Who's on the ballot in
Sands Township
Marquette County, Michigan
Voters in Sands Township are in U.S. Congressional District 1, MI State Senate District 38 and MI State House District 109. Sands Township is split between districts, so part of the town votes in Gwinn Area Community Schools and Marquette 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 Sands 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, 109th District
Vote for 1 · 2 candidates
- Anna Aho RinkDemocratic
- Karl BohnakRepublican
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 25th Circuit Court · Incumbent position
Vote for 1 · 1 candidate
- Matt WieseNo party listed
Judge of the 96th District Court · Non-incumbent position
Vote for 1 · 2 candidates
- Patrick J. CrowleyNo party listed
- Derek G. SwajanenNo 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, Gwinn Area Community Schools · 6 Year Term
Vote for 3 · 3 candidates
- T.J. DerwinNo party listed
- Mary Jo Paris-JohnsNo party listed
- Joseph St. AndreNo party listed
Only part of Sands Township votes in this race. Enter your address to know for sure.
Board of Education Member, Marquette Area Public Schools · 6 Year Term
Vote for 2 · 2 candidates
- Lauren CalefNo party listed
- Eric SmithNo party listed
Only part of Sands Township votes in this race. Enter your address to know for sure.
Board of Education Member, Marquette Area Public Schools · Partial Term Ending 12/31/2030
Vote for 1 · 1 candidate
- Jessica MakiNo party listed
Only part of Sands 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?
Gwinn Area Community Schools: $24.95 million bond proposal
Shall Gwinn Area Community Schools, Marquette County, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Twenty-Four Million Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($24,950,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, in one or more series, for the purpose of: erecting, furnishing, and equipping an elementary school addition to the middle/high school building;partially remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping and re-equipping school buildings;purchasing school buses; andpreparing, developing, and improving sites?The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2027 is 1.89 mills ($1.89 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 2.29 mills ($2.29 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.)
Only part of Sands Township votes on this. Enter your address to know for sure.
Polling places in Sands Township
Sands Township, Precinct 1
Sands Office Complex · 987 South M 553, Gwinn
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