General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: Ballotpedia, Jackson 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 |
|---|---|
| Courts & justices of the peace | |
| Michigan 12th District Court Incumbent | Nicole Hughes vs. George D. Lyons |
| Michigan 12th District Court Non-incumbent | Jared L. Hopkins vs. Stormie Rae McGee |
| Schools, colleges & special districts | |
| Jackson College Board of Trustees At-large Vote for 3 | Kriss Giannetti, Matt Heins, George B. Page, Teshna Thomas |
| Chelsea School District, At-large (Special) | Nicolia Heineman vs. Jake Steinhauer |
| Chelsea School District, At-large Vote for 2 | Heather Scott, Sara Tracy, Eric Wilkinson |
| Concord Community Schools, At-large Vote for 2 | Amanda Colburn, Catherine Morgan, Steve Sinden |
| Grass Lake Community Schools, At-large Vote for 2 | Shari Hein, Chris Maynard, Nancy Riske |
| Homer Community School District, At-large (Special) | Cara Brodock Gaborik vs. Erich Gilg |
| Jackson Public Schools, At-large Vote for 2 | William Baird, Tyshon C. Gray, Tabitha Williams |
| Leslie Public Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Dominic Ambroggio, Mary Louise Crowl, Deann Maynard, Elisabeth K. Yeider |
| Manchester Community Schools, At-large (Special) | Logan Caszatt vs. Celia Creger vs. Chelsea Kapuniai vs. Heather Ramsey |
| Manchester Community Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Christopher M. Caron, Michelle Champagne, Christine Deacons, James Tobias, Joseph Walsh, Sandra Wiitala |
| Napoleon Community Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Nicholas Aniol, Tim Barker, Kody N. Naylor, Kaitlynn Panak, Tim Raftery, Kelly Truchan |
| Northwest Community Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Tim Curran, Jim Johnson, Libby Conant Lounds, Katie Pitchford |
| Vandercook Lake Public Schools Board of Education, At-large Vote for 2 | Bryen L. Clark, Tim Keyes, Delinda Woods |
| Western School District Board of Education, At-large Vote for 3 | Brandon Bradley, Gale Easton, Blaine Goodrich, Jason Herrington |
| City & town offices | |
| Jackson City Treasurer (Special) | David R. Hammontree vs. Nanette Muntin |
| Mayor of Jackson | Derek J. Dobies vs. John Wilson |
Also on every Jackson 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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