Mark Batinick led Democrat Mica Freeman in votes cast in Troy Township for the District 97 state House race, according to the latest vote count.
Batinick appeared to outpace Freeman by a margin of 7.3 percent on Tuesday in the township.
In comparison, the 2014 winner, Republican Mark Batinick, won by a margin of 11.8 percent in that jurisdiction, beating Democrat Moira K. Dunn, who received 3,609 votes to Batinick's 4,578.
2018 State House race results vs. 2014
Precinct/ County/ Township
GOP 2018
Votes/ %
Dem. 2018
Votes/ %
GOP 2014
Votes/ %
Dem. 2014
Votes/ %
Troy Township
Mark Batinick
5,593/ 53.63%
Mica Freeman
4,836/ 46.37%
Mark Batinick
4,578/ 55.9%
Moira K. Dunn
3,609/ 44.1%