Voters to choose McCotter's temporary replacement tomorrow

Rina Miller — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:02:43 +0000

Some voters in southeast Michigan have more than November's general election to think about.

Tomorrow, is is primary day in Michigan's 11th District.

That's when voters in parts of Wayne and Oakland counties will choose a temporary replacement for Republican U.S. Representative Thaddeus McCotter.

He quit in July after it was discovered that petition signatures were forged or copied in at least two of his campaigns.

Five Republicans are vying for the seat. They'll face a Democrat, a Libertarian and a U.S. Taxpayers Party Candidate in the November 6th general election.

The taxpayer tab for the special election will be at least $650,000.

Low voter turnout is predicted.

Four of McCotter's former staff members have been charged in the petition scandal.

McCotter has not been charged.

Commentary: What To Learn From the McCotter Mess

Jack Lessenberry — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:05:21 +0000

If you want a measure of how politically screwed up things can get, consider the choice for Congress voters in Michigan’s eleventh congressional district could face this fall.

Kerry Bentovolio

Voters to choose McCotter's temporary replacement tomorrow

Commentary: What To Learn From the McCotter Mess