Politics & Government
Gatt Wins Fourth Mayoral Term In Novi
Newcomer Kelly Breen won a city council seat while incumbents Andrew Mutch and Gwen Markham held on to their seats.
NOVI, MI — Bob Gatt will get his fourth term as Novi’s mayor. He easily beat challengers Bin Qamruzzaman and Jason Dorsch on Election Night, taking 65.46 percent of the vote.
Qamruzzaman finished a distant second at 27.64 percent and Dorsch garnered just 6.7 percent of the vote, according to Oakland County’s unofficial results. Voting was sluggish at Novi’s sixth and seventh precincts at Holy Family Catholic Church with less than 300 votes cast in total, according to Precinct Supervisor Bob Copes.
“There were no hot-button issues on this ballot,” he said. “I still think our numbers will be in the 15-18 percent range when you add in the absentee ballots.”
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The Novi City Council will have a new face. Voters were asked to pick three council members from seven candidates.
Kelly Breen edged incumbent Brian Burke for the third seat, 18.28 percent to 15.69 percent. Incumbents Gwen Markham and Andrew Mutch held on to their seats with 20.77 percent and 18.97 percent, respectively.
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