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Paradise Township
Grand Traverse County, Michigan
Voters in Paradise Township are in U.S. Congressional District 1, MI State Senate District 37 and MI State House District 104. Paradise Township is split between districts, so part of the town votes in Kingsley Area Schools and Traverse City Area Public Schools. Enter your street address below to see exactly which races are on your ballot.
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2026 General Election
in 30 daysTuesday, November 3, 2026
- Polls open
- 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Register by
- Oct 19, 2026
- Request absentee ballot by
- Oct 30, 2026
Candidates on the Paradise Township ballot
Federal
U.S. Senator
Vote for 1 · 6 candidates
- Abdul El-SayedDemocratic
- Mike RogersRepublican
- Lydia ChristensenLibertarian
- Tim LongU.S. Taxpayers
- Douglas P. MarshGreen
- Walter P. KristyNatural Law
U.S. Representative, 1st Congressional District
Vote for 1 · 7 candidates
- Callie BarrDemocratic
- Arnett SatterlaLibertarian
- Doc KovalyU.S. Taxpayers
- LaVeta DavenportGreen
- Liz HakolaWorking Class
- Zebulon FeatherlyNo Party Affiliation
- Jack BergmanRepublican
State
Governor
Vote for 1 · 5 candidates
- Jocelyn BensonDemocratic
- John JamesRepublican
- Anthony HudsonLibertarian
- Donna BrandenburgU.S. Taxpayers
- Douglas CampbellGreen
Secretary of State
Vote for 1 · 5 candidates
- Garlin Gilchrist IIDemocratic
- Anthony G. ForliniRepublican
- Christine SloanLibertarian
- Scott E. AughneyU.S. Taxpayers
- Eric BorregardGreen
Attorney General
Vote for 1 · 6 candidates
- Eli SavitDemocratic
- Doug LloydRepublican
- Jason DyeLibertarian
- John Perry Ludtke Jr.U.S. Taxpayers
- Jeff PolonowskiGreen
- Doug DernNatural Law
State Senator, 37th District
Vote for 1 · 2 candidates
- Kate GallupDemocratic
- John DamooseRepublican
State Representative, 104th District
Vote for 1 · 3 candidates
- Mitchell Ryan DistinDemocratic
- Alexander JarvisLibertarian
- John R. RothRepublican
Member of the State Board of Education
Vote for 2 · 10 candidates
- Terence CollinsRepublican
- Bree MoeggenbergRepublican
- Charles EssnerLibertarian
- William Mohr IIU.S. Taxpayers
- Christine C. SchwartzU.S. Taxpayers
- Wissam CharafeddineGreen
- Mary Anne HeringWorking Class
- Kelli MonroeNatural Law
- Judith PritchettDemocratic
- Tiffany TilleyDemocratic
Regent of the University of Michigan
Vote for 2 · 6 candidates
- Amir MakledDemocratic
- Lena EpsteinRepublican
- Michael SchostakRepublican
- Andrew ChadderdonLibertarian
- Kyle MaasU.S. Taxpayers
- Paul BrownDemocratic
Trustee of Michigan State University
Vote for 2 · 10 candidates
- Julie MadayRepublican
- Roger VictoryRepublican
- Daniel R. PattersonLibertarian
- Will Tyler WhiteLibertarian
- Janet SangerU.S. Taxpayers
- John SangerU.S. Taxpayers
- John Anthony La PietraGreen
- Yaz OzbekWorking Class
- Brianna ScottDemocratic
- Kelly Tebay ZemkeDemocratic
Governor of Wayne State University
Vote for 2 · 10 candidates
- Shereef AkeelDemocratic
- Richard MackDemocratic
- Andy AnuzisRepublican
- Christa MurphyRepublican
- Alex AveryLibertarian
- Jami Van AlstineLibertarian
- Jeff McDonaldU.S. Taxpayers
- Paul M. RaganGreen
- Suzanne RoehrigWorking Class
- Kathleen OakfordNatural Law
Judges & courts
Judge of the Court of Appeals, 4th District · Incumbent position
Vote for 3 · 3 candidates
- Michael J. KellyNo party listed
- Allie Greenleaf MaldonadoNo party listed
- Michelle M. RickNo party listed
Judge of the 13th Circuit Court · Incumbent position
Vote for 1 · 1 candidate
- Kevin A. ElsenheimerNo party listed
Justice of the Supreme Court
Vote for 2 · 6 candidates
- Thomas W. HoweNo party listed
- Casandra Morse-BillsNo party listed
- Michael WarrenNo party listed
- Jody WhiteNo party listed
- Megan Kathleen CavanaghNo party listed
- Noah P. HoodNo party listed
School board
Board of Education Member, Kingsley Area Schools · 6 Year Term
Vote for 3 · 5 candidates
- Sydney DrabekNo party listed
- Matthew HowardNo party listed
- Carl RocheleauNo party listed
- Anthony TempleNo party listed
- Josh GreenNo party listed
Only part of Paradise Township votes in this race. Enter your address to know for sure.
Board of Education Member, Traverse City Area Public Schools · 4 Year Term
Vote for 4 · 7 candidates
- Diane ArnoldNo party listed
- Charmaine LipscombNo party listed
- Peter MooneyNo party listed
- Dee ZuidersmaNo party listed
- Sara BagerisNo party listed
- Scott C. HardyNo party listed
- Beth E. PackNo party listed
Only part of Paradise Township votes in this race. Enter your address to know for sure.
Board of Trustees Member, Northwestern Michigan College · 6 Year Term
Vote for 3 · 3 candidates
- Pam HorneNo party listed
- Jody LundquistNo party listed
- Ken WarnerNo party listed
Board of Trustees Member, Northwestern Michigan College · Partial Term Ending 12/31/2028
Vote for 1 · 1 candidate
- Holly Hack NittoloNo party listed
Ballot issues
Proposal 2026-1: Call a constitutional convention
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?
Proposal 2026-2: Campaign contributions by utilities and government contractors, and political ad disclosure (initiated law)
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?
Grand Traverse County: 911 dispatch surcharge (up to $3.00 a month, 10 years)
Shall Grand Traverse County be authorized to assess a charge of up to $3.00 per month against all landline, wireless, and voice over internet protocol service users located in Grand Traverse County for a period of ten (10) years beginning July 1, 2027, through June 30, 2037, for the exclusive purpose of financing facility, equipment, maintenance, and operating costs of Grand Traverse County 911 Public safety call answering and dispatch services? If this proposal is approved, then the current charge may be increased from $2.50 up to $3.00 per device per month, which may represent an increase of up to $0.50 per device per month.
Grand Traverse County: Conservation District millage renewal and restoration
This proposal is for the purpose of renewing and resetting the previously approved .1 mill to support operations for the Grand Traverse Conservation District, including programs to assist landowners in the protection, enhancement, and restoration of natural resources, including invasive species control, assist agricultural producers in the protection of soil and water, implementation of best management practices on farmland, continue restoration and protection of the Boardman-Ottaway River, and continue environmental stewardship education at the Boardman River Nature Center. Shall the previously voted increase in the tax limitation on the total amount of taxes that may be levied against all taxable property within Grand Traverse County of up to and including .1 mill ($0.10 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to .0932 mills ($.0932 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, be renewed and reset in the amount of up to and including the original voted .1 mill ($0.10 per $1,000 of taxable value) and levied for 10 years, beginning 2026 through 2035, inclusive, on all taxable property within Grand Traverse County for the purpose of providing operating funds for the Grand Traverse Conservation District? If approved and levied in full, the renewal millage will generate an estimated $871,492.00 in revenue to be disbursed to the Grand Traverse Conservation District when first levied in 2026. The estimated cost to a household owning a $100,000 property (SEV $50,000) would be $5 per year. By law, tax increment revenues from this millage will be distributed to governmental units within Grand Traverse County that are entitled to receive a portion of captured property taxes, which are the City of Traverse City Downtown Development Authority, Grand Traverse County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, Village of Kingsley Downtown Development Authority, Village of Fife Lake Downtown Development Authority, and lnterlochen Downtown Development Authority. Shall the proposal be adopted?
Grand Traverse County: trails millage (new)
This proposal will invest in maintaining, improving, and expanding Grand Traverse County's network of non-motorized recreation and transportation trails and amenities, creating safer mobility opportunities, improving community health, outdoor recreation, economic vitality, and quality of life; and help secure and leverage significant state, federal, private, and grant investments for trail efforts throughout the County. Shall Grand Traverse County levy a new tax of up to 0.3 mill ($0.30 per $1,000 of taxable value) against all taxable property within the County for a period of six (6) years, beginning in 2026 and ending in 2031, inclusive, for the maintenance, development, improvement, administration, and enhancement of recreation and transportation trails within Grand Traverse County? If approved and levied in full, the millage would raise an estimated $2,635,012 when first levied in 2026. The owner of a property with a market value of $100,000 (taxable value of $50,000} would pay approximately $15 per year. Pursuant to state law, a portion of the revenues collected from this millage may be captured by tax increment financing authorities; including the Grand Traverse County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, the Village of Kingsley Downtown Development Authority, the Village of Fife Lake Downtown Development Authority, and the Interlochen Downtown Development Authority.
Bay Area Transportation Authority: public transit millage renewal
Shall the Bay Area Transportation Authority for Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties, Michigan, be authorized to levy annually an amount not to exceed .4589 mills ($0.46 per $1,000 of taxable value), a renewal of the .4788 mills reduced to .4589 mills under the Headlee Amendment, on taxable property within its jurisdiction for seven (7) years, 2028 through 2034, inclusive, to fund public transportation capital and operating expenses and provide transportation services for seniors and persons with disabilities? The estimated first year revenue is approximately $6,041,755. By law, a portion of millage will be distributed to other governmental tax-capturing entities, including the Traverse City, Village of Kingsley, Village of Fife Lake and Interlochen Downtown Development Authorities and the Grand Traverse and Leelanau County Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities.
Polling places in Paradise Township
Paradise Township, Precinct 1
Township Hall · 2300 E M 113, Kingsley
Paradise Township, Precinct 2
Township Hall · 2300 E M 113, Kingsley
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