Submitted by whitemice on Thu, 11/07/2024 - 00:25
It is over
Kent county had the lowest voter turn-out since 2012, with 69% of registered voters casting ballots. Election turn-out in 2020 was 73% (72.58%), which was the highest since 2004.
County Turnout
| 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
| 74.07% | 72.37% | 68.05% | 69.12% | 72.58% | 68.8% | |
Turn-out in the city of Grand Rapids was 61.48%. Voter turnout in the city rose steadily until ~1:00pm and then rapidly declined, with extremely low rates of voting from 2:00pm until poll close.
The Winners
- 1st Ward : AliciaMarie Belchak w/54.95% (12,548) vs. Dean Pacific w/43.12% (9,846) : total of 22,394 votes
- 2nd Ward: Milinda Ysasi w/97.32% (22,038)
- 3rd Ward: Marshall Kilgore w/57.77% (14,479) vs. Bing Goei w/40.04% (10,034) : total of 24,513 votes
- Mayor: David LaGrand w/62.54% (50,490) vs. Senita Lenear w/36.17% (29,201) : total of 79,691 votes, 10,476 more votes than were cast, in total, for City Commissioner seats.
