General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: Ballotpedia, Calhoun 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 |
|---|---|
| County offices | |
| Calhoun County Treasurer (Special) | Nat Spurr (D) vs. Melinda S. Weaver (R) |
| 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 |
| Battle Creek Public Schools, At-large Vote for 2 | Charlie Fulbright, Nathan Grajek, Shalana R. Thompson, Robert L. Walker |
| Climax-Scotts Community Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Dominic Bushouse, Amanda Eyre, Kevin W. Langs, Garrett Meade, Tiffanie Myers, Terri VandeGiessen |
| Hastings Area School District, At-large Vote for 3 | Kevin Dickinson, Luke Haywood, Nick Marlatt, Darrell Slaughter |
| Homer Community School District, At-large (Special) | Cara Brodock Gaborik vs. Erich Gilg |
| Olivet Community Schools school board, At-large Vote for 2 | Kristine Amey, Carl Carter, Brianna J. Moore |
| Pennfield Schools school board, At-large Vote for 3 | Michelle Bickman, Austin Brown, Sarah Marie Jones, Timothy Wood |
| 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 | |
| Battle Creek City Commission At-large Vote for 3 | Jackson D. Bredehoft, Carole L. Davenport, Connie Lowe Fullerton, Joe Harris, Boonikka M. Herring, Paige Katsarsky-Smith, Autumn Smith, Sherry L. Sofia |
| Battle Creek City Commission Ward 2 | Rochelle R. Hatcher vs. LeRoy Smith |
| Mayor of Battle Creek | Mark A. Behnke vs. Lynn Ward Gray vs. Tino W. Smith |
| Bedford Township Board of Trustees At-large (Calhoun County) (Special) | Peter VanGoethem (D) vs. Scott Blanchard (R) |
| Bedford Township Supervisor (Calhoun County) (Special) | Rande Johnson (D) vs. Brian A. Mohlman (R) |
| Emmett Township Clerk (Calhoun County) (Special) | Dawn McMillon (Independent) vs. Jim Mead (Independent) |
| Homer Village President | Brent Michael vs. Rachael Russel |
| Mayor of Marshall | Ryan Watson vs. Scott Wolfersberger |
| Marshall Township Board of Trustees At-large (Calhoun County) (Special) | Donald Marx (D) vs. Joanna I. Johnson (R) |
| Union City Village President | William H. Avery vs. James P. Hurley |
Also on every Calhoun 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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