Barry County voters went to the polls Tuesday and voted solidly Republican, from the top of the ticket, down through the state and local races.
Of the 45,480 registered voters in the county, 30,732 citizens made the trip to the polls or voted absentee.
Some figures: In the county, Trump/Pence received 19,197 votes, Clinton/Kaine 9,109.
In the 3rd U.S. Congressional District, Justin Amash was re-elected with 20,168 votes. His Democratic opponent Douglas Smith garnered a distant 8,135 votes. Ted Gerrard, from U.S.Taxpayers, picked up just 1,266 votes.
Republican Julie Calley, will be the new 87th District state representative with 19, 389 votes friom Barry county voters. Democrat Eric Anderson got 8,416 votes, and Libertarian Joseph Gillotte collected 1,447 votes. The 87th District covers all of Barry County and three-quarters of Ionia County. Calley will replace of Rep. Mike Callton, first elected in 2010 and term limited.
Winners for school board in nearby area schools:
* Caledonia Community Schools: Julie Asper, Kyle Clement and Tim Morris won six year terms. Bill Donohue was unopposed for a partial four-year term.
* Gull Lake Community Schools: Laura Burr and Brad Bagley won board seats.
* Bellevue Community School: Linda Timmons, Marion Ramer and Andrew Dixon were elected to six year terms.
* Pennfield: Mike Bishop and Abby Green won seats on the school board.
* Wayland Union Schools: Dan Cassini, Theresa Dobry, Cinnamon Mellema and Gary L. Wood were elected to the board.
(Out-of-county school board election winners from Election Magic.)
