Brooks, Gault Lead In Troy City Council Races: 2023 Elections Results

TROY, MI — Seven candidates are running for three open seats on Troy's City Council in Tuesday's elections. The winners will be elected to a four-year term.

Election results:

Theresa Brooks: 6,771 votes (23.5%)

Hirak Chanda: 4,479 votes (15.55%)

Ann Erickson Gault: 6,185 votes (21.47%)

Mark Gunn: 4,122 votes (14.31%)

Edward Kempen: 1,671 votes (5.8%)

Dale Murrish: 1,894 votes (6.57%)

Edward Ross: 3,657 votes (12.69%)

Precincts reporting: 19.05 percent

About the candidates:

Brooks has lived in Troy for the past 15 years. Some of her top priorities include supporting public safety, continue expanding recreational programs and other amenities, holding developers to high standards when reviewing proposed new developments and keeping a balanced budget, according to her campaign website.

Chanda came to the United States from India 34 years ago, after graduating from IIT Kharagpur, according to his campaign website. He then attended Graduate Schools at both the University of Minnesota and University of Michigan, and worked in the Automotive Industry in Metro Detroit for more than 25 years. He is the inventor of 11 United States Utility Patents and developed several successful products in the area of Automotive Safety and Energy Efficiency. He has lived in Troy for the past 24 years.

Gault was first elected to City Council in 2019. Some of her top priorities include supporting public safety, continue expanding recreational programs and other amenities, holding developers to high standards when reviewing proposed new developments and keeping a balanced budget, according to her campaign website.

Gunn has lived in Troy for 37 years, according to his campaign website. He has a Bachelors and a Masters from Walsh College and currently works as an Adjunct professor. He is also a 37-year small business owner and Real Estate broker and agent for 30 years. Some of his civic work includes:

Kempen has a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering - University of Wisconsin Madison, MBA - Oakland University and EDS - Technical Consulting Program and has experience working for the City of Troy with the Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals and Committee for Citizens with Disabilities, according to his campaign website.

Murrish has lived in Troy since 1988 and is a retired engineer, according to his campaign website. Some of his education highlights include a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (Thesis: Finite Element Analysis of the Tibia with and without a (Knee) Prosthesis).

Ross has lived in Troy since 2012 after graduating with a computer science degree from Wayne State University in 2009, according to his campaign website. He also spent two years in France/Monaco earning an MBA.

Patch will continue updating results as numbers come in