By WKTV Staff
The cities of Wyoming and Kentwood’s representation on the Kent County Commission will likely include a familiar face and a newcomer in the county’s 8th and 12th districts, respectively.
Incumbent 8th District commissioner Harold Voorhees won the Republican primary Tuesday, Aug. 7, and will likely be unopposed in the Nov. 6 general election. (There could be a write-in candidate on the ballot in the fall.)
In the 12th district, Republican Jill Martinez, who ran unopposed in the primary, will face off against Monica Sparks, who won the Democratic primary over a crowd field of candidates seeking to replace Harold Mast, who chose not to seek reelection.
For specific Kent County district borders, visit accesskent.com.
Election results, by the numbers
According to the Kent County election website at accesskent.com, following are the election results for each candidate for their entire voting district:
In the 8th District, which covers most of the City of Wyoming, from its western border, heading east, Voorhees won with 2,324 votes while Benjamin K. Franz gained 726.
In the 12th District, which covers the western portion of the City of Kentwood and the eastern portion of the City of Wyoming, Martinez collected 1,786 votes in the Republican primary, and Sparks won the Democratic primary with 1,154 votes while Katy Steele Barone gained 492, Scott Urbanowski had 307 and Keith Courtade had 182.
