Benzie County, Michigan ballot, Nov 3, 2026

Contested races

Source: Ballotpedia, Benzie County, Michigan, elections, 2026 (secondary source, not the official ballot) (accessed Oct 19, 2026). Names are shown as listed by the source. Which district races you see depends on where you live; check yours at Michigan Voter Information Center.

Office	Candidates
Schools, colleges & special districts
Benzie County Central Schools, At-large Vote for 2	Leanna Davison, David C. Egeler, Chandler Williams
Traverse City Area Public Schools Board of Education, At-large Vote for 4	Diane Arnold, Sara Bageris, Scott C. Hardy, Charmaine Lipscomb, Peter Mooney, Beth E. Pack, Dee Zuidersma
City & town offices
Benzonia Village Board of Trustees At-large Vote for 3	Tonnetta S. Flynn, Timothy G. Flynn, Robert French, Alexandra Herryman
Benzonia Library Board At-large (Benzie County) Vote for 2	Megan C. Barnard, Melissa S. DeSoto, Audrey Pittinos
Beulah Village Board of Trustees At-large Vote for 3	Dan Hook, Jennifer L. McLean, Edward Popour, Mitchell Szwed
Honor Village Board of Trustees At-large (Special)	Anna Dunn vs. Allie Jensen-Huish

Also on every Benzie County ballot: U.S. Senate, Governor, the other statewide offices, your U.S. House district, your legislative districts, the Michigan Supreme Court, the state education boards and the statewide proposals.

Party labels are as listed by Ballotpedia (D = Democrat, R = Republican). County commissioners are partisan; judicial, school board and most city races are nonpartisan. Party nominees were chosen in the Aug. 4 primary; only races on the Nov 3 ballot are listed.

This list comes from Ballotpedia, a secondary source, not the official ballot, and Ballotpedia notes its local lists may be incomplete. Your exact ballot: Michigan Voter Information Center.

Unopposed

One candidate per seat on the list (write-ins may still be possible).

County offices

Benzie County Board of Commissioners District 6 (Special): Leonard Mathieu (R)
Benzie County Road Commissioner: Bob Rosa (R)

Courts & justices of the peace

Michigan 19th Circuit Court Incumbent: David A. Thompson

Schools, colleges & special districts

Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools, At-large (Special): Laura Reznich
Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools, At-large: Phyllis Kittleson, Amy K. Schindler

City & town offices

Benzonia Village Board of Trustees At-large (Special): Matt Jason
Benzonia Village President: Shane Myers
Darcy Library Board At-large: Chloe J. McGehee
Beulah Village President: Jeri L. VanDePerre
Blaine Township Board of Trustees At-large (Benzie County) (Special): Peter N. Turner (Independent)
Colfax Township Treasurer (Benzie County) (Special): Laura M. Draeger (R)
Elberta Village Board of Trustees At-large: Daniel H. Carter, Arlene Sweeting
Elberta Village President: Jennifer S. Wilkins
Gilmore Township Clerk (Benzie County) (Special): Amanda Rommell (R)
Honor Village Board of Trustees At-large: Michael Wendel
Honor Village Clerk: Jessica Roth
Honor Village President: Jesse Theobald
Inland Township Board of Trustees At-large (Benzie County) (Special): Ted Nelson (R)
Inland Township Supervisor (Benzie County) (Special): Monika Fiebing (R)
Lake Township Board of Trustees At-large (Benzie County) (Special): Joel Quine (Independent)
Lake Ann Village Board of Trustees At-large: Patricia Culp, Sean Heline
Lake Ann Village President: Daniel L. Hawkins
Thompsonville Village Board of Trustees At-large: Alyssa Holston, Brent D. Johnson
Thompsonville Village President: Ken Pasanski