Manistee County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Michigan Senate and Michigan House and more, and where they stand on schools, health care and agriculture.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Manistee County's county, city and school board races, so they are not shown here. Your ballot may carry them. See the Michigan Bureau of Elections page.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Manistee County is split across 4 Michigan Senate and House districts.
Find your districts by addressMichigan Senate: 2 districtsDistricts 32, 36
Michigan Senate District 32Rebecca Amidon (D) · Kim Cole (R)
Rebecca Amidon
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lowering costs for families and protecting workplace safety
- Protecting healthcare access, including rural hospital and labor-and-delivery services
- Defending public education and expanding access to affordable childcare
About Rebecca Amidon
Rebecca Amidon is the Democratic nominee for Michigan Senate District 32 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official August 4, 2026 primary results. Amidon is an adjunct communication professor at Mid Michigan College with more than 10 years of experience in higher education, according to her campaign site. She holds a master's degree in Organizational Leadership from Trine University and an undergraduate degree from Purdue University Fort Wayne. She is running for the open 32nd Senate District seat.
Kim Cole
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Safe communities
- Lowering the tax burden on families
- A state budget that helps the family budget
About Kim Cole
Kim Cole is the Republican nominee for Michigan Senate District 32 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official August 4, 2026 primary results. Cole is the Mason County Sheriff, elected in 2012 after 40 years with the Mason County Sheriff's Office, according to the Oceana County Press. Cole is a fifth-generation Mason County resident whose great-great-grandfather also served as county sheriff. Cole is running for the open 32nd Senate District seat.
Rebecca Amidon (Democratic), Kim Cole (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Michigan Senate District 32. Not on the November ballot: Jon C. Bumstead, the sitting member per the roster. Nominees were chosen at the August 4, 2026 primary, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official results; Michigan prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageMichigan Senate District 36Mark W. Yonkman (D) · Michele Hoitenga (R)
Mark W. Yonkman
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Rural representation and bridging the urban-rural divide
- Agriculture
- Defense
About Mark W. Yonkman
Yonkman was raised on a family farm in Wexford County and has a career in law and banking, as a corporate attorney and a corporate executive at a Fortune 500 company, per the campaign site. Yonkman returned to Michigan in 2018, restarted the family farm, and joined the county Farm Bureau Board of Directors, per the campaign site.
Michele Hoitenga
Michele Hoitenga is the sitting state senator for Michigan Senate District 36, elected to the Senate in 2022 after serving in the Michigan House from 2016 to 2022, per her official site. She and her husband own PhD Consulting, an energy consulting business, and she lives in Manton, Michigan, per the same source.
Mark W. Yonkman (Democratic), Michele Hoitenga (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Michigan Senate District 36; Michele Hoitenga is the sitting member, per the Michigan Senate's official roster (senate.michigan.gov). Nominees were chosen at the August 4, 2026 primary, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official results; Michigan prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageMichigan House: 2 districtsDistricts 102, 104
Michigan House District 102Angel Coon (D) · Curt Vanderwall (R)
Angel Coon
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Personal freedom and fair treatment for working families and tradespeople
- Healthy communities, including safe neighborhoods, schools and healthcare access
- Government transparency and accountability for tax dollars
About Angel Coon
Angel Coon is the Democratic nominee for Michigan House District 102 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official August 4, 2026 primary results. Coon describes her campaign as a grassroots effort focused on personal freedom, fair treatment and the rights of working families and tradespeople, according to her campaign site. She is challenging incumbent Curt Vanderwall for the 102nd District seat.
Curt Vanderwall
Curt Vanderwall is the Republican nominee for Michigan House District 102 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official August 4, 2026 primary results. Curt Vanderwall is a sitting member for the district, per the Michigan House of Representatives's official roster (gophouse.org). VanderWall is serving his second term in the Michigan House after previously serving as a state senator from 2018 to 2022 and a state representative from 2016 to 2018, according to the Michigan House Republicans caucus. He owns Turf Care Mole Man of Ludington and previously chaired the Mason County Board of Commissioners. He now chairs the House Health Policy Committee.
Angel Coon (Democratic), Curt Vanderwall (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Michigan House District 102; Curt Vanderwall is the sitting member, per the Michigan House of Representatives's official roster (gophouse.org). Nominees were chosen at the August 4, 2026 primary, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official results; Michigan prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageMichigan House District 104Mitchell Ryan Distin (D) · John R. Roth (R)
Mitchell Ryan Distin
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Local control and community self-reliance in food, energy, and governance
- Reducing the influence of money in politics
- Opposition to large data center development in the district
About Mitchell Ryan Distin
Distin holds a doctoral degree and describes himself as a scientist trained to find root causes of problems, per the campaign site.
John R. Roth
John R. Roth is the sitting state representative for Michigan House District 104, according to the Michigan House Republicans roster. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Mitchell Ryan Distin (Democratic), John R. Roth (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Michigan House District 104; John R. Roth is the sitting member, per the Michigan House of Representatives's official roster (gophouse.org). Nominees were chosen at the August 4, 2026 primary, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official results; Michigan prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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Who is on the ballot in Manistee County, Michigan on November 3, 2026?
Manistee County sample ballot 2026: see where the michigan senate and michigan house candidates stand on schools, health care and agriculture. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in Michigan?
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