BY ART BUKOWSKI
abukowski@record-eagle.com
TRAVERSE CITY — Mike Stepka will be the 86th District Court's newest judge.
Vote tallies remained tight late Tuesday, but unofficial results Wednesday showed Stepka beat Kevin Elsenheimer by a 24,091 to 22,940 mark.
The 86th District Court covers Antrim, Leelanau and Grand Traverse counties.
Elsenheimer, a former Antrim County prosecutor and term-limited state representative, had his strongest showing in Antrim. He beat Stepka 5,746 to 3,391 there, but Stepka, a Grand Traverse County commissioner and Traverse City attorney, beat Elsenheimer 15,535 to 12,754 in Grand Traverse.
In Leelanau County, Stepka beat Elsenheimer 5,165 to 4,440.
