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A Familiar Name Wins District 5 County Commmission Primary

Bob Eccles

A fairly tight race for the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners District 5 seat being vacated by Roland Sizemore went to a familiar name.

Former Ypsilanti Township Supervisor and Treasurer and State Representative Ruth Ann Jamnick fended off three other Democrats for the right to face Republican Timothy King of Ypsilanti in the November general election. 

Jamnick picked up 36 percent of the vote Tuesday, with absentee voters helping to put her over the top. 

Keith Jason was next with 32 percent of the vote, followed by Wilma Gold-Jones at 23 percent and Victor Dobrin with 8 percent.