- Dates
- 2018-07-07 – 2018-08-08
- Kind
- Political campaign
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- electionsgovernancerepresentationtransportation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Richard Gillespie announced a 2018 campaign for Charlevoix County commissioner, framing it around local representation for Beaver Island and issues including roads, transit, parks, lighthouses, and aging services. After the August 7 primary, he posted that the campaign had failed.
Evidence limits
This record documents campaign statements and contemporaneous forum discussion, not an impartial biography or certified election result. The forum’s vote figures and claims about machine problems require confirmation from official county election records.
Sources
- Gillespie announced his candidacy and described his own prior service and policy priorities. Supporters and critics posted partisan claims. His August 8 post said the campaign had failed; later posts supplied unofficial, conflicting vote interpretations. These are preserved as campaign discourse, not certified election results.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 13 · t013289
- The forum circulated a primary-election reminder and a participant reported that voting machines were down in St. James. The reminder’s voting-law language was not treated as authoritative; official election guidance and certified returns should control.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 13 · t013425
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Richard Gillespie campaigns for Charlevoix County commissioner, 2018”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-richard-gillespie-county-commissioner-primary-campaign-2018/, accessed [date], citing Richard Gillespie, “Gillespie-Running for County Commissioner,” Beaver Island Forum, July 7–August 9, 2018. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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