Voters in the primary election in Canton Township selected eight trustee candidates from a field of 11 to appear on the general election ballot Nov. 5.
Of the six Democratic candidates on the ballot, three incumbents were the top choices of voters.
Incumbent trustee Sommer N. Foster was the top vote getter with 8,209 or 22 percent of the votes; incumbent Tania Ganguly received 8,097 or 22 percent of the votes. Incumbent Kate Borninski was the choice of 8,090 voters with 21 percent of the vote and newcomer Ammara Ansara garnered 6,562 or 17 percent of the votes.
David Harris received 4,727 vote or 13 percent of the total while Syed Infran Jafry was the choice of 1,973 or 5 percent of the voters.
On the Republican side of the ballot candidate Jeff Graunke received 3,681 votes as the top choice with 24 percent of the votes cast. Former born members John Anthony received 3,454 votes or 22 percent of the total while Tyler Grable was the choice of 3,289 voters or 21 percent of the total. Marko Kozina received 2,856 or 18 percent of votes cast.
Leander Richmond received 2,363 votes or 15 percent of the total.
The top four Democrats, Forster, Ganguly, Borninski and Ansari will face the four Republican candidates, Graunke, Anthony, Grable and Kozina on the Nov. 5 ballot for the four open four-year terms on the board of trustees. Canton Township trustees are paid $1,150.41 monthly
Also on the Nov. 5 ballot is the contest between incumbent Township Supervisor Anne Marie Graham-Hudak and Republican challenger, former Canton supervisor Pat Williams.
Williams, 63, served as supervisor from 2016-2020. He is currently working as a real estate agent.
Graham-Hudak, 62, a Democrat with a background in electrical engineering, challenged Williams in 2020 and received more than 55 percent of the vote.
Canton Township Clerk Michael Siegrist and Treasurer Dian Slavens, both Democrats, are unopposed in their bids for reelection.
