Oscoda County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Michigan Senate and Michigan House and more, with bios, priorities and campaign sites.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Oscoda 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.
Oscoda County is split across 2 Michigan House districts.
Find your districts by addressMichigan House: 2 districtsDistricts 105, 106
Michigan House District 105Rachel Longendyke Teeter (D) · Ken Borton (R)
Rachel Longendyke Teeter
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Food security
- Housing security
- Jobs and small businesses
About Rachel Longendyke Teeter
Teeter worked for fifteen years in Healthcare Administration and then with a small women-owned business designing learning experiences for Fortune 500 clients, per the campaign site. Teeter co-founded The Human Development Collective in late 2025 and co-hosts The Bad Pancakes Podcast, and describes herself as a small business owner, per the campaign site.
Ken Borton
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Reducing taxes, fees, and regulations
- Managed growth and protection of natural resources in northern Michigan
- Promoting business development and higher wage jobs
About Ken Borton
Ken Borton is the sitting state representative for Michigan House District 105, according to the Michigan House Republicans roster. He has owned a real estate and property management business for more than 44 years and has lived in Gaylord, Michigan since 1995, per his campaign site. Borton previously chaired the Otsego County Board of Commissioners and served as president of the Michigan Association of Counties, per the same source.
Rachel Longendyke Teeter (Democratic), Ken Borton (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Michigan House District 105; Ken Borton 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 106Mary Lucille Hamilton (D) · Cam Cavitt (R)
Mary Lucille Hamilton
Mary Lucille Hamilton is the Democratic nominee for Michigan House District 106 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official August 4, 2026 primary results. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Cam Cavitt
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Election integrity measures including cleaner voter rolls and stricter audits
- Limited government and local control, including in education
- Support for the Great Lakes tunnel project alongside protecting natural resources
About Cam Cavitt
Cam Cavitt is the sitting state representative for Michigan House District 106, according to the Michigan House Republicans roster. He has worked as a realtor for nearly two decades and previously in Christmas tree farming and hospitality, per his campaign site. Cavitt also serves as Cheboygan County Drain Commissioner, per the same source.
Mary Lucille Hamilton (Democratic), Cam Cavitt (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Michigan House District 106; Cam Cavitt 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 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.
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Who is on the ballot in Oscoda County, Michigan on November 3, 2026?
Oscoda County sample ballot 2026: who is running for michigan senate and michigan house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. 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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