26%
Chestonia Twp	124	78	0	202	46	61.39%	38.61%	22.77%
Custer Twp	361	149	0	510	212	70.78%	29.22%	41.57%
Echo Twp	228	166	0	394	62	57.87%	42.13%	15.74%
Elk Rapids Twp	959	524	0	1483	435	64.67%	35.33%	29.33%
Forest Home Twp	847	243	0	1090	604	77.71%	22.29%	55.41%
Helena Twp	397	185	0	582	212	68.21%	31.79%	36.43%
Jordan Twp	182	173	0	355	9	51.27%	48.73%	2.54%
Kearney Twp	612	181	0	793	431	77.18%	22.82%	54.35%
Mancelona Twp	694	488	0	1182	206	58.71%	41.29%	17.43%
Milton Twp	807	428	0	1235	379	65.34%	34.66%	30.69%
Star Twp	238	116	0	354	122	67.23%	32.77%	34.46%
Torch Lake Twp	583	263	0	846	320	68.91%	31.09%	37.83%
Warner Twp	86	55	0	141	31	60.99%	39.01%	21.99%
Total	7484	3558	0	11042	3926	67.78%	32.22%	35.56%

I don't need to say anything about 08 at the top of the ticket. 54% here is a loss.

POTUS	McCain	Obama	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	603	378	27	1008	225	59.82%	37.50%	22.32%
Central Lake Twp	738	576	39	1353	162	54.55%	42.57%	11.97%
Chestonia Twp	126	116	9	251	10	50.20%	46.22%	3.98%
Custer Twp	367	254	10	631	113	58.16%	40.25%	17.91%
Echo Twp	248	235	12	495	13	50.10%	47.47%	2.63%
Elk Rapids Twp	973	844	15	1832	129	53.11%	46.07%	7.04%
Forest Home Twp	743	525	22	1290	218	57.60%	40.70%	16.90%
Helena Twp	356	322	8	686	34	51.90%	46.94%	4.96%
Jordan Twp	209	261	9	479	-52	43.63%	54.49%	-10.86%
Kearney Twp	581	422	18	1021	159	56.90%	41.33%	15.57%
Mancelona Twp	817	841	22	1680	-24	48.63%	50.06%	-1.43%
Milton Twp	867	648	36	1551	219	55.90%	41.78%	14.12%
Star Twp	239	205	12	456	34	52.41%	44.96%	7.46%
Torch Lake Twp	547	374	10	931	173	58.75%	40.17%	18.58%
Warner Twp	92	78	6	176	14	52.27%	44.32%	7.95%
Total	7506	6079	255	13840	1427	54.23%	43.92%	10.31%

The senate race shows once again what happens when a candidate is thrown to the wolves without help.

US Senate 08	Hoogendyk	Levin	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	541	410	33	984	131	54.98%	41.67%	13.31%
Central Lake Twp	608	653	59	1320	-45	46.06%	49.47%	-3.41%
Chestonia Twp	95	140	10	245	-45	38.78%	57.14%	-18.37%
Custer Twp	321	272	25	618	49	51.94%	44.01%	7.93%
Echo Twp	202	254	29	485	-52	41.65%	52.37%	-10.72%
Elk Rapids Twp	865	879	42	1786	-14	48.43%	49.22%	-0.78%
Forest Home Twp	632	588	40	1260	44	50.16%	46.67%	3.49%
Helena Twp	309	343	21	673	-34	45.91%	50.97%	-5.05%
Jordan Twp	169	263	41	473	-94	35.73%	55.60%	-19.87%
Kearney Twp	482	482	38	1002	0	48.10%	48.10%	0.00%
Mancelona Twp	621	945	72	1638	-324	37.91%	57.69%	-19.78%
Milton Twp	804	679	38	1521	125	52.86%	44.64%	8.22%
Star Twp	186	237	20	443	-51	41.99%	53.50%	-11.51%
Torch Lake Twp	498	389	28	915	109	54.43%	42.51%	11.91%
Warner Twp	70	90	13	173	-20	40.46%	52.02%	-11.56%
Total	6403	6624	509	13536	-221	47.30%	48.94%	-1.63%

The congressional race showed Stupak's strength. Casperson was supposed to give him his toughest race, but didn't do much better than the others. I don't think it was Casperson being a weak candidate. I think it was Stupak being that strong of a candidate. Up north, people like him.

Congress 1st 08	Casperson	Stupak	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	454	511	25	990	-57	45.86%	51.62%	-5.76%
Central Lake Twp	511	782	25	1318	-271	38.77%	59.33%	-20.56%
Chestonia Twp	79	156	14	249	-77	31.73%	62.65%	-30.92%
Custer Twp	279	318	20	617	-39	45.22%	51.54%	-6.32%
Echo Twp	153	319	20	492	-166	31.10%	64.84%	-33.74%
Elk Rapids Twp	766	986	49	1801	-220	42.53%	54.75%	-12.22%
Forest Home Twp	527	706	32	1265	-179	41.66%	55.81%	-14.15%
Helena Twp	263	398	13	674	-135	39.02%	59.05%	-20.03%
Jordan Twp	144	308	21	473	-164	30.44%	65.12%	-34.67%
Kearney Twp	437	551	20	1008	-114	43.35%	54.66%	-11.31%
Mancelona Twp	504	1008	62	1574	-504	32.02%	64.04%	-32.02%
Milton Twp	731	756	35	1522	-25	48.03%	49.67%	-1.64%
Star Twp	153	284	13	450	-131	34.00%	63.11%	-29.11%
Torch Lake Twp	462	440	14	916	22	50.44%	48.03%	2.40%
Warner Twp	47	118	5	170	-71	27.65%	69.41%	-41.76%
Total	5510	7641	368	13519	-2131	40.76%	56.52%	-15.76%

Elsenheimer won easily for his 3rd term.

St Rep 105th 08	Elsenheimer	Saltonstall	3rd party	Total	Diff.	GOP%	Dem%	Diff%
Banks Twp	680	283	21	984	397	69.11%	28.76%	40.35%
Central Lake Twp	869	417	40	1326	452	65.54%	31.45%	34.09%
Chestonia Twp	139	80	15	234	59	59.40%	34.19%	25.21%
Custer Twp	422	176	16	614	246	68.73%	28.66%	40.07%
Echo Twp	283	186	17	486	97	58.23%	38.27%	19.96%
Elk Rapids Twp	1103	629	28	1760	474	62.67%	35.74%	26.93%
Forest Home Twp	897	339	26	1262	558	71.08%	26.86%	44.22%
Helena Twp	423	239	14	676	184	62.57%	35.36%	27.22%
Jordan Twp	224	220	27	471	4	47.56%	46.71%	0.85%
Kearney Twp	707	270	24	1001	437	70.63%	26.97%	43.66%
Mancelona Twp	893	682	47	1622	211	55.06%	42.05%	13.01%
Milton Twp	985	473	40	1498	512	65.75%	31.58%	34.18%
Star Twp	311	123	15	449	188	69.27%	27.39%	41.87%
Torch Lake Twp	610	278	11	899	332	67.85%	30.92%	36.93%
Warner Twp	100	57	12	169	43	59.17%	33.73%	25.44%
Total	8646	4452	353	13451	4194	64.28%	33.10%	31.18%

All in all, this is a key base county for the most part. Antrim County is one that needs to go well over 60%+ for the GOP to have a good chance to win the state. It also is part of the tough 1st district and will need to have a big showing if Stupak retires and leaves the seat open. Stupak is very strong in the county, as showing by his wins in the county, despite a good candidate in Casperson.

The 105th district will be one to watch in 2010. It could very well be a contentious primary with several candidates already announced, including the controversial but interesting Dennis Lennox from Cheboygan County. Lennox won't be pulling any punches, I can guarantee you that. The State Senate seat will also open up in 2010 as well and will be another to watch. Both the state rep and state senate seats lean republican, but don't sleep on them if the primaries leave enough hard feelings (Like Hamburg Twp in Livingston County when a republican candidate won, but with less than 50%).