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POSTED: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
UPDATED: 9:48 am EST November 4,2009

In metro Detroit, voters were asked to decide on everything ranging from mayor, council members, taxes and liquor license terms. Below is a breakdown of the most watched races.

Macomb County:
12 cities and one township had elections. Six cities had mayoral matchups: Sterling Heights elected Richard Notte, Mount Clemens elected Barb Dempsey, Centerline elected David Hanselman, New Baltimore elected Thomas Goldenbogen, Roseville elected John Chirkun and Memphis elected Daniel Weaver. Countywide, voters decided on two issues. Residents voted in favor of a an executive-style government similar to those in Oakland and Wayne. Macomb County voters overwhelmingly approved a new government to create ethics reforms, reduce the number of commissioners and elect a powerful leader to attract new jobs and wield more regional influence. Voters also voted in favor of reorganizing the county's road commission and folding it into the executive's office.

For more information on Macomb County elections, visit the Macomb County Web site.

Oakland County:
Southfield officials said voter turnout was better than expected. The Southfield mayoral seat and four city council spots were hotly contested races after the flap with council member William Lattimore. Lattimore pleaded guilty to a bribery charge. He admitted to accepting cash to help a pawnshop relocate inside of the city. Incumbent Mayor Brenda Lawrence, who was running for a third term as mayor, beat council member Sylvia Jordan 78 percent to 22 percent.

Three council members, Donald Fracassi, Kenson Siver and Joan Seymour were elected to a four-year term and the fourth candidate, Janna Garrison, will fill the remainder of Lattimore's two-year term

Pontiac residents elected Leon Jukowski as their mayor. The city faces a $130 million budget deficit. Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm appointed a financial manager to the city, which means Jukowski, 52, will have no control over the city's finances.

Berkley rejected a $15 million bond request for a new community center.

In Royal Oak, residents rejected a two-year liquor moratorium on new liquor license transfers.

For more information on Oakland County elections, visit the Oakland County Web site.

Wayne County:
In Romulus, voters chose to keep incumbent Alan Lambert with 62 percent of the vote. He had 2,519 votes while his challenger Harry Crout had 1,557. For Romulus City Clerk, Ellen Craig-Bragg beat out Raymond Cantrell with 2,126 votes to his 1,842.

The following people won the Romulus City Council seats. Seven were up for grabs.
Celeste Roscoe 1,930
William Wadsworth 2,372
Eva Webb 1,796
John Barden 2,325
LeRoy Byrcroff 2,634
Linda Choate 2,488
William Crova 1,962

Other vote getters were Dean Gilbert 1,174
Ken Mabrey 1,285
Thomas Madej 911
Charles Miller 1,158
Ronald Orr 957
Keenan Brown 1,160

Detroit residents elected incumbent Mayor Dave Bing to another four-year term.

Bing, 65, had 58 percent of the votes. Accountant Tom Barrow had 42 percent, or 50,757 votes.

Five incumbents and 13 challengers competed for nine City Council seats. Four incumbents won re-election and one was ousted.

Former TV anchor Charles Pugh received the most votes and will replace Cockrel as council president. The top vote-getter automatically wins the council presidency. Pugh also received the most votes in an August primary.

With 100 percent of precincts reporting Tuesday night, Pugh had 88,704 votes. Ex-Detroit Deputy Police Chief Gary Brown was second with 80,698 votes. Cockrel finished fourth.

In addition to Cockrel, Brenda Jones, Kwame Kenyatta and JoAnn Watson also won re-election, but Alberta Tinsley-Talabi lost her seat. Newcomers to the council will be Saunteel Jenkins, Andre Spivey and James Tate.

City Clerk Janice Winfrey won re-election.

The Charter Commission spot was snagged by Freman Hendrix.

Proposal S and Proposal D both passed. Proposal S, is a $500 million bond issue to build 10 new high schools and renovation of 20 others. Proposal D, will change the way council members are elected. The proposal calls for seven council members to be elected by district and two others elected at large.

In Dearborn, John O'Reilly Jr. was elected mayor.

The Brownstown Township Fire Protection Proposal, which will prevent massive layoffs in the fire department was approved.

For more information on Macomb County elections, visit the Wayne County Web site.

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