State General
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Ottawa County, Michigan
GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIP, Precinct 6
PARTISAN SECTION
State
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
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Jocelyn Benson
Winnie Brinks
Democratic
Anthony Hudson
Beau Parmenter
Libertarian
Donna Brandenburg
Robert Donald Cowper II
U.S. Taxpayers
Douglas Campbell
Bobbie Clay
Green
Secretary of State
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Garlin Gilchrist II
Democratic
Anthony G. Forlini
Republican
Christine Sloan
Libertarian
Scott E. Aughney
U.S. Taxpayers
Attorney General
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John Perry Ludtke Jr
U.S. Taxpayers
Congressional
United States Senator
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic
Lydia Christensen
Libertarian
Walter P. Kristy
Natural Law
Your choiceRepresentative in Congress
3rd DISTRICT
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Hillary Scholten
Democratic
Legislative
Your choiceSTATE SENATOR
31st DISTRICT
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Chris Kleinjans
Democratic
Your choiceREPRESENTATIVE IN STATE LEGISLATURE
88th DISTRICT
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Greg VanWoerkom
Republican
State Boards
MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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Judith Pritchett
Democratic
Tiffany Tilley
Democratic
Terence Collins
Republican
Bree Moeggenberg
Republican
Charles Essner
Libertarian
William Mohr II
U.S. Taxpayers
Christine C. Schwartz
U.S. Taxpayers
Wissam Charafeddine
Green
Mary Anne Hering
Working Class
Regent of the University of Michigan
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Michael Schostak
Republican
Andrew Chadderdon
Libertarian
Your choiceTrustee of Michigan State University
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Kelly Tebay Zemke
Democratic
Daniel R. Patterson
Libertarian
Will Tyler White
Libertarian
Janet Sanger
U.S. Taxpayers
John Sanger
U.S. Taxpayers
John Anthony La Pietra
Green
Governor of Wayne State University
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Christa Murphy
Republican
Jami Van Alstine
Libertarian
Jeff McDonald
U.S. Taxpayers
Suzanne Roehrig
Working Class
Kathleen Oakford
Natural Law
NONPARTISAN SECTION
Judicial
JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT
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Megan Kathleen Cavanagh
Justice of Supreme Court
Noah P. Hood
Justice of Supreme Court
Your choiceJUDGE OF COURT OF APPEALS
COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT 3
Incumbent Position
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Mark T. Boonstra
Judge of Court of Appeals
Daniel S. Korobkin
Judge of Court of Appeals
Your choiceJUDGE OF CIRCUIT COURT
20TH CIRCUIT COURT
Incumbent Position
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Jon Hulsing
Judge of Circuit Court
Judicial
Your choiceJUDGE OF DISTRICT COURT
58TH DISTRICT COURT
Incumbent Position
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Juanita F. Bocanegra
Judge of District Court
Anna White
Judge of District Court
Local School District
Your choiceLOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER
GRAND HAVEN AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
6 Year Term
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Your choiceLOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER
GRAND HAVEN AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Partial Term Ending 12/31/2028
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PROPOSAL SECTION
State
Proposal 2026-1 A proposal to convene a constitutional convention for the purpose of drafting a general revision of the state constitution
Shall a convention of elected delegates be convened in 2027 to draft a general revision of the State Constitution for presentation to the state’s voters for their approval or rejection?
State
Proposal 2026-2 A proposed initiated law to prohibit campaign contributions from certain regulated utilities and government contractors and apply campaign finance laws and regulations to additional types of political communications
The proposal would: • Prohibit regulated electric and gas utilities, contractors with over $250,000 annually in government contracts, and people and organizations with substantial connections to these utilities/contractors from making direct or indirect campaign contributions to those who run for or hold offices that impact them. • Expand laws regulating spending on political communications, including those requiring disclosing donor information, to apply to communications clearly identifying candidates or ballot questions, even if they do not expressly advocate voting for/against them. • Expressly apply the law requiring disclosure of who paid for political communications to internet political communications. Should this proposal be adopted?
Your choiceCounty
Ottawa County Parks and Open Space Millage Increase
For 10 years beginning with the tax assessments in December of 2027 and ending with the assessments in December of 2036, shall the total taxable property rate limitation in Ottawa County under Section 6 of Article IX of the Michigan Constitution of 1963, be increased up to the amount of 0.20 mills (20 cents per thousand dollars of taxable value) as an increase to the renewed 0.33 mill authorization for the purpose of acquiring, improving, operating, maintaining, restoring, and protecting parks, open space, trails, greenways, water access sites, recreational facilities, and related conservation and educational activities in Ottawa County and if approved and levied in full, this millage will raise an estimated $3,763,230 in the first calendar year it is levied (2027).
Your choiceLocal School District
Grand Haven Area Public Schools Bond Proposal
Shall Grand Haven Area Public Schools, Ottawa and Muskegon Counties, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Ninety-Eight Million Five-Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($98,550,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, in one or more series, for the purpose of:erecting, completing and remodeling school buildings, facilities and additions to school buildings and facilities; equipping, re-equipping, furnishing and refurnishing school buildings and facilities; purchasing school buses; acquiring and installing instructional technology; and preparing, developing, improving and equipping play fields, playgrounds, structures, facilities and sites?The following is for informational purposes only:The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2027 is 1.95 mills ($1.95 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The maximum number of years the bonds of any series may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is twenty-five (25) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 1.15 mills ($1.15 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation).(Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)
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