HOLLAND, MI (WHTC AM/FM) – It appears that all but one of the incumbent Ottawa County Board of Commissioners will be out of a job.
In Tuesday’s primary voting, only Roger Bergman, who represents the Grand Haven area in District 11, was reelected.
A group called Ottawa Impact, who opposed COVID-19 mask mandates in schools and and challenged commissioners on other issues, ran a slate of candidates to challenge the current board members in almost every county commission district.
Democrat Doug Zylstra in District 3 and Republican Kyle Terpstra in District 6 were the only incumbent commissioners not targeted by Ottawa Impact. Republican candidate Daniela Garcia, not backed by Ottawa Impact, will challenge Zylstra in November to represent District 3 on the board.
Complete election returns are available here.
