General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: Ballotpedia, Branch 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 | |
| Athens Area Schools, At-large (Special) | Percy Dervan vs. Sam Wheeler |
| Athens Area Schools, At-large Vote for 4 | Wendy Converse, Judi Henckel, John Knowles, Jeffrey A. Penick, Hilary Setlak, Karlee Wheeler |
| Bronson Community School District, At-large Vote for 3 | Jose D. Albarran, Kristen Carpenter, Tyson Franks, Erica Norton |
| Camden-Frontier School, At-large Vote for 3 | Nykol Byrd, Christina Harvey-Sanders, Lance Lashaway, Emily Morrison, Paul Vincent |
| Coldwater Community Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Shawn Caldwell, Clair Dean, Heather M. Harvey, Nick Kanouse, Ronald N. Lanford, Joel Niedzwiecki, April D. Rose, MaryAnn Schorfhaar, John Towers |
| Homer Community School District, At-large (Special) | Cara Brodock Gaborik vs. Erich Gilg |
| Union City Community Schools Board of Education, At-large Vote for 3 | Tyler J. Burgett, Amber Reene Herman, Clayton Hulsey, Darin LaBar |
| City & town offices | |
| Bronson City Council At-large Vote for 3 | Layne Clark, Timothy Hayes, Rick Johannes, Dennis L. Sikorski |
| Quincy Village Board of Trustees At-large (Special) | Katie Hagaman vs. Racheal Skiles |
| Sherwood Village Board of Trustees At-large | Jody Miller vs. Joan Reed |
| Union City Village President | William H. Avery vs. James P. Hurley |
Also on every Branch 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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