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Source: Ballotpedia, Montcalm 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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| County offices |
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| Montcalm County Board of Commissioners District 4 (Special) | Jack Johnson (R) vs. Jeff Hines (Independent) |
| Montcalm County Road Commissioner | Mark L. Christensen (R) vs. Steven Roose (Independent) |
| 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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| Alma Public Schools, At-large Vote for 2 | Justin Barnaby, Dave Blandford, Susan A. Higgins, Jennifer Post, Peggy Ann Yates |
| Vestaburg Community Schools, At-large Vote for 2 | Renae A. Caudill, Dustin Cook, Brian Zinn |
| City & town offices |
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| Greenville City Council At-large | James Barrus vs. Lesa Wellman |
| Montcalm Township Board of Trustees At-large (Montcalm County) (Special) | Alan R. Leitch (D) vs. Marie Kutzli (R) |
| Stanton City Council At-large Vote for 3 | Jane E. Basom, Ray Holloway, Tamara Kuhn, Steve VanHolstyn |
Also on every Montcalm 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
- Montcalm County Treasurer (Special): Ashley Wakeley (R)
Courts & justices of the peace
- Michigan 64B District Court Incumbent: Adam James Eggleston
Schools, colleges & special districts
- Montcalm Community College Board of Trustees At-large: Robert J. Byram, Joshua Stump
- Belding Area School District, At-large (Special): Nicki Vandenhout
- Belding Area School District, At-large: Shannon Hummel, Lindsay M. Swanson
- Carson City-Crystal Area Schools, At-large: Kelly Donohue, Scott Fleisher
- Central Montcalm Public Schools, At-large (Special): Elizabeth Buskirk
- Central Montcalm Public Schools, At-large: Robert Train, Betty Wakefield
- Greenville Public Schools, At-large: Elizabeth Gates, Tiffany S. Hall, William Zerbst
- 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
- Tri County Area Schools, At-large: Heather J. Shadley
City & town offices
- Belvidere Township Board of Trustees At-large (Montcalm County) (Special): Dustin R. Andersen (R)
- Belvidere Township Clerk (Montcalm County) (Special): Sheila Conklin Smith (D)
- Belvidere Township Supervisor (Montcalm County) (Special): Wayne C. Watts (R)
- Belvidere Township Treasurer (Montcalm County) (Special): Nancy L. Snyder (D)
- Bushnell Township Board of Trustees At-large (Montcalm County) (Special): Lori Daly (D)
- Bushnell Township Supervisor (Montcalm County) (Special): Mike Fitzgerald (D)
- Carson City City Council At-large: Josh Halfman, Kurt J. Keiffer, Deb McCrackin
- Mayor of Carson City: Chad Parmenter
- Day Township Treasurer (Montcalm County) (Special): Breann Bonga (R)
- Douglass Township Supervisor (Montcalm County) (Special): Katherine Rasmussen (R)
- Douglass Township Treasurer (Montcalm County) (Special): Kristi Cordray (R)
- Edmore Village Board of Trustees At-large: Tom Colburn, Carla McParland, John R. Moore
- Edmore Village President: Chet Guild
- Greenville City Council At-large (Special): David W. Seppala
- Howard City Village Board of Trustees At-large: Mallory Wert
- Howard City Village President: Randy Heckman
- Lakeview Village Board of Trustees At-large: Katherine Behrenwald, Curt Collar, Dominic A. Trevino
- Maple Valley Township Supervisor (Montcalm County) (Special): Bruce Deur (R)
- McBride Village Board of Trustees At-large: Jennipher Gibbons, Susan G. Gyger, Thomas A. Mascho
- McBride Village Clerk: Jacque Seidelman
- McBride Village President: Kimberly A. Jensen
- McBride Village Treasurer: Tracy L. Stratton
- Pierson Village Board of Trustees At-large Term ends 2028: James S. Falbe, Bob Keech
- Pierson Village Board of Trustees At-large Term ends 2030: Lily Kaltz, Tammy Patton
- Pierson Village President: Victor Grinwis Jr.
- Pierson Township Supervisor (Montcalm County) (Special): Patrick Maioho (R)
- Reynolds Township Treasurer (Montcalm County) (Special): Kami Leigh Fleese (R)
- Sheridan Village Board of Trustees At-large: Susan Wyckoff McFarland, Ronald Kipp Pomranky
- Sheridan Village President: Eric McKay
- Mayor of Stanton: Jacky McGill
- Stanton City Council At-large (Special): Eric Rich
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