City of Traverse City

U.S. Senator

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• Abdul El-SayedDemocratic
• Mike RogersRepublican
• Lydia ChristensenLibertarian
• Tim LongU.S. Taxpayers
• Douglas P. MarshGreen
• Walter P. KristyNatural Law

U.S. Representative, 1st Congressional District

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• Callie BarrDemocratic
• Arnett SatterlaLibertarian
• Doc KovalyU.S. Taxpayers
• LaVeta DavenportGreen
• Liz HakolaWorking Class
• Zebulon FeatherlyNo Party Affiliation
• Jack BergmanRepublican

Governor

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• Jocelyn BensonDemocratic
• John JamesRepublican
• Anthony HudsonLibertarian
• Donna BrandenburgU.S. Taxpayers
• Douglas CampbellGreen

Secretary of State

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• Garlin Gilchrist IIDemocratic
• Anthony G. ForliniRepublican
• Christine SloanLibertarian
• Scott E. AughneyU.S. Taxpayers
• Eric BorregardGreen

Attorney General

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• Eli SavitDemocratic
• Doug LloydRepublican
• Jason DyeLibertarian
• John Perry Ludtke Jr.U.S. Taxpayers
• Jeff PolonowskiGreen
• Doug DernNatural Law

State Senator, 37th District

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• Kate GallupDemocratic
• John DamooseRepublican

State Representative, 103rd District

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• Edwin B. DeanRepublican
• Michael GorbeLibertarian
• Betsy CoffiaDemocratic

Member of the State Board of Education

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• 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

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• Amir MakledDemocratic
• Lena EpsteinRepublican
• Michael SchostakRepublican
• Andrew ChadderdonLibertarian
• Kyle MaasU.S. Taxpayers
• Paul BrownDemocratic

Trustee of Michigan State University

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• 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

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• 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

Judge of the Court of Appeals, 4th District · Incumbent position

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• Michael J. KellyNo party listed
• Allie Greenleaf MaldonadoNo party listed
• Michelle M. RickNo party listed

Judge of the 13th Circuit Court · Incumbent position

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• Kevin A. ElsenheimerNo party listed

Justice of the Supreme Court

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• 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

County Road Commissioner, Leelanau County

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• Melvin BlackRepublican

Drain Commissioner, Leelanau County · Partial Term Ending 12/31/2028

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• Kristy Anne BurnsDemocratic
• Melinda C. LautnerRepublican
• Tim LodgeNo Party Affiliation

Board of Education Member, Traverse City Area Public Schools · 4 Year Term

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• 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

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?

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.

City of Traverse City Proposal 1: extend the Downtown Development Authority TIF plan

The City Charter of the City of Traverse City provides that the City or City Commission shall not adopt or approve any proposal to create a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) plan, or to modify, amend or extend an existing TIF plan until such proposal is approved by a majority of city electors at a regular or special election held for that purpose. The City of Traverse City has received a recommendation to amend and extend a TIF plan from Traverse City Downtown Development Authority, which TIF plan is on the City Clerk’s web page and on file at the City Clerk’s Office and available for public inspection. The proposed amended and extended TIF district will remain the same and is generally described as being bound by the following streets and landmarks: Lake Michigan Shoreline, East Front Street, Railroad Avenue, Boardman Avenue, Washington, Cass, the Boardman/Ottaway River, and Gillis Street, with a projected total capture of $ 139,959,327, which is an estimate only, to be used for the purposes allowed under Michigan’s Tax Increment Financing Act. Shall the Traverse City Downtown Development Authority Infrastructure First Development and Tax Increment Financing Plan, submitted by Traverse City Downtown Development Authority, be amended and extended to be in effect for a term of twenty (20) years beginning January 1, 2028, and ending December 31, 2047?