The Arab American News (TAAN) endorsed several candidates for the Nov. 6 general election. Below are the results for the following selected races. The percentage of votes each candidate earned is listed, and the names of the winners endorsed by TAAN are highlighted in red. Winners that aren’t endorsed by TAAN are highlighted in black.
CANDIDATES VOTES %
United States President
U.S. President Barack Obama (D) 62,157,012 51%
• Electoral votes 332 (270 to win)
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (D)
Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney (R) 58,805,092 48%
206 electoral votes
Vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan (R)
Wayne County Third Circuit Court Judge
Partial Term Ending 01/01/2015:
Lawrence Talon 282,156 35%
Margaret M. Van Houten 298,615 37%
David Braxton 227,393 28%
Wayne County Third Circuit Court Judge, six-year term
Wendy Marie Baxter 267,165 7%
Gregory Dean Bill 221,503 6%
Edward Ewell Jr. 206,355 6%
Richard B. Halloran 192,442 5%
Kathleen M. McCarthy 258,871 7%
Maria L. Oxholm 232, 131 6%
Joseph Vincent Brennan 139,761 4%
Linda V. Parker 235, 259 6%
Deborah A. Thomas 254,485 7%
Annette J. Berry 210,021 6%
Deborah Ross Adams 233,390 6%
Annette J. Berry 210,021 6%
Deborah Ross Adams 233,390 6%
Virgil C. Smith 197,751 5%
Leslie Kim Smith 216,592 6%
Daniel P. Ryan 194,722 5%
Amy Patricia Hathaway 256,540 7%
Robert J. Colombo Jr. 192,889 5%
Jerome Cavanagh 229, 793 6%
Wayne County Third Circuit Court Judge non-incumbent, six-year term
Kevin Cox 217,296 17%
Dana Margaret Hathaway 271,459 22%
Brian L. Morrow 196,479 16%
Kelly Ann Ramsey 193,196 16%
Karen Braxton 232,585 19%
John Joseph Sullivan 132,667 11%
Dearborn 19th District Court Judge, six year term
Sam Salamey 18,150 56%
Richard Wygonik 14,020 44%
Dearborn Heights 20th District Court Judge, six year term
Incumbent David D. Turfe 13,757 100%
Inkster 22nd District Judge, six year term
Incumbent Sabrina Johnson 6,576 66%
Sylvia James 3,339 34%
36th District Judge, partial term ending 01/01/15
Wanda Evans 121,876 35%
Alicia Jones-Coleman 103,085 29%
Christopher M. Blount 46,023 13%
Linda M. Bernard 81,854 23%
Michigan Supreme Court Justice, partial term ending 01/01/15
Incumbent Brian Zahra 1,724,246 50%
Shelia Johnson 1,419,890 41%
Mindy Barry 303,512 9%
Michigan Supreme Court Justice, eight year term
Connie Marie Kelly 1,356,233 21%
Bridget Mary McCormack 1,483,34 23%
Stephen Markman 1 ,476,456 23%
Colleen O’Brian 1,368,612 22%
Kerry Morgan 258,999 4%
Doug Dern 216,591 3%
Bob Roddis 178,818 3%
Macomb County Commissioner, District 5
Robert Mijac (D) 8,853 47.8%
Ray Gralewski (R) 9,650 52.2%
Wayne County Commissioner, District 8, 2-year term
Incumbent Diane Webb (D) 33,955 71%
Mark Cochran (R) 14,018 29%
Wayne County Commissioner, 3rd District, 2-year term
Incumbent Martha Scott (D) 38,810 100%
Wayne County Commissioner, 13th District, 2-year term
Incumbent Gary Woronchak (D) 37,362 74%
J. Scott Saionz (R) 12,882 26%
State Representative for the 4th District
Rose Mary Robinson (D) 24,720 95%
Ron Michalski 1,281 5%
State Representative 10th District
Phil Cavanagh (D) 33,157 86%
Jasmine Bridges 5,606 14%
State Representative for the 11th District
David Knezek (D) 17,900 64%
Kathleen Kopczyk 10,130 36%
U.S. Michigan Senator
Debbie Stabenow (D) 2,656,876 58%
Pete Hoekstra (R) 1,753,140 38%
11th U.S. Congressional District
Dr. Syed Taj (D) 159,780 44%
Kerry Bentivolio (R) 182, 603 51%
12th U.S. Congressional District
Congressman John D. Dingell (D) 207,605 68%
Cynthia Kallgren (R) 86,183 28%
Richard Secula (L) 9,495 3%
13th U.S. Congressional District
Congressman John Conyers Jr. (D) 206,097 81%
Harry Sawicki 37,278 15%
Chris Sharer(L) 5,717 2%
Martin Gray (UST) 3,808 2%
Wayne County Clerk
4-year term
Incumbent Cathy Garrett (D) 574,502 77%
Werner J. Klein (R) 175,723 23%
Wayne County Treasurer, 4-year term
Incumbent Raymond Wojtowicz (D) 610,158 88%
William Rushlow (L) 80, 383 12%
Wayne County Sheriff, 4-year term
Incumbent Benny Napoleon (D) 578,881 75%
Shelly L. Milton (R) 167,036 22%
Bob Czak (T) 24,791 3%
Crestwood School Board
Hamid Soueidan 2,920 32%
James R. Taylor 6,338 68%
Zaineb Hussein 3,379 35%
Diane Ward 6,328 65%
Dearborn School Board, four year term
Aimee Blackburn 19,124 38%
Mary Lane 16,930 34%
Mary K. Petlichkoff 13,784 28%
Oakland County Executive, 4-year term
David Howley (D) 267,108 43%
Incumbent L. Brooks Patterson (R) 352,318 57%
Michigan State University Trustee
Brian Mosallam (D) 1,777,008
Joel Ferguson (D) 2,031,491
Jeff Sakwa (R) 1,525,014
Melanie Foster (R) 1,701,961
Lloyd Clarke (GP) 95,696
Michael Miller (L) 138,789
Bill Mohr (U.S. TP) 93,373
Stephen Young (U.S. TP) 96,819
Wayne County Register of Deeds, 4-year term
Incumbent Bernard Youngblood (D) 608,115 89%
Benjamin Bachrach (L) 71,767 11%
Wayne County Prosecutor, One 4-year term
Incumbent Kym Worthy (D) 645,232 90%
David S. Afton (L) 74,564 10%
Oakland County Clerk, 4-Year term
Lisa Brown (D) 313,391 53%
Bill Bullard Jr. (R) 272, 592 47%
Wayne County Proposals
Amendment 1: Compensation
YES 317,959 50%
NO 319,716 50%
Amendment 2: Budget
YES 342,458 52%
NO 312,843 48%
Amendment 3: Auditor
YES 307,468 48%
NO 329,728 52%
Amendment 4: Retirement
YES 301,586 48%
NO 321,243 52%
Amendment 5: Executive Removal
YES 380,450 58%
NO 272,074 42%
Statewide Ballot Proposals
Proposal 1: Emergency Manager Law
Allow Emergency Management
NO 2,308,146 52%
YES 2,104,177 48%
Proposal 2: Collective Bargaining
Allow Bargaining
NO 2,599,004 58%
YES 1,888,979 42%
Proposal 3: Renewable Energy
Mandate 25% Renewable
NO 2,827,919 63%
YES 1,673,796 37%
Proposal 4: Home Care
Allow Home Care
NO 2,526,139 57%
YES 1,922,833 43%
Proposal 5: New Tax
NO 3,04 6,514 69%
YES 1,383,439 31%
Proposal 6: : International Bridges/Roads
NO 2,657,968 60%
YES 1,807,332 40%
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