ElectionThursday, November 5
Ishpeming's library passes its first millage, and Gwinn's school bond fails by 14 votes
The Daily Marquette team
If you're catching up on Tuesday's election, the libraries had a good night. Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library passed its first millage in its 122-year history, by nearly a 3-to-1 margin. The money covers operations like staffing, programming and supplies, plus capital improvements such as books, audiobooks and building maintenance.
Ishpeming's operating millage is bigger than Peter White's
Source: Upper Michigan's Source
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Ishpeming operations | 2.1 mills |
| Ishpeming capital | 0.4 mills |
| Peter White operating | 0.8 mills |
Peter White Public Library's recurring millage passed too, and Ishpeming elected a new mayor. Brad Argall beat Jason Chapman, and Negaunee's mayor's seat went to Jon Becker. Argall said he wants to "find additional ways to support it so the entire burden doesn’t have to go on Ishpeming taxpayers."
Argall and Becker won their mayor's races
Results reported Wednesday, Nov. 4
Ishpeming mayor
Negaunee mayor
Source: Radioresultsnetwork.com
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| Race | Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ishpeming mayor | Brad Argall, won | 1,635 | 65.9% |
| Ishpeming mayor | Jason Chapman | 846 | 34.1% |
| Negaunee mayor | Jon Becker, won | 1,055 | 56.3% |
| Negaunee mayor | Amanda Ghanavati | 818 | 43.7% |
- Gwinn bond: $24.95 million, 1.89 mills, 30 years
- Gwinn result: failed by 14 votes on the fourth try
- Peter White library: 0.8 mills for operations, 74.6% yes
- 96th District judge: Derek Swajanen, 14,936 votes to Patrick Crowley's 13,751