Live results: Villar defeats Allegan County Prosecutor Myrene Koch

Delaney tops Davis for Laketown Township Clerk

Laketown Township will see a handful of new faces after a shake-up Tuesday.

Steven Ringelberg defeated Tara Toner by 48 votes to become the next supervisor. Current Trustee Jim Delaney topped incumbent Amber Davis for the clerk position, and newcomers Mark Timmerman and Michael Koeman took the two trustee seats, beating out incumbent Patrick Dietrich.

The only member of the Laketown Township Board poised to return to their seat is Treasurer Jim Johnson, who ran unopposed for re-election.

Baker retains sheriff nomination, Villar defeats Koch

In Allegan County, Sheriff Frank Baker cruised to a primary win over challenger Dean Brandt with 63.3% of the vote.

Mike Villar, in his third attempt at Allegan County Prosecutor, defeated incumbent Myrene Koch. Villar earned 50.6% of the vote and won by a margin of 218 votes, according to unofficial results.

Craig Van Beek, a pastor and Hamilton school board president, held off a write-in campaign by incumbent Board Chair Jim Storey for District 1 of the Allegan County Board of Commissioners. Van Beek got 2,820 votes, and only 612 write-in votes were cast, per unofficial county tallies.

Commissioner Scott Beltman earned 67.3% of the vote in a race against challenger Bret Medemar in Allegan’s District 4. There are no Democrats filed in any of the above Allegan County races.

We're calling it a night!

We'll continue to post results in the morning, after our team has gotten some much-needed shut-eye. We're still watching races in Laketown Township and Allegan County.

Final results in for Ottawa County: Ottawa Impact loses majority

Ottawa Impact has officially lost the majority on the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners.

With all precincts, the final results for the biggest Ottawa County races were:

For the Ottawa County Board:

District 1: James Barry wins with 5,059 votes over OI incumbent Gretchen Cosby with 2,951.

District 2: Jordan Jorritsma wins with 2,094 votes over OI's Lucy Ebel with 1,338 votes.

District 5: OI Co-Founder and Board Chair Joe Moss wins with 4,300 votes over Hudsonville Mayor Mark Northup with 3,236 votes.

District 6: OI incumbent Kendra Wenzel wins with 3,626 votes, defeating Shawn Haff with 3,161 votes.

District 7: John Teeples wins with 4,044 votes over OI's Rachel Atwood with 3,104 votes.

District 8: OI incumbent Sylvia Rhodea wins her primary with 2,283 votes over David Lee Morren with 1,292 votes.

District 9: Former Commissioner Phil Kuyers wins with 4,070 votes over OI incumbent Roger Belknap with 2,997 votes.

District 10: Josh Brugger wins the Republican nomination with 4,727 votes over OI's Jason Koert with 1,900 votes. Oliver Schampine wins the Democratic nomination with 588 votes over Douglas VanBennekom with 497 votes.

District 11: OI incumbent Allison Miedema secures the nomination with 3,574 votes over Sara Bajema with 1,909 votes and Richard Van Dop with 651 votes.

For Ottawa County Offices:

Moderates won the night in Ottawa County.

Sheriff: Eric DeBoer wins with 39,939 votes over Jon Anderson with 26,498 votes.

Prosecutor: Sarah Matwiejczyk leads with 39,289 votes over Greg Todd with 26,632 votes.

Treasurer: Cheryl Clark leads with 40,523 votes over Ben Genser with 24,280 votes.

Joe Moss defeats Hudsonville Mayor Mark Northrup

OI Co-Founder and Board Chair Joe Moss has officially secured the Republican nomination in District 5. In total, 90 out of 117 precincts are fully reporting.

All results are according to unofficial tallies:

For the Ottawa County Board:

District 1: James Barry leads with 1,556 votes over OI incumbent Gretchen Cosby with 1,275.

District 2: Jordan Jorritsma leads with 1,642 voters over OI's Lucy Ebel with 1,147 votes.

District 5: OI Co-Founder and Board Chair Joe Moss wins with 4,300 votes over Hudsonville Mayor Mark Northup with 3,236 votes.

District 6: OI incumbent Kendra Wenzel wins with 3,626 votes, defeating Shawn Haff with 3,161 votes.

District 7: John Teeples wins with 4,044 votes over OI's Rachel Atwood with 3,104 votes.

District 8: OI incumbent Sylvia Rhodea wins her primary with 2,283 votes over David Lee Morren with 1,292 votes.

District 9: Former Commissioner Phil Kuyers takes the lead with 1,376 votes over OI incumbent Roger Belknap with 1,257 votes.

District 10: Josh Brugger wins the Republican nomination with 4,727 votes over OI's Jason Koert with 1,900 votes. Oliver Schampine wins the Democratic nomination with 588 votes over Douglas VanBennekom with 497 votes.

District 11: OI incumbent Allison Miedema secures the nomination with 3,574 votes over Sara Bajema with 1,909 votes and Richard Van Dop with 651 votes.

For Ottawa County Offices:

Sheriff: Eric DeBoer leads with 29,623 votes over Jon Anderson with 22,674 votes.

Prosecutor: Sarah Matwiejczyk leads with 29,499 votes over Greg Todd with 22,435 votes.

Treasurer: Cheryl Clark leads with 30,505 votes over Ben Genser with 20,491 votes.

Wenzel, Teeples take home nominations in Districts 6 and 7

More wins and loses for the Ottawa County Board. OI incumbent Kendra Wenzel defeats Shawn Haff in District 6, but John Teeples defeats OI's Rachel Atwood in District 7.

All results are according to unofficial tallies:

For the Ottawa County Board:

District 1: James Barry leads with 1,556 votes over OI incumbent Gretchen Cosby with 1,275.

District 2: Jordan Jorritsma leads with 1,642 voters over OI's Lucy Ebel with 1,147 votes.

District 5: OI Co-Founder and Board Chair Joe Moss leads with 2,701 votes over Hudsonville Mayor Mark Northup with 2,158. Six precincts in the district are fully reporting, and four are partially reporting.

District 6: OI incumbent Kendra Wenzel wins with 3,626 votes, defeating Shawn Haff with 3,161 votes.

District 7: John Teeples wins with 4,044 votes over OI's Rachel Atwood with 3,104 votes.

District 8: OI incumbent Sylvia Rhodea wins her primary with 2,283 votes over David Lee Morren with 1,292 votes.

District 9: Former Commissioner Phil Kuyers takes the lead with 1,376 votes over OI incumbent Roger Belknap with 1,257 votes.

District 10: Josh Brugger wins the Republican nomination with 4,727 votes over OI's Jason Koert with 1,900 votes. Oliver Schampine wins the Democratic nomination with 588 votes over Douglas VanBennekom with 497 votes.

District 11: OI incumbent Allison Miedema secures the nomination with 3,574 votes over Sara Bajema with 1,909 votes and Richard Van Dop with 651 votes.

For Ottawa County Offices:

Sheriff: Eric DeBoer leads with 28,527 votes over Jon Anderson with 21,091 votes.

Prosecutor: Sarah Matwiejczyk leads with 28,296 votes over Greg Todd with 20,989 votes.

Treasurer: Cheryl Clark leads with 29,245 votes over Ben Genser with 19,154 votes.

OI's Rhodea, Miedema secure nominations. Koert defeated.

And we're back to the website. Two Ottawa Impact incumbents, Sylvia Rhodea and Allison Miedema, have secured the Republican nomination in their districts. In District 10, Josh Brugger has defeated OI's Jason Koert for the Republican nomination and Oliver Schampine takes home the Democratic nomination.

All results are according to unofficial tallies:

For the Ottawa County Board:

District 1: James Barry leads with 1,556 votes over OI incumbent Gretchen Cosby with 1,275.

District 2: Jordan Jorritsma leads with 1,642 voters over OI's Lucy Ebel with 1,147 votes.

District 5: OI Co-Founder and Board Chair Joe Moss leads with 2,701 votes over Hudsonville Mayor Mark Northup with 2,158. Six precincts in the district are fully reporting, and four are partially reporting.

District 6: Shawn Haff leads with 2,145 votes over OI incumbent Kendra Wenzel with 2,097 votes.

District 7: John Teeples leads with 2,663 votes over OI's Rachel Atwood with 1,480 votes.

District 8: OI incumbent Sylvia Rhodea wins her primary with 2,283 votes over David Lee Morren with 1,292 votes.

District 9: Former Commissioner Phil Kuyers takes the lead with 1,376 votes over OI incumbent Roger Belknap with 1,257 votes.

District 10: Josh Brugger wins the Republican nomination with 4,727 votes over OI's Jason Koert with 1,900 votes. Oliver Schampine wins the Democratic nomination with 588 votes over Douglas VanBennekom with 497 votes.

District 11: OI incumbent Allison Miedema secures the nomination with 3,574 votes over Sara Bajema with 1,909 votes and Richard Van Dop with 651 votes.

For Ottawa County Offices:

Sheriff: Eric DeBoer leads with 26,087 votes over Jon Anderson with 17,957 votes.

Prosecutor: Sarah Matwiejczyk leads with 25,508 votes over Greg Todd with 18,225 votes.

Treasurer: Cheryl Clark leads with 26,582 votes over Ben Genser with 16,470 votes.

Ottawa leaders with 54/117 precincts fully reporting

And we're back to the PDF. None of the major races are fully reporting, as of 10:49 p.m.

All partial results are according to unofficial tallies:

For the Ottawa County Board:

District 1: James Barry leads with 1,556 votes over OI incumbent Gretchen Cosby with 1,275.

District 2: Jordan Jorritsma leads with 1,642 voters over OI's Lucy Ebel with 1,147 votes.

District 5: OI Co-Founder and Board Chair Joe Moss leads with 2,701 votes over Hudsonville Mayor Mark Northup with 2,158. Six precincts in the district are fully reporting, and four are partially reporting.

District 6: Shawn Haff leads with 252 votes over OI incumbent Kendra Wenzel with 210 votes. That's only with early voting results.

District 7: John Teeples leads with 370 votes over OI's Rachel Atwood with 207 votes. That's only with early voting results.

District 8: OI incumbent Sylvia Rhodea leads with 2,283 votes over David Lee Morren with 1,292 votes.

District 9: Former Commissioner Phil Kuyers takes the lead with 1,376 votes over OI incumbent Roger Belknap with 1,257 votes.

District 10: Josh Brugger leads with 4,109 votes over OI's Jason Koert with 1,659 votes.

District 11: OI incumbent Allison Miedema leads with 3,574 votes over Sara Bajema with 1,909 votes and Richard Van Dop with 651 votes.

For Ottawa County Offices:

Sheriff: Eric DeBoer leads with 20,818 votes over Jon Anderson with 14,966 votes.

Prosecutor: Sarah Matwiejczyk leads with 20,407 votes over Greg Todd with 15,097 votes.

Treasurer: Cheryl Clark leads with 21,271 votes over Ben Genser with 13,705 votes.

Ottawa leaders with 30/117 precincts fully reporting, 87 partially

More results in Ottawa County, this time through the website. None of the major races are fully reporting, as of 10:32 p.m.

All partial results are according to unofficial tallies.

For the Ottawa County Board:

District 1: James Barry leads with 1,556 votes over OI incumbent Gretchen Cosby with 1,275.

District 2: Jordan Jorritsma leads with 695 voters over OI's Lucy Ebel with 676 votes.

District 5: OI Co-Founder and Board Chair Joe Moss leads with 2,701 votes over Hudsonville Mayor Mark Northup with 2,158. Six precincts in the district are fully reporting, and four are partially reporting.

District 6: Shawn Haff leads with 252 votes over OI incumbent Kendra Wenzel with 210 votes. That's only with early voting results.

District 7: John Teeples leads with 370 votes over OI's Rachel Atwood with 207 votes. That's only with early voting results.

District 8: OI incumbent Sylvia Rhodea leads with 2,283 votes over David Lee Morren with 1,292 votes.

District 9: OI incumbent Roger Belknap leads with 914 over former commissioner Phil Kuyers with 887.

District 10: Josh Brugger leads with 2,164 votes over OI's Jason Koert with 687 votes.

District 11: OI incumbent Allison Miedema leads with 2,229 votes over Sara Bajema with 1,297 votes and Richard Van Dop with 388 votes.

For Ottawa County Offices:

Sheriff: Eric DeBoer leads with 13,854 votes over Jon Anderson with 11,194 votes.

Prosecutor: Sarah Matwiejczyk leads with 13,863 votes over Greg Todd with 10,998 votes.

Treasurer: Cheryl Clark leads with 14,372 votes over Ben Genser with 10,117 votes.

Ottawa frontrunners with 14/117 precincts reporting

We're back with some results. Ottawa County is sharing PDF updates while IT continues to work on its website. Clerk Justin Roebuck confirms no races are yet fully reporting, as of 10 p.m. There's no current way to tell if a race is fully reported, until the website is back up.

For the Ottawa County Board:

District 1: James Barry leads with 1,556 votes over OI incumbent Gretchen Cosby with 1,275.

District 5: OI co-founder and Board Chair Joe Moss leads with 1,548 votes over Hudsonville Mayor Mark Northup with 957.

District 7: John Teeples leads with 370 votes over OI's Rachel Atwood with 207. That's only with early voting results.

District 9: OI incumbent Roger Belknap leads with 914 over former commissioner Phil Kuyers with 887.

District 11: OI incumbent Allison Miedema leads with 897 votes over Sara Bajema with 617 votes and Richard Van Dop with 198 votes.

For Ottawa County Offices:

Sheriff: Eric DeBoer leads with 5,575 votes over Jon Anderson with 4,937 votes.

Prosecutor: Sarah Matwiejczyk leads with 5,639 votes over Greg Todd with 4,782 votes.

Treasurer: Cheryl Clark leads with 5,897 votes over Ben Genser with 4,377 votes.

Ottawa County results website breaks

We're getting error messages when trying to open the Ottawa County results page as of 9:30 p.m. Clerk Justin Roebuck says IT has been contacted, and there are alternate plans in the offing.

Polls are closed. Results are pending.

Polls have officially closed along the lakeshore. Tonight, we're tracking races for state, county and townships.

That includes highly contested primary races for the Ottawa County Board — the first countywide referendum on Ottawa Impact's time as board majority since August 2022.

A record number of candidates have filed across 11 seats, and each incumbent commissioner affiliated with OI has a challenger.

In District 1, OI incumbent Gretchen Cosby faces Jim Barry. In District 2, former commissioner and OI-backed candidate Lucy Ebel faces Jordan Jorritsma. In District 5, incumbent board chair and OI co-founder Joe Moss faces a challenge from Hudsonville Mayor Mark Northrup. In District 6, OI incumbent Kendra Wenzel will face Shawn Haff, who sought an appointment to the seat when Kyle Terpstra resigned last year.

Rebekah Curran will not seek re-election in District 7 after an attempted run for U.S. Senate. Republican candidates include John Teeples and OI-backed Rachel Atwood.

The board's vice chair and other OI co-founder Sylvia Rhodea faces a challenge from David Lee Morren in District 8, and OI’s Roger Belknap will again face former commissioner Phillip Kuyers in District 9.

There will be a new representative in District 10, where Roger Bergman isn't seeking re-election. Republican candidates include OI-backed Jason Koert and Josh Brugger. In District 11, OI incumbent Allison Miedema faces two primary challengers: Sara Bajema and Richard Van Dop.

We're also watching treasurer, prosecutor and sheriff races in Ottawa County. Undersheriff Eric DeBoer and Interim County Administrator Jon Anderson are facing off for sheriff, followed by Sarah Matwiejczyk and Greg Todd for prosecutor and incumbent Cheryl Clark and Ben Genser for treasurer.

More: These are the key races to watch in Ottawa, Allegan counties on Tuesday

Three of five districts in Allegan County are uncontested, but we'll be watching District 1 and District 4. In District 1, current Chair Jim Storey is running as a write-in candidate against Craig Van Beek. In District 4, incumbent Scott Beltman faces primary challenger Bret Medemar.

In the race for Allegan County Prosecutor, incumbent Myrene Koch and Mike Villar will face off for the third time. Allegan County Sheriff Frank Baker faces a challenge from Dean Brandt.

We're also keeping an eye on position shakeups in Laketown Township, where Trustee Jim Delaney seeks to take over the clerkship from Amber Davis. The race has caused tension between Delaney and Township Manager Al Meshkin, who is set to retire in December.

— Contact reporter Cassandra Lybrink at [email protected].

This article originally appeared on The Holland Sentinel: Live results: Villar defeats Allegan County Prosecutor Myrene Koch