Hamtramck voters stick with Democrats, pass abortion proposal

Over 4,000 Hamtramck voters turned out for Tuesday’s General Election.

By Charles Sercombe
Hamtramck voters, like voters across the country, turned out in droves for Tuesday’s election.
Some 4,310 voters participated in what is nationally called the midterm election.
Hamtramck results were not released until 2 a.m.
This election has been one of the most divisive ones, nationally, in recent history.
But first, let’s get to the one and only local election race: the Hamtramck Public School Board.
For the two full-term positions, the winners were: Abdulmalik Mohamed Algahaim and Victor Davantae Farris.
Board candidate Gamal Alturki ran as a write-in candidate and entered the race several weeks ago. Write-in candidates are widely known to rarely win.
Algahaim and Alturki, both Yemeni-Americans, had Hamtramck Mayor Ameer Ghalib’s support. Farris, an African-American, did not receive the mayor’s endorsement.
Ghalib is the first Yemeni-American to be mayor of Hamtramck.
Current School Boardmember Mortadha Ali-Mudhaffar Obaid ran unopposed for the only partial-term seat.
Voters here also, once again, supported Democratic candidates for county, state and Congressional races. But a number of voters, about 700, supported Republicans.
Hamtramck has long been a Democratic Party stronghold.
Not surprisingly, Hamtramck’s own State Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D) won his second term, at least here in Hamtramck. His newly-drawn district, which includes Hamtramck, was expected to vote Democratic.
In the state’s three ballot proposals all passed here.
Proposals 1 and 2, which had to do with election rules, were passed in Hamtramck. State results were not yet available.
Proposal 3, which allows women to the right to have an abortion, had some stiff opposition here, but passed not only here but in the state. Locally, a little over 2,200 voters supported it, while about 1,600 were opposed. Statewide it passed by a 53 percent margin.
That vote on abortion underscores the city’s major demographic shift to socially conservative residents of the Muslim faith who opposed that proposal.
A number of statewide and national election results were not yet available at the time of this posting.
However, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer coasted into a second term as did Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Attorney General Dana Nessel – all of whom are Democrats.
All three received Hamtramck voters’ support.
Posted Nov. 9, 2022

3 Responses to Hamtramck voters stick with Democrats, pass abortion proposal

  1. Resident

    November 9, 2022 at 10:07 am

    2200 / (2200 + 1600) = about 58% for prop 3.

    Our city has performed ahead of the rest of the state (which is about 54%). Well done!

    This proposal is about women health and their independence! Why do people inject religion into healthcare!

  2. Resident

    November 13, 2022 at 11:55 am

    It’s extremely unfortunate that proposition 3 passed. The wording of the bill left a lot to the imagination. The prop made it open for an abortion to be performed from people that are NOT doctors. It also left it open for underage women to get an abortion without perental permission. And now, tax payers could be paying for the bill.
    I don’t believe this has anything to do with women’s independence. Besides the fact that before prop 3, women actually have all the same rights as men, are men allowed to have independence? If a prop was introduced for a man’s right to NOT pay support for the child’s life the next 18 years, would you vote yes for ACTUAL equal rights? I bet not. The argument for women’s independence is a lie.
    Why do you think religion is the sole reason for opposition to abortion? It’s an issue that all human life is important. From the moment of conception, we are a life that is in a different state of development. Regardless of lawfulness, premeditated ending the life of a human being is murder.
    The health of that woman or man in the womb is important. That’s exactly what being pro-life is about.
    Thankfully, our country has seen a decline in abortions because awareness of the dangers are starting to see light. Abortion increases the risk of cancer and for some women, they have difficulty having children when they are ready. Birth defects are significantly higher for women who have had an abortion. Close to 96% of women who have an abortion were not raped or in danger of losing their life. They simply didn’t want a child.
    If a women’s health was truly important, than only in the case of the mothers life in danger, would the abortion be allowed.

  3. Resident

    November 14, 2022 at 8:58 pm

    @Resident,
    It’s extremely unfortunate that proposition 3 passed — No. It was done right!!!

    The wording of the bill left a lot to the imagination — This is how laws are written. Court is there to remove any doubt.

    The prop made it open for an abortion to be performed from people that are NOT doctors.– You are making it sound like people could get it done at barber shop. I doubt that’s the case.

    It also left it open for underage women to get an abortion without parental permission — why are parents letting their underage daughters having sex? Parents should act like parents and raise their daughters well so that they don’t go around having sex. Then there won’t ever be a need for abortion.

    tax payers could be paying for the bill — Good use of tax dollars if it happens. Most people carry private health insurance, don’t they?

    I don’t believe this has anything to do with women’s independence. — You are entitled to your opinion.

    are men allowed to have independence? –Can you name a law that dictates what a man can’t do with his body?

    If a prop was introduced for a man’s right to NOT pay support for the child’s life the next 18 years, would you vote yes for ACTUAL equal rights?– If you feel strongly about it, get a ballot proposal approved, collect signature, and have it put on ballot. If enough people support it, you may get your wish. I’ll have to read the language of the proposal before taking side.

    The argument for women’s independence is a lie– It is not a lie. Telling a woman what she can’t do with her body, in the name of law, does take away her independence.

    Why do you think religion is the sole reason for opposition to abortion? I have no idea. Would be a great question for those who injected religion on this issue.

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