A number of hotly contested primaries appeared on the August ballot.
Ypsi City Primaries
Mayor - Democratic Primary
- Steve Pierce
- Lois Richardson (current 1st Ward Councilmember)
- Paul Schreiber (Winner)
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City Council - Democratic Primary
1st Ward:
- Juanita House
- David Kircher
- Trudy Swanson - incumbent (Winner)
2nd Ward:
- John Bailey
- William Nickels - incumbent (Winner)
3rd Ward:
- Rod Johnson
- Brian Robb (Winner - Won the Recount as well)
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County Commission Primaries
County Commission seats were hotly contested this year, with disputes over Sheriff's Department Patrol Funding considered the largest issue.
2nd District (Superior Twp) Democratic primary:
- Martha Kern - incumbent
- Ken Schwarz (Winner)
4th District (western Ypsi Twp) Democratic primary:
- Wes Prater - incumbent
- William Riney
- Karen Roe (Winner)
Winner faces Republican Mitchell Gasche
5th District (eastern Ypsi Twp) Democratic primary:
- Tony Martin
- Rolland Sizemore Jr. - incumbent
6th District (Ypsi City and parts Twp) Democratic primary
- Mark Namatevs
- Ronnie Peterson - incumbent (Winner)
Winner faces Republican Kurt Koehler
