General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: Ballotpedia, Ottawa 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 58th District Court Incumbent Vote for 2 | Juanita F. Bocanegra, Paul Ledford, Anna White |
| Schools, colleges & special districts | |
| Allendale Public Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Paul DeLeeuw, Matthew Engel, Kevin Holstege, Dirk D. Kraai, Troy Lampen, Scott MacDonald, David Rhodea |
| Coopersville Area Public School District, At-large Vote for 3 | Jill Buth, Lloyd Hemstreet, Ryan Post, Geoff Twietmeyer |
| Grand Haven Area Public Schools, At-large (Special) | Brook Bisonet vs. Roberta J. Nauta |
| Grand Haven Area Public Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Steve Daitch, Elaine D. Ebel, Marc Eickholt, Abby Reenders Emmerich, Heather Herrygers, Michael D. Secrest, Zach Winterhalter |
| Grandville Public Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Emily Berlin, Nick Brock, Amy Campbell, Gregory D. Warsen, Roger Whisman |
| Hudsonville Public School District, At-large Vote for 2 | Tyler Burke, Ken Hall, Dawn L. Sneden |
| Jenison Public Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Joel Buck, Laurie Burks, Kristen Evans, Eric R. Hartman, Steve Kooy, Chris Reed, Diana Weyhmiller, Lisa Wilson |
| Kenowa Hills Public Schools, At-large Vote for 4 | Tracey Hart, Don Munn, Eric John Roberts, Danielle Roberts, Shannon Robertson, Angela Schultz |
| Ravenna Public Schools school board, At-large Vote for 2 | Matthew Broton, Trevor Hall, Timothy Patterson, Michael J. Pierson, Fred Rosel Jr. |
| Sparta Area Schools Board of Education, At-large Vote for 3 | Timothy A. Driscoll, Kim Eluskie, Julie Johnston, Mary Sanford |
| Spring Lake Public Schools school board, At-large Vote for 2 | Paul Aldridge, Christopher Beck, Katie Bowen |
| West Ottawa Public Schools Board of Education, At-large Vote for 4 | Tiffany Berry, Kimberly Burmeister, Darrin Duistermars, Charles Elwood, Jens Milobinski, Kory Plockmeyer, Randy Schipper |
| Zeeland Public Schools, At-large Vote for 3 | Chad Creevy, Dianne Fikse, Heidi Geerlings, Abby Lucas, Eric Miller, Derrick Muilenburg |
Also on every Ottawa 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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