As most Michigan residents awaited the outcome of the 2024 presidential race, Ottawa County Democrats waited to see if they gained additional seats on the board of commissioners after two years under Ottawa Impact’s leadership.

Voters in Ottawa County decided who will handle the county’s business for the next four years. Here are the winners, per unofficial results from the county clerk’s office.

The race became contested after a controversial conditional-use permit was approved, which would allow a gravel mine to be constructed in northeastern Rice County earlier this year. Sahlin filed his candidacy against the fifth-generation farmer after helping to lead the charge against the approval in a region considered the Big Woods Corridor.

Republican incumbent George Teal was elected to a second term on the Douglas County Board of Commissioners, defeating Democratic challenger Angela Thomas, according to early Douglas County polls results.