General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: Ballotpedia, Kalamazoo 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 | |
| Kalamazoo Public Library Board At-large Vote for 3 | Dorla Elaine Coleman-Bonner, Ian R. Kennedy, Jeff Messer, James Sebree |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College Board of Trustees At-large Vote for 2 | Paul Foust, Mary T. Gustas, Lucinda M. Stinson |
| Athens Area Schools, At-large Vote for 4 | Wendy Converse, Judi Henckel, John Knowles, Jeffrey A. Penick, Hilary Setlak, Karlee Wheeler |
| Athens Area Schools, At-large (Special) | Percy Dervan vs. Sam Wheeler |
| Climax-Scotts Community Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Dominic Bushouse, Amanda Eyre, Kevin W. Langs, Garrett Meade, Tiffanie Myers, Terri VandeGiessen |
| Comstock Public Schools, At-large Vote for 4 | Stephen M. French, Charmica Knight, Jason Knight, Kristopher Sanchez, Jason Tolhurst |
| Kalamazoo Public School District, At-large Vote for 3 | Mariah Bryant, TiAnna L. Harrison, Karen Morton, Patti Sholler-Barber |
| Mattawan Consolidated School, At-large Vote for 3 | Vickie Mabin Herzberg, Roxine Kemp, Mark A. Noffsinger, Ted Roethlisberger |
| Otsego Public Schools school board, At-large Vote for 3 | Todd Bentley, Jessica Hazelhoff, Shelly Jirgens, Kathleen M. Kuipers |
| Plainwell Community Schools school board, At-large Vote for 4 | Andrea Barrows, Julli Bennett, William A. Geresy, Rex Hall Jr., Kyle Lyke |
| Portage Public Schools school board, At-large Vote for 3 | Emily Crawford, Kimberly Larson, Roie Lord-Taylor, Ken Slocum, Koen Suender, Sarah Trainer |
| Vicksburg Community Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Kurt Classen, Michael Fry, Lucas Hillard, Kat Miller, David Schriemer, Stephanie Willoughby |
| Vicksburg Community Schools, At-large (Special) | Jaime Buikema vs. Heather Zemitans |
| City & town offices | |
| Augusta Village Board of Trustees At-large Vote for 3 | Andy Ackley, Kim Carlton, Ann Daly, Kelsey Kooiker, Randy Padgett |
| Mayor of Galesburg | Ryan Harnden vs. Glen Hawes |
| Schoolcraft Village President | Jeremy Mutchler vs. Shawn Rance vs. Michael J. Rochholz |
Also on every Kalamazoo 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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