General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: Ballotpedia, Gratiot 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 | |
| Gratiot County Road Commissioner | Jennifer Lobdell (D) vs. Aaron L. VanHorn SR. (R) |
| Schools, colleges & special districts | |
| Alma Public Schools, At-large Vote for 2 | Justin Barnaby, Dave Blandford, Susan A. Higgins, Jennifer Post, Peggy Ann Yates |
| Ithaca Public Schools, At-large Vote for 4 | Joseph Bowen, Ryan J. Longanbach, Jared W. Merchant, Brian Mikesell, Kimberly Moon, Emily Rayburn |
| Merrill Community Schools, At-large Vote for 4 | Caitlyn Frost, Beth Ann Miller, Amanda Moulton, Jessica Teeter, Peter Theisen |
| Ovid-Elsie Area Schools school board, At-large Vote for 2 | Doug Meisel, Joshua D. Miller, Mary Thompson |
| Shepherd Public Schools Board of Education, At-large Vote for 3 | Lauren Adams, Katie Eisenberger, David Shephard, Ryan Stoudt, Katie Jo Travis |
| St. Johns Public Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Matthew Boak, Chris DeLiso, Melissa R. Dennis, Emily Garrison, Alan Nelson, James M. Sills, Adam Vibber |
| St. Louis Public Schools, At-large Vote for 4 | Billy Bosquez, Chad Clark, Alma M. Davis, Jeff DeRosia, John D. Pavlik, Carl Sztuczko |
| City & town offices | |
| Ashley Village Board of Trustees At-large Vote for 3 | Katelyn Emmendorfer, David M. Kimball, Ann Paksi, Frederick Peabody, Michael Turner |
| Breckenridge Village Board of Trustees At-large Vote for 3 | Jacob Matthews, Lyle McCoon Jr., Brian T. Wenzel, Lyndsay Wingle |
| Fulton Township Board of Trustees At-large (Gratiot County) (Special) | Harold J. Defever (Independent) vs. Scott Ferrigan (Independent) |
Also on every Gratiot 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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