Novi Election Results: Bob Gatt Wins Mayoral Race; Casey, Staudt, Wrobel Win City Council
Here are the unofficial results from the Nov. 8 election.
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Bob Gatt will be Novi's new mayor for a two-year term, capturing 62 percent of votes Tuesday. Gatt beat out Justin Fischer to become David Landry's successor, whose term ended this year.
Incumbents Dave Staudt and Wayne Wrobel kept their seats on the City Council, joined by newcomer Laura Casey. Wrobel edged out challenger Ed Kramer by just 16 votes. Staudt, Wrobel and Casey will serve four-year terms.
Incumbents George Kortlandt and Bobbie Murphy also kept their seats on the Novi Board of Education for another four-year term.
We have all the polling numbers below. For profiles of all the candidates, review our election guide.
The City Clerk's office expects 12-15 percent of voters turn out for these types of elections, but official voting numbers will be posted on its counter Wednesday.
Novi Mayor
(21 of 21 precincts reporting)
| Candidate | Percentage | Total votes |
| Bob Gatt | 61.58% | 2,862 |
| Justin Fischer | 38.04% | 1,750 |
Novi City Council
(21 of 21 precincts reporting)
Three of the seven candidates will be selected.
| Candidate | Percentage | Total votes |
| Laura Casey | 19.15% | 2,826 |
| Rickie Ibe | 4.70% | 693 |
| Ed Kramer | 17.28% | 2,550 |
| Donna Skelcy | 10.59% | 1,562 |
| Dave Staudt | 19.76% | 2,915 |
| Ramesh Verma | 11.01% | 1,625 |
| Wayne Wrobel | 17.39% | 2,566 |
Novi Community School District Board of Education
(13 of 13 precincts reporting)
Two of the three candidates will be selected.
| Candidate | Percentage | Total votes |
| Tracey Cadwell | 24.05% | 1,474 |
| George Kortlandt | 38.57% | 2,364 |
| Bobbie Murphy | 37.27% | 2,284 |
concerned citizen
7:52 am on Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Thank you PATCH for providing election results. I turned on channel 13 (the city channel) this morning, but gave up after a minute of watching the same screen with Northville school results. Although the channel directed me to the website, when I went there I couldn't find a thing. Shame on our city for not communicating this very important information to its residents.
Rebecca Jaskot
10:55 am on Wednesday, November 9, 2011
No problem! That's what we're here for :)
Torry Yu
11:22 am on Wednesday, November 9, 2011
I saw that the results were up last night on the city's website, under the "Novi Today" section.
Rebecca Jaskot
11:39 am on Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Yes, you can find a pdf of the results on the city's website at this link: http://www.cityofnovi.org/Services/CityClerk/ElectionResults.asp