Who's on the ballot in
Portage charter Township
Houghton County, Michigan
Voters in Portage charter Township are in U.S. Congressional District 1, MI State Senate District 38 and MI State House District 110. Portage charter Township is split between districts, so part of the town votes in Adams Township School District, Baraga Area Schools and Houghton-Portage Township 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 Portage charter 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, 38th District
Vote for 1 · 3 candidates
- Kelli J. Van GinhovenDemocratic
- David PrestinRepublican
- Sara CambensyNo Party Affiliation
State Representative, 110th District
Vote for 1 · 2 candidates
- Brian IrizarryDemocratic
- Gregory MarkkanenRepublican
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 12th Circuit Court · Incumbent position
Vote for 1 · 1 candidate
- Brittany A. BulleitNo party listed
Judge of the 97th District Court · Incumbent position
Vote for 1 · 1 candidate
- Nicholas J. DaavettilaNo 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
City, township & village
Clerk, Portage Township · Partial Term Ending 12/01/2028
Vote for 1 · 1 candidate
- Janelle DattoRepublican
Treasurer, Portage Township · Partial Term Ending 12/01/2028
Vote for 1 · 1 candidate
- Amy SkewesRepublican
Trustee, Portage Township · Partial Term Ending 12/01/2028
Vote for 1 · 1 candidate
- Marty RaffaelliRepublican
School board
Board of Education Member, Baraga Area Schools · 4 Year Term
Vote for 4 · 4 candidates
- Sherri GoodreauNo party listed
- Michael P LahtiNo party listed
- Carmen LarsonNo party listed
- Sue WilsonNo party listed
Only part of Portage charter Township votes in this race. Enter your address to know for sure.
Board of Education Member, Adams Township School District · 6 Year Term
Vote for 3 · 3 candidates
- Justin MarierNo party listed
- Eric MattilaNo party listed
- Ashley Wisniewski-SudderthNo party listed
Only part of Portage charter Township votes in this race. Enter your address to know for sure.
Board of Education Member, Houghton-Portage Township Schools · 6 Year Term
Vote for 3 · 5 candidates
- Jason EvansNo party listed
- Justin LaCosseNo party listed
- Amanda MassawayNo party listed
- Stephen M. MorseNo party listed
- Kellie RaffaelliNo party listed
Only part of Portage charter Township votes in this race. Enter your address to know for sure.
Board of Education Member, Houghton-Portage Township Schools · Partial Term Ending 12/31/2028
Vote for 2 · 2 candidates
- Julie CischkeNo party listed
- Melissa A. VertinNo party listed
Only part of Portage charter Township votes in this race. Enter your address to know for sure.
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?
Copper Country ISD: special education millage
This proposal will replace millage that expires with the 2026 tax levy and will allow the intermediate school district to continue to levy area special education millage previously approved by the electors. Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in the Copper Country Intermediate School District, Michigan, be increased by 0.2903 mill ($0.2903 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 20 years, 2027 to 2046, inclusive, to provide funds for the education of students with a disability; the estimate of the revenue the intermediate school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2027 is approximately $601,033 from local property taxes authorized herein?
Houghton County: $28 million jail and building improvement bond
Shall the County of Houghton, Michigan, borrow the principal sum of not to exceed Twenty Eight Million Dollars ($28,000,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds, in one or more series, payable in not to exceed thirty (30) years from the date of issuance of each series, for the purpose of paying all or part of the costs to acquire, construct, furnish and equip new county jail facilities, and remodel, re-construct, renovate, furnish and equip existing county buildings, including interests in land, site improvements, and parking improvements, together with rights-of-way, appurtenances and attachments thereto, and demolition of existing buildings? If approved, the estimated millage to be levied in the first year of the levy in 2027 is 1.2726 mills ($1.2726 per $1,000 of taxable value) and the estimated simple average annual millage rate required to retire the bonds is 1.2722 mills ($1.2722 per $1,000 of taxable value).
Polling places in Portage charter Township
Portage Township, Precinct 2
Hurontown Fire Hall · 47890 Superior Rd, Houghton
Portage Township, Precinct 4
Doelle Senior Center · 17579 N Lake Ave, Chassell
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