General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: Ballotpedia, Kent 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 | |
| Grand Rapids Community College Board of Trustees At-large Vote for 2 | Jamie Gordon, Brandy Lovelady Mitchell, Tim Russ |
| Byron Center Public Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Jeff Black, Shannon Smith, Amber Swift, Thalia Tilma, Ashley Upchurch, Brad Wiechertjes |
| Cedar Springs Public Schools, At-large Vote for 4 | Heidi Armock, Richard Bell, Mistie Bowser, Jenna Hess, Alexandra I. Hudson, April Patin, AnneMarie Slater |
| Forest Hills Public Schools, At-large Vote for 2 | Claire Horlings, Brian Spratke, Maggie Terryn |
| Grand Rapids Public Schools, At-large Vote for 5 | Antoinette Chapman, Tommy Doles, William Hugh Dykstra, Amaad Hardy, Robert Hovenkamp, Carlos Kulas-Dominguez, Lisa Lint, Ismalis Nunez, Diana Riley, Jose Rodriguez, Tino Scott, Josh Sherry, Aarie Wade, Diana L. Wallace, Kimberley Williams |
| Grandville Public Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Emily Berlin, Nick Brock, Amy Campbell, Gregory D. Warsen, Roger Whisman |
| Kenowa Hills Public Schools, At-large Vote for 4 | Tracey Hart, Don Munn, Eric John Roberts, Danielle Roberts, Shannon Robertson, Angela Schultz |
| Lowell Area Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Jared Blough, Jennifer Dougherty, Patrick D. Nugent, Jake Tjapkes |
| Northview Public Schools, At-large Vote for 2 | Jake Conway, Valerie Endres, Matthew J. Nibbelink, William Wiarda |
| Rockford Public Schools school board, At-large (Special) | Christie Ramsey vs. Megan Romano |
| Rockford Public Schools school board, At-large Vote for 3 | Jarrod W. Folsom, Lissa Geglio-Weidenfeller, Josh Hall, Jason P. Peterson, Miguel Quintanilla, Brian Vella, Emily Whalen |
| Sparta Area Schools Board of Education, At-large Vote for 3 | Timothy A. Driscoll, Kim Eluskie, Julie Johnston, Mary Sanford |
| Wyoming Public Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Danielle Burzynski, Theresa Lantz, Lisa Manley, Craig P. Popma |
| City & town offices | |
| Alpine Township Board of Trustees At-large (Kent County) (Special) | Thomas Wiles (D) vs. Stephanie Ginsberg (R) |
| Grand Rapids City Comptroller | David Bulkowski vs. Max Frantz |
| Grand Rapids City Council Ward 1 | Lindsey Perez-Plescher vs. Steve Tibbe |
| Grand Rapids City Council Ward 2 | Bryan Cody vs. Lisa Knight |
| Sand Lake Village President | Daniel Hula vs. Justin Van Etten |
| Sparta Village Board of Trustees At-large Vote for 3 | David Cumings, Amy Elliott, Sarah Fischer, Christina Owens, Tom Peoples, Christine Robinson |
| Sparta Village President | Ricky Johnson vs. Robert Whalen |
| Walker City Commission Ward 1 (Special) | Bruce de Wit vs. Thomas Knapp |
| Wyoming City Commission At-large Vote for 2 | Rob Arnoys, Renee Hill, Cassandra Kawka-Vlahos, Daniel Rivera |
| Wyoming City Council Ward 1 | Kyle Brethauer vs. Amy Jo Duzan |
Also on every Kent 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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