Corrected vote error looks to upend Michigan State University trustee election results

An input error temporarily indicated Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees candidate Rebecca Bahar-Cook, a Democrat, had placed third in balloting in Tuesday’s election for two open positions.

As of 8 a.m. Friday, initial unofficial results from the Michigan Secretary of State’s Office indicated Bahar-Cook, a former Ingham County commissioner, had 2,388,312 total votes, placing third behind Republican contender Julie Maday, a member of the Novi Economic Development Corp., with 2,402,734 votes. Republican Mike Balow, a U.S. Navy veteran who ran unsuccessfully for a slot in 2022, was on top with 2,472,007 votes.

However, by 9:30 a.m., that had been corrected to show Bahar-Cook with 2,406,312 votes, placing second behind Balow, and 3,459 votes ahead of Maday.

Bahar-Cook said an error wrongly placed her out of the running.

“Guess what? It looks like I won!” Bahar-Cook posted on Facebook Thursday night.




https://michiganadvance.com/2024/11/08/corrected-vote-error-looks-to-upend-michigan-state-university-trustee-election-results/