Who's on the ballot in
Cooper charter Township
Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Voters in Cooper charter Township are in U.S. Congressional District 4, MI State Senate District 19 and MI State House District 42. Cooper charter Township is split between districts, so part of the town votes in Gull Lake Community Schools, Otsego Public Schools, Parchment School District and Plainwell Community 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 Cooper 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, 4th Congressional District
Vote for 1 · 3 candidates
- Sean McCannDemocratic
- Shafina Che BarnettGreen
- Bill HuizengaRepublican
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, 19th District
Vote for 1 · 2 candidates
- Julie M. RogersDemocratic
- Shaun YoungRepublican
State Representative, 42nd District
Vote for 1 · 2 candidates
- Nick RoweDemocratic
- Matt HallRepublican
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, 1st District · Incumbent position
Vote for 3 · 3 candidates
- Mariam Saad BazziNo party listed
- Anica LeticaNo party listed
- Christopher M. MurrayNo party listed
Judge of the Court of Appeals, 1st District · Incumbent position, Partial term ending 1/1/2031
Vote for 1 · 1 candidate
- Andrew J. LievenseNo party listed
Judge of the 9th Circuit Court · Incumbent position
Vote for 1 · 1 candidate
- Gary C. Giguere Jr.No party listed
Judge of Probate Court, Kalamazoo County · Incumbent position
Vote for 1 · 1 candidate
- Tiffany A. AnkleyNo party listed
Judge of the 8th District Court · Incumbent position
Vote for 1 · 1 candidate
- Kathleen P. HemingwayNo party listed
Judge of the 8th District Court · Non-incumbent position
Vote for 2 · 2 candidates
- Mark A. HolsombackNo party listed
- Rachel VinalesNo 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
School board
Board of Education Member, Otsego Public Schools · 6 Year Term
Vote for 3 · 4 candidates
- Kathleen M. KuipersNo party listed
- Todd BentleyNo party listed
- Jessica HazelhoffNo party listed
- Shelly JirgensNo party listed
Only part of Cooper charter Township votes in this race. Enter your address to know for sure.
Board of Education Member, Plainwell Community Schools · 4 Year Term
Vote for 4 · 5 candidates
- Andrea BarrowsNo party listed
- Julli BennettNo party listed
- William A. GeresyNo party listed
- Rex Hall Jr.No party listed
- Kyle LykeNo party listed
Only part of Cooper charter Township votes in this race. Enter your address to know for sure.
Board of Education Member, Gull Lake Community Schools · 6 Year Term
Vote for 2 · 2 candidates
- Melissa GensicNo party listed
- Carole McFee MendezNo party listed
Only part of Cooper charter Township votes in this race. Enter your address to know for sure.
Board of Education Member, Parchment School District · 6 Year Term
Vote for 3 · 2 candidates
- Donna EllisNo party listed
- Amy FollowellNo party listed
Only part of Cooper charter Township votes in this race. Enter your address to know for sure.
Board of Trustees Member, Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Vote for 2 · 3 candidates
- Paul FoustNo party listed
- Mary T GustasNo party listed
- Lucinda M StinsonNo 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?
Allegan Area Educational Service Agency Proposal I: special education millage restoration
This proposal requests additional millage to permit the continued levy by the intermediate school district of the maximum mills for special education previously approved by the electors.Shall the limitation on the annual property tax rate for the education of students with a disability in Allegan Area Educational Service Agency, Michigan, be increased by 0.1699 mill ($0.1699 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 8 years, 2027 to 2034, inclusive (this increase will allow the intermediate school district to levy the maximum rate of 3.05 mills previously approved by the electors that has been reduced as required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963); the estimate of the revenue the intermediate school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2027 is approximately $13,703,962 from local property taxes authorized herein?
Only part of Cooper charter Township votes on this. Enter your address to know for sure.
Allegan Area Educational Service Agency Proposal II: career and technical education millage restoration
This proposal requests additional millage to permit the continued levy by the intermediate school district of the maximum mills for area career and technical education previously approved by the electors.Shall the limitation on the annual property tax rate for area career and technical education in Allegan Area Educational Service Agency, Michigan, be increased by 0.0994 mill ($0.0994 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 8 years, 2027 to 2034, inclusive (this increase will allow the intermediate school district to levy the maximum rate of 1.78 mills previously approved by the electors that has been reduced as required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963); the estimate of the revenue the intermediate school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2027 is approximately $7,996,555 from local property taxes authorized herein?
Only part of Cooper charter Township votes on this. Enter your address to know for sure.
Cooper Charter Township: fire and rescue millage (new)
Shall Cooper Charter Township, Kalamazoo County, be authorized to levy annually a new additional millage in an amount not to exceed 2.0 mills ($2.00 per each $1,000 of taxable value) against all taxable property in the Township for a period of ten (10) years, 2026 through 2035, inclusive, for the purpose of operating, equipping, providing personnel, and purchasing for the fire department; for construction of a new building and facilities for the fire department; and any other purposes authorized by law for fire and rescue services? The estimate of the revenue the Township will collect in the first year (2026) if the millage is approved and levied by the Township is approximately $882,000.
Parchment School District bond proposal ($41 million)
Shall Parchment School District, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Forty-One Million Dollars ($41,000,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, in one or more series, for the purpose of:erecting, furnishing, and equipping additions to school buildings; remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping and re-equipping school buildings and facilities; acquiring and installing instructional technology; and preparing, developing, improving, and equipping playgrounds and sites? The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2027, under current law, is 3.95 mills ($3.95 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 thirty (30) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 5.51 mills ($5.51 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The school district does not expect to borrow from the State to pay debt service on the bonds but expects estimated additional interest attributable to the bonds to be $1,776,248. The total amount of qualified bonds currently outstanding is $15,280,000. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding is approximately $10,192,942. The estimated computed millage rate may change based on changes in certain circumstances. (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.)
Only part of Cooper charter Township votes on this. Enter your address to know for sure.
Polling places in Cooper charter Township
Cooper Township, Precinct 1
Cooper Twp Hall · 1590 West D Ave, Kalamazoo
Cooper Township, Precinct 2
Fire Station #2 · 3160 McKinley, Kalamazoo
Cooper Township, Precinct 3
St. Ambrose Parish Activity Center · 1628 East G Ave, Parchment
Cooper Township, Precinct 4
Northbridge Church · 8824 Douglas Avenue, Kalamazoo
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