Bernero vs Outsource Nerd

By CHRIS CHRISTOFF

Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero has won the Democratic primary for governor, topping House Speaker Andy Dillon, according to Detroit Free Press/Channel 7 results from a sampling of 79 key voter precincts around the state.

Key precints
With 75 key precincts reporting
GOP Governor
Mike Bouchard	12.6%
Mike Cox	21.8%
Tom George	1.5%
Pete Hoekstra	27.3%
Rick Snyder	36.8%
Democrat Governor
Virg Bernero	61.6%
Andy Dillon	38.4%
With 27 key precincts reporting
Democrat 13th District
John Broad	5%
Vincent Brown	2%
Hansen Clarke	47%
Stephen Hume	2.3%
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick	40%
Glen Plummer	3.8%

Bernero led Dillon, 62% to 38%, 75 of the 79 precincts reporting results.

Snyder, who’s never run for elected office before and has spent nearly $6 million of his own money on his campaign, was banking on Democrats and independent voters to cross over to his side in an effort to upset the GOP establishment, which is largely behind Cox and Hoekstra. Free Press interviews with voters suggest some and perhaps many are doing so.

Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard was hoping for a late surge with a substantial television ad campaign, while state Sen. Tom George of Kalamazoo trailed far behind.

At Ferndale High School, voter Joan Taylor, 49, of Ferndale said she voted for Democrats most of her life, but this time she went for Republican Snyder. She said she is tired of partisan politics.

“If we are going to be moving forward, I think we need to move forward together,” Taylor said.