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Source: Ballotpedia, Hillsdale 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 |
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| Schools, colleges & special districts |
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| Camden-Frontier School, At-large Vote for 3 | Nykol Byrd, Christina Harvey-Sanders, Lance Lashaway, Emily Morrison, Paul Vincent |
| Waldron Area Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Virginia Ardis, Stephanie S. Hines, Holly Leininger, Matthew Marquart, Michael Russell |
| City & town offices |
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| Hillsdale City Council Ward 1 | Connie Bennett vs. Jill Hardway |
| Hillsdale City Council Ward 3 | Matthew Kniffin vs. Amber L. Yoder |
| Hillsdale City Council Ward 4 | David Hambleton vs. Steve McDowell |
| Mayor of Hillsdale | Matthew H. Bentley vs. Bob Flynn |
| Mayor of Litchfield | Steve Schlumm vs. Rick Siebert |
| Mayor of Reading | Brenda A. Krzak (Independent) vs. Steve Nemeth |
| Reading City Council At-large Vote for 2 | Andy Britton, Todd R. Crank Sr., Charles W. George, Andrew Gollnick, Chuck Hartshorn |
Also on every Hillsdale 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
- Hillsdale County Road Commissioner: Gary A. Leininger (R), Wesley Wickham (R)
Courts & justices of the peace
- Michigan 2B District Court Incumbent: Megan R.M. Stiverson
Schools, colleges & special districts
- Addison Community Schools, At-large (Special): Maribeth Leonard
- Addison Community Schools, At-large Term ends 2030: Katlyn Naughton-Wagner, Andrea Woodring
- Addison Community Schools, At-large Term ends 2032: Jennifer A. Frost, James J. McNett
- Columbia School District, At-large: Cody Morehead, Mark Neville, Lindsey L. Schiel
- Hanover-Horton School District, At-large: Andrew Alexander, Chris Blackledge
- Hillsdale Community Schools, At-large (Special): Jeff Kunkel
- Hillsdale Community Schools, At-large: Kathy Petersen, Rebecca Portteus, James Thomas
- Hudson Area Schools, At-large: James Bills, Burke Hart, Wesley Rowan
- Jonesville Community Schools, At-large: Lenya Keller, Kayla Lewis, Jason Stiverson
- Litchfield Community Schools, At-large: Tamara Dow, Michael Miller
- North Adams-Jerome Public Schools, At-large (Special): Ryan Levy
- North Adams-Jerome Public Schools, At-large: Trint Sawyer, Diane Todd
- Pittsford Area Schools, At-large: Melissa Curtis
- Quincy Community Schools school board, At-large: Thomas Madden, Timothy Miller, Brian Preston
- Reading Community Schools, At-large (Special): Brooke Lewis-Stiverson
- Reading Community Schools, At-large: Justine K. Galloway, Ron Grossheim
City & town offices
- Adams Township Clerk (Hillsdale County) (Special): Susan Ruder (R)
- Allen Village Board of Trustees At-large: Travis Marshall
- Camden Village Board of Trustees At-large: Robert E. Bates Jr., Kenneth L. Dale
- Camden Village President: Timothy A. Daglow
- Hillsdale City Council Ward 2: Cynthia L. Pratt
- Jonesville City Council At-large: Brenda J. Guyse, George L. Humphries Jr.
- Mayor of Jonesville: Gerald E. Arno
- Litchfield City Council At-large: Don Bannick
- Montgomery Village Board of Trustees At-large: Kara Warren
- North Adams Village Board of Trustees At-large: John P. Castle, Helena Lehman, John Parker, Jo Ann Scharp
- North Adams Village President: Walter T. Woodruff
- Pittsford Township Clerk (Hillsdale County) (Special): Caitlin M. Saunders (R)
- Waldron Village Board of Trustees At-large: Crystal Dickerson
- Waldron Village President: Emil George Gravelle
- Wheatland Township Board of Trustees At-large (Hillsdale County) (Special): James Weaver (R)
- Woodbridge Township Board of Trustees At-large (Hillsdale County) (Special): Max E. Moore (R)
- Wright Township Clerk (Hillsdale County) (Special): Amanda Davis (R)
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