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Source: Ballotpedia, Ionia 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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| Courts & justices of the peace |
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| Michigan 8th Circuit Court Non-incumbent | Lori J. Shearer vs. Ed Sternisha |
| Schools, colleges & special districts |
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| Grand Ledge Public Schools, At-large Vote for 2 | Brenton Bell, Toni Hughes Glasscoe, Nicole Shannon |
| Lowell Area Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Jared Blough, Jennifer Dougherty, Patrick D. Nugent, Jake Tjapkes |
| Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools school board, At-large Vote for 2 | Garrett OBrien, Jordan Thelen, Preston Weber |
| Portland Public Schools school board, At-large Vote for 3 | Roy Atherton, Douglas A. Logel Jr., Angela Shinaver, Nathan Smith, Greg Smith |
| Saranac Community Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Renee Grieves, Mark Howe, Steve Scott, Holly Smith, Theodore Van Kuiken, Diana A. Whorley |
| City & town offices |
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| Belding City Council At-large Vote for 3 | Linda Curtis, Jorel Davis, Shelley Gladding, Bruce A. Meyers, Tristin Miller |
| Ionia Township Treasurer (Ionia County) (Special) | Macky Waters (R) vs. Robin Marhofer (Independent) |
| Lake Odessa Village Board of Trustees At-large Vote for 3 | Michael L. Brighton, Roy Halfmann, Susan Mesack, Rob Young |
| Muir Village President | Jon Greer vs. Doug Hyland |
Also on every Ionia 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
- Ionia County Board of Commissioners District 3 (Special): Robert W. Simpson (R)
Courts & justices of the peace
- Michigan 64A District Court Incumbent: Raymond Peter Voet
Schools, colleges & special districts
- Belding Area School District, At-large (Special): Nicki Vandenhout
- Belding Area School District, At-large: Shannon Hummel, Lindsay M. Swanson
- Berlin Township School District 3 school board At-large: Maria D. Lucas, Allison M. Stuart
- Carson City-Crystal Area Schools, At-large: Kelly Donohue, Scott Fleisher
- Ionia Public Schools, At-large: Timothy R. Montgomery, Brian Siemen, Danielle Yokom
- Ionia Township S/D 2, At-large: Andrew Edwin Kauffman, Phyllis J. Sayers
- Lakewood Public Schools, At-large: Matthew Bulling, David Burd, Alisha DeWalt
City & town offices
- Berlin Township Treasurer (Ionia County) (Special): Penny Rust (R)
- Clarksville Village Board of Trustees At-large (Special): Brian Reser
- Clarksville Village Board of Trustees At-large: Bonnie Main, Allen Sheldon, Debra Winkler
- Clarksville Village President: Tristen Alderink
- Clarksville Village Treasurer: Rose Barratt
- Hubbardston Village Board of Trustees At-large: Miranda Bennett
- Hubbardston Village President: Paula Peiffer
- Ionia City Council Ward 1: Timothy Lee (Independent)
- Ionia City Council Ward 2: Thomas J. Millard (Independent)
- Ionia City Council Ward 3: Amanda Ondersma (Independent)
- Ionia City Council Ward 3 (Special): Mary Patrick (Independent)
- Ionia City Council Ward 4: Troy Waterman (Independent)
- Ionia Township Supervisor (Ionia County) (Special): Jamie Stephens (R)
- Keene Township Board of Trustees At-large (Ionia County) (Special): William Pflugradt (R)
- Keene Township Supervisor (Ionia County) (Special): Sandy Smiley (R)
- Lake Odessa Village Board of Trustees At-large (Special): Neena Marie Rush
- Lyons Village Board of Trustees At-large: Erin Randall, Bernard C. Russell, Jennifer Spearling
- Lyons Village President: Joe Farrington
- Muir Village Board of Trustees At-large (Special): Christopher Ogden
- Muir Village Board of Trustees At-large: Derek Kacos, Brent Piselli, Ronald Vander Werff
- North Plains Township Supervisor (Ionia County) (Special): Darren Nash (R)
- Orange Township Board of Trustees At-large (Ionia County) (Special): Dennis J. Cassel (R)
- Orange Township Supervisor (Ionia County) (Special): Jeffrey J. Cody (R)
- Orleans Township Supervisor (Ionia County) (Special): Scott Rudlaff (R)
- Pewamo Village Board of Trustees At-large: Daniel Heckman, Jacob Litchfield, Wendy Smith
- Pewamo Village President: Randall S. Zenk
- Portland Township Treasurer (Ionia County) (Special): Melanie Robson Schneider (Independent)
- Saranac Village Board of Trustees At-large: Mark K. Talcott, Jaye Whorley
- Sebewa Township Clerk (Ionia County) (Special): Mandy Grosshans (R)
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