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HOLLAND, MI – Holland voters reelected Mayor Nathan Bocks to a fourth term in the Nov. 4 election. The incumbent mayoral candidate beat his challenger, Holland business owner Brian Everitt, by a vote of 4,620 (73.04%) to 1,705 (29.96%) in Tuesday’s election, according to unofficial election results from the Ottawa County Clerk’s Office. Election results are considered unofficial until they are certified by the county board of canvassers. Bocks, 58, will serve as Holland’s mayor for another two years, also leading the city council. Before he was first elected as mayor in 2019, Bocks served on 15 community boards and commissions over the last 20 years, including on the city’s planning commission. He has been a Tulip Time tour guide since 1994, and has owned his Holland law practice, Central Park Law PLLC, since 1993. The Hope College graduate also attended the Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee. He ran on a campaign centered around highlighting how Holland has thrived in recent years, with a booming downtown and a highly effective city council frequently voting unanimously. The goal now, he said, is to keep improving, increasing housing stock and promoting continued downtown development, including the Waterfront Holland project and the expansion of the city’s low-cost fiber internet. He pointed to over 1,200 new housing units approved since he was elected six years ago, both apartments and single family homes. Around 34% of those are affordable units, he said. Read more about Bocks’ and Everitt’s campaigns here. There were also four races on the November ballot for the Holland City Council, with seven candidates in the running. For the at-large position, incumbent Quincy Byrd faced off against challenger Abby Klomparens. Incumbent Tim Vreeman was challenged by write-in candidate Linda Falstad in the 1st Ward, and Incumbent Bylinda Sól faced challenger Tim Marroquin in the 3rd Ward. Incumbent Scott Corbin ran unopposed in the 5th Ward.
