Posted on 05/21/2005 2:31:10 PM PDT by Dan from Michigan
Monroe-area clerk will run
Saturday, May 21, 2005
The clerk of Monroe County's Bedford Township this week became the first candidate into the race to replace state Sen. Beverly Hammerstrom.
Bob Schockman announced he'll run next year for the 17th District Senate seat, which includes Summit, Leoni, Grass Lake and Norvell townships. They make up a small part of a district that also covers Monroe County and part of Washtenaw County.
Schockman, a Democrat, said that if elected, his top priority will be to keep jobs in Michigan.
"My entire platform will be focused on increasing the benefits of the public good -- and that begins by keeping Michigan jobs in Michigan," he said in a statement.
Hammerstrom, R-Temperance, can't run again due to term limits. Sharon Lemasters, the 2002 Democratic nominee for the seat, said she's not running again.
Schockman is in a spot that can make things tough for us. The democrats picked up two Monroe County based state rep districts in the 04 elections, although Bush won Monroe County. Bedford Township was Bush's best area in Monroe. The county is historicaly democrat at the local level and swings at the state level. Over 1/2 of the votes are from Monroe County which is the biggest keys. The dems top area is Pittsfield Twp which is between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti and is solid democrat and becoming more so. The GOP's top area in Summit Township near Jackson.
District 17
All of Monroe County - 50.54% Bush, 48.68% Kerry - 74132 total votes
Parts of Jackson County:
Grass Lake Twp - 58.94% Bush, 39.62% Kerry - 2857 votes
Leoni Twp - 51.28% Bush, 47.37% Kerry - 6272 votes
Norvell Twp - 54.88% Bush, 44.15% Kerry - 1753 votes
Summit Twp - 59.56% Bush, 39.56% Kerry - 11575 votes
Parts of Washtenaw County:
Bridgewater Twp - 60.51% Bush 38.72% Kerry - 909 votes
Lodi Twp - 57.98% Bush, 41.58% Kerry - 3629 votes
Manchester Twp - 52.06% Bush, 46.81% Kerry - 2495 voters
Milan - 49.49% Bush 49.49% Kerry - 1661 votes
Pittsfield - 38.32% Bush, 60.64% Kerry - 14803 votes
Saline City - 51.90% Bush, 47.25% Kerry - 5118 votes
Saline Twp - 56.41% Bush, 42.76% Kerry - 1085 votes
York Twp - 58.98% Bush, 40.44% Kerry - 4013
Total:
Bush - 50.89% - 66308 - votes
Kerry - 48.26% - 62878 votes
Total - 130302 votes.
| Total | Bush | Kerry | Badnarik | Write-in |
| 73,727 | 58,238 | 19,824 | 525 | 140 |
| 100.0% | 79.0% | 26.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% |
We can use a few Cherokee Counties here to help offset 93% Kerry Detroit.
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