Houghton County, Michigan ballot, Nov 3, 2026

Office	Candidates
Houghton-Portage Township School District, At-large Vote for 3	Jason Evans Justin LaCosse Amanda Massaway Amanda Massaway is running for election to the Houghton-Portage Township School District, At-large in Michigan. Source: Ballotpedia (secondary source) Ballotpedia profile (secondary source)No campaign site found Positions, with sources (2) Campaign priorities: “My priorities as a Houghton-Portage Township Schools Board of Education trustee are to serve our students’ best interests through responsible governance and to represent the community through deliberate listening.” (Ballotpedia (secondary source)) Policy focus: “I am passionate about educational policy because I believe school board members have a responsibility to advocate for state policies that keep decision-making local and focused on student success.” (Ballotpedia (secondary source)) Stephen M. Morse Kellie Raffaelli
Calumet Village Board of Trustees At-large (Special)	Thomas Bowles vs. David Geisler
Hancock City Council At-large Vote for 4	Ruth Gill, Sara Lahti, Mandy Lounibos, Jennifer Ormsbee, Joseph Rushlau, Ryan Tanner, Jeffrey Thornton, Whitney Warstler
Houghton City Council At-large Vote for 4	Chad Arney, Robert X. Megowen, Mike Needham, Rhiannon Schmidt, Matt Seigel

Houghton County Drain Commissioner (Special): Nolan Miles (D)

Michigan 12th Circuit Court Incumbent: Brittany A. Bulleit
Michigan 97th District Court Incumbent: Nicholas J. Daavettila

Adams Township School District, At-large: Justin Marier, Eric Mattila, Ashley Wisniewski-Sudderth
Baraga Area Schools, At-large: Sherri Goodreau, Michael P. Lahti, Carmen Larson, Sue Wilson
Chassell Township School District, At-large: Samantha Elenich, Heather Murphy, Carl Olson
Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools, At-large: Steven Joseph LeClaire
Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools, At-large (Special): Stacey Lassila, Nicholas Stevens
Hancock Public Schools, At-large (Special): Robert Jeannotte
Hancock Public Schools, At-large: Charlie Klein, Michael F. Lancour, Michael Niileksela
Houghton-Portage Township School District, At-large (Special): Julie Cischke, Melissa A. Vertin
Lake Linden-Hubbell School District, At-large: David L. Anderson, Courtney R. Holzberger
L'Anse Area Schools, At-large: Stacey Davis, Nathan Grave, Kristy L. Toth
Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & Keweenaw, At-large: Phil Halonen, Jason Wickstrom, Daniel J. Zubiena
Stanton Township Public Schools, At-large: Paul Marttila, David M. Rautiola

Calumet Village Board of Trustees At-large: Shannon Perkins, Melissa Rebman, Kelly Ryan
Calumet Township Board of Trustees At-large (Houghton County) (Special): Thomas Leo Helppi (R)
Chassell Township Treasurer (Houghton County) (Special): Andrea Aho (Independent)
Copper City Village Board of Trustees At-large: Lesley Koski
Copper City Village President: Reid A. Rastello
Hancock Township Board of Trustees At-large (Houghton County) (Special): Donald E. Maki (R)
Lake Linden Village Board of Trustees At-large: Deanne LaCasse, Shanda L. Miller, Donald R. Moyle
Lake Linden Village President: Glenn A. Schuldt
Laurium Village Board of Trustees At-large: Krista Carlson, John Galbraith, Ian Raymond
Portage Township Board of Trustees At-large (Houghton County) (Special): Marty Raffaelli (R)
Portage Township Clerk (Houghton County) (Special): Janelle Datto (R)
Portage Township Treasurer (Houghton County) (Special): Amy Skewes (R)
South Range Village Board of Trustees At-large: Mike Balma, Justin Marier

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