Mecosta County, Michigan ballot, Nov 3, 2026

Contested races

Source: Ballotpedia, Mecosta 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
County offices
Mecosta County Board of Commissioners District 6 (Special)	Wendy Nystrom (D) vs. Allitta Hren (R)
Schools, colleges & special districts
Chippewa Hills School District, At-large Vote for 4	Katie Bazaire, Amanda Cornell, Melissa E. Denslow, Tony Gibson, Shauna M. Livermore, Jesse Steele
Reed City Area Public Schools, At-large Vote for 3	Troy Alan Bowling, Jamie Eichenberg, Christine Mund, Dustin Robbins
City & town offices
Barryton Village President	Dan Cross vs. Terah L. Eaton vs. Jeff Nelson
Mecosta Village President	Jonathan Squires vs. Ann Marie Wrobbel
Morley Village Board of Trustees At-large Vote for 3	Paul D. Block, Katlyn Korpal, Henry W. Petersen, Steven C. Troost, Teresa Fay Utter-Knight

Also on every Mecosta 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

Mecosta County Board of Commissioners District 5 (Special): Randy LaPreze (R)
Mecosta County Road Commissioner: Michael L. Wernette (R)

Courts & justices of the peace

Michigan 49th Circuit Court Non-incumbent: Dennis L. Duvall Jr.
Michigan 77th District Court Incumbent: Peter Michael Jaklevic

Schools, colleges & special districts

Big Rapids Public Schools, At-large: Pete Kent, Jeremy Mishler
Evart Public Schools, At-large: Bre Grabill, Eric Schmidt
Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm), At-large: David Hansen, Brad Peasley
Montabella Community Schools, At-large: Kaylee Closson, Erica Vincent
Morley Stanwood Community Schools, At-large Term ends 2030: Greg Babbitt, Emily J. Bongard, Mary L. Engelsman, Matthias Stevens
Morley Stanwood Community Schools, At-large Term ends 2032: Michelle R. Frisbie
Reed City Area Public Schools, At-large (Special): Maggie M. Walcott

City & town offices

Austin Township Board of Trustees At-large (Mecosta County) (Special): Kayla Iltis (R)
Austin Township Treasurer (Mecosta County) (Special): Laurie Brockway (R)
Barryton Village Board of Trustees At-large: LaVonne Horstman, Amy MacKersie
Fork Township Treasurer (Mecosta County) (Special): Patti McNeilly (R)
Mecosta Village Board of Trustees At-large: Terrie Caswell, Deb Stieg
Morley Village Board of Trustees At-large (Special): James Lewis
Morley Village President: Austin Korpal
Sheridan Township Clerk (Mecosta County) (Special): Bridget Hahn (D)
Stanwood Village Board of Trustees At-large: Jessica Routley, Harmony Stilson
Stanwood Village President: Cody H. Stilson