MENOMINEE — Menominee County voters weighed in Tuesday on a series of millage requests and a hotly contested race to be the Republican candidate for sheriff on the November ballot.

Joe Grinsteiner and Patrick James Armbrust faced off to represent the GOP in the sheriff’s race. Ultimately, Armbrust was chosen by those voting on the Republican primary ballot, receiving 1,294 votes (54%) to Grinsteiner’s 1,120 (46%).

The race drew attention even outside of Menominee County after Grinsteiner was charged with three counts of False Designation of Incumbency earlier this year. The charges were related to the ways Grinsteiner and his campaign presented him as if he was already the seated sheriff through social media, t-shirts, and a billboard featuring the logo of the apolitical Michigan Sheriff’s Association — which can only be used by Michigan county sheriff members active in law enforcement.

“This is a nothing-burger. My attorney’s got it handled, and I tell you what, there has been nothing that we did wrong,” Grinsteiner said in a nearly four-minute-long video posted on Facebook after the charges were issued.

Armbrust will now go on to the November General Election, where he will face off against Democrat Michael T. Holmes.

Voters also weighed in on a series of millage proposals across the township.

NORTH CENTRAL AREA SCHOOLS

Townships within the North Central Area School District voted to approve an operating millage renewal. The proposal will generate approximately $803,359 by taxing non-homestead properties for a period of four years, 2021 to 2024 inclusive.

The proposal passed county-wide by 430 votes (77%) to 128 votes.

DAGGET TOWNSHIP

In Dagget Township, voters weight in on two proposals: one for the township’s fire department and a second millage for road maintenance in the township.

The fire department millage, which passed with a vote of 119 for (79%) to 31 against (21%), will levy a total of 1.5 mill s ($1.50 per $1,000 of taxable value) from 2021 through 2025, inclusive, to equip and maintain the Dagget Township Fire Department. It will raise an estimated $31,000 in the first year levied.

Thee road maintenance proposal also passed by a vote of 118 to 31 (79% for the measure). Under the proposal, the township will collect 1.5 mills ($1.50 per $1,000 of taxable value) for a period of five years, 2020 though 2024 inclusive for road maintenance and improvements with the Menominee County Road Commission. The millage will levy $31,000 in the first year.

STEPHENSON TOWNSHIP

Voters in Stephenson Township approved levying 1.2 mills ($1.20 per $1,000 of taxable value) to support fire and emergency medical services in the township. The 1.2 mills is an extension of a 1 mill millage voted in previously and a .20 mill increase, both of which will be levied for four years, 2021 to 2024 inclusive. The proposal, which passed 82 to 30 (73% in favor).

NADEAU TOWNSHIP

In Nadeau Township, voters approved renewing 1 mill ($1 per $1,000 of taxable value) for the period of 2020 through 2023 inclusive for the purpose of purchasing new equipment and operating the Nadeau Township Fire Department. The millage was approved by a vote of 189 to 66 (84% in favor), and will raise an estimated $44,872 in the first year levied.