Houghton County, Michigan ballot, Nov 3, 2026

Contested races

Source: Ballotpedia, Houghton 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
Houghton-Portage Township School District, At-large Vote for 3	Jason Evans, Justin LaCosse, Amanda Massaway, Stephen M. Morse, Kellie Raffaelli
City & town offices
Calumet Village Board of Trustees At-large (Special)	Thomas Bowles vs. David Geisler
Hancock City Council At-large Vote for 4	Ruth Gill, Sara Lahti, Mandy Lounibos, Jennifer Ormsbee, Joseph Rushlau, Ryan Tanner, Jeffrey Thornton, Whitney Warstler
Houghton City Council At-large Vote for 4	Chad Arney, Robert X. Megowen, Mike Needham, Rhiannon Schmidt, Matt Seigel

Also on every Houghton 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

Houghton County Drain Commissioner (Special): Nolan Miles (D)

Courts & justices of the peace

Michigan 12th Circuit Court Incumbent: Brittany A. Bulleit
Michigan 97th District Court Incumbent: Nicholas J. Daavettila

Schools, colleges & special districts

Adams Township School District, At-large: Justin Marier, Eric Mattila, Ashley Wisniewski-Sudderth
Baraga Area Schools, At-large: Sherri Goodreau, Michael P. Lahti, Carmen Larson, Sue Wilson
Chassell Township School District, At-large: Samantha Elenich, Heather Murphy, Carl Olson
Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools, At-large: Steven Joseph LeClaire
Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools, At-large (Special): Stacey Lassila, Nicholas Stevens
Hancock Public Schools, At-large (Special): Robert Jeannotte
Hancock Public Schools, At-large: Charlie Klein, Michael F. Lancour, Michael Niileksela
Houghton-Portage Township School District, At-large (Special): Julie Cischke, Melissa A. Vertin
Lake Linden-Hubbell School District, At-large: David L. Anderson, Courtney R. Holzberger
L'Anse Area Schools, At-large: Stacey Davis, Nathan Grave, Kristy L. Toth
Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw, At-large: Phil Halonen, Jason Wickstrom, Daniel J. Zubiena
Stanton Township Public Schools, At-large: Paul Marttila, David M. Rautiola

City & town offices

Calumet Village Board of Trustees At-large: Shannon Perkins, Melissa Rebman, Kelly Ryan
Calumet Township Board of Trustees At-large (Houghton County) (Special): Thomas Leo Helppi (R)
Chassell Township Treasurer (Houghton County) (Special): Andrea Aho (Independent)
Copper City Village Board of Trustees At-large: Lesley Koski
Copper City Village President: Reid A. Rastello
Hancock Township Board of Trustees At-large (Houghton County) (Special): Donald E. Maki (R)
Lake Linden Village Board of Trustees At-large: Deanne LaCasse, Shanda L. Miller, Donald R. Moyle
Lake Linden Village President: Glenn A. Schuldt
Laurium Village Board of Trustees At-large: Krista Carlson, John Galbraith, Ian Raymond
Portage Township Board of Trustees At-large (Houghton County) (Special): Marty Raffaelli (R)
Portage Township Clerk (Houghton County) (Special): Janelle Datto (R)
Portage Township Treasurer (Houghton County) (Special): Amy Skewes (R)
South Range Village Board of Trustees At-large: Mike Balma, Justin Marier