General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: Ballotpedia, Berrien 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 |
|---|---|
| Courts & justices of the peace | |
| Michigan 5th District Court Non-incumbent | Jennifer E. Fields vs. Myrene Kay Koch |
| Schools, colleges & special districts | |
| Lake Michigan College Board of Trustees At-large Vote for 3 | Vicki Burghdoff, Julia Gourley Donohue, Brian Edlefson, Debra Johnson, Cynthia Miller, Mary Jo Tomasini |
| Benton Harbor Area Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Roosevelt Bell, Josef Bullocks, Angela Doyle, Elnora Gavin, Dashuna Robinson |
| Coloma Community Schools, At-large Term ends 2032 Vote for 2 | Devyn Hanko, Matthew Nicholls, Jon Smith |
| Covert Public Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Valerie Bury, Veronica Aburto Cortes, Ella Rae Harrington, Aaron Joseph Wittorp |
| Eau Claire Public Schools, At-large Vote for 2 | Stephanie Daniel, Roshelle Hall, Brittni Harrington-Kidder, Susan Lynn Martinic |
| Lakeshore School District (Berrien), At-large Vote for 3 | Jason R. Beckrow, Donna Lewis, Griffin Ott, William Scaletta |
| New Buffalo Area Schools, At-large Vote for 2 | Sarah A. Biggs, Steven McNay, Jennifer Summers |
| St. Joseph Public Schools, At-large Vote for 2 | Gillian Conrad, Amy Marohn, Brandon Sheskey |
| St. Joseph Public Schools, At-large (Special) Vote for 2 | Jon Bergman, Tony Mandarino, Steven Pierangeli |
| Watervliet School District, At-large Vote for 3 | Kimberly Adams, Tom Isbrecht, Rod Kinzler, Carrie Wilder |
| City & town offices | |
| Baroda Village Board of Trustees At-large Vote for 3 | Steve Hillhouse, Brad A. Mattner, Jodi Mattner, Lisa Marie Radde, Doreen Schultz, James Whitehead, Joanna Whitehead |
| Baroda Village President | Michael Price vs. Milton S. Sluder |
| Bridgman City Council At-large Vote for 4 | T.J. Davis, Pam Hahaj, Cheri Heward, Gene Schoon, Stacy Stine |
| Buchanan City Council At-large Vote for 3 | John Backus, Raquell George, Tony Houser, Daniel R. Vigansky, Mark W. Weedon |
| Eau Claire Village Board of Trustees At-large Vote for 2 | Caleb J. Owens, Stefani Prestly, Bryan Williams |
| Grand Beach Village Board of Trustees At-large Vote for 3 | James Benz, Marc Connelly, Peter Doerr, John Larkin, Harry Walder |
| New Buffalo City Council At-large Vote for 2 | Bob Babbitt, Brian Campbell, Vance Price |
| Niles City Council Ward 1 | Jamie Bennett vs. Krystal Rose McCully |
| Niles City Council Ward 2 | Rachael Briand vs. Tim Rogers |
| Niles City Council Ward 4 | Larry Larson vs. Michael Andrew Thompson |
| Three Oaks Village Board of Trustees At-large Vote for 3 | Lois D. Jones, Pierceton McGinnis, Becky Thomas, Christina Zebell |
Also on every Berrien 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.
One candidate per seat on the list (write-ins may still be possible).
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