Updated on October 20 at 5:25 p.m. ET
Local races are dotting ballots in Greater Lansing. Here's what you need to know before you cast your vote in the Nov. 2 election.
How do I vote?
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 2 for in-person voters. You have until 8 p.m. that day to register to vote if you aren't registered already. Click here to find your polling place.
Absentee ballots need to be received by mail, drop box or at a city clerk's office by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
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Who's running in Greater Lansing?
An * denotes an incumbent.
City of Lansing Mayor
Andy Schor* is facing off against City Councilmember Kathie Dunbar in a race for Lansing mayor. All city of Lansing races are nonpartisan and winners serve four-year terms.
WKAR All Things Considered Host Sophia Saliby interviewed Dunbar and Schor ahead of the August 2021 primary about key issues facing Lansing.
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Lansing City Council At-Large
Four candidates are competing in a citywide race for two at-large seats.
- Jeffrey Brown
- Claretta Duckett-Freeman
- Peter Spadafore*
- Rachel Willis
Lansing City Council Ward 2
One candidate will be elected to represent southeast Lansing.
- Jeremey A. Garza*
- Oprah Revish
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Lansing City Council Ward 4
One candidate will be elected to represent northwest Lansing.
- Elvin Caldwell
- Brian T. Jackson*
CANDIDATE Q&A:Read responses from from Ward 4 contenders
Lansing City Clerk
Larry James Hutchinson, Jr., who lost a primary race for Lansing mayor in August, is running as a write-in to challenge incumbent clerk Chris Swope. The clerk's duties include running elections, keeping city records and issuing marijuana and other business licenses.
East Lansing City Council
East Lansing council seats are nonpartisan and elected citywide.
The following five candidates are competing for two spots serving a full, four-year term.
- Daniel E. Bollman
- George Brookover
- Adam DeLay
- Chuck Grigsby
- Dana Watson*
And Mikey Manuel is challenging Ron Bacon* for a partial two-year term. The rest of the council appointed Bacon in 2020 to fill a vacancy created by the abrupt, mid-meeting resignation of Mark Meadows. Per the city charter, Bacon was designated to serve as a replacement until the city's next election.
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City of Leslie
Four candidates are competing for three at-large City Council seats.
- Pamela L. Beegle*
- Grady C. Doane*
- Melissa Hanson-Eggleston
- Robert Stacy
Matthew Johnson is running unopposed for Leslie mayor. The city's nonpartisan elected officials serve four-year terms.
City of Jackson Mayor
Two nonpartisan mayoral candidates are squaring off for a two-year term.
CANDIDATE Q & A: WKAR surveyed Jackson mayoral candidates before the August primary. Read responses from the candidates who advanced to the general.
- Daniel J. Mahoney
- John Wilson
READ MORE: Mahoney, Wilson Advance To November Election
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Jackson City Council
Dena Morgan and Arlene Robinson* are vying to represent Ward 1 in south central Jackson. In Ward 3, which is in northeast Jackson, Caleb Blondke and Angelita Gunn are competing.
Karen Burnell is unopposed in the Ward 5 race. City Council members serve four-year terms.
Charlotte Mayor
Two people are competing for a two-year term as Charlotte mayor.
- Michael Armitage*
- Branden Dyer
Charlotte City Council At-Large
In Charlotte's citywide race, three candidates are vying for one seat serving a four-year term.
- Tina Curtis
- Anthony Thomas Rodriguez
- Zachary Story
Charlotte City Council District Races
In District 1, write-ins Curtis Jon Scott, Michael Hans Duweck and Christopher Steven Lake are competing for a full, four year-term representing the city's eastern half. Story is also running as a write-in for that full term after no candidates filed in time to be on the ballot.
In west Charlotte, Ronald Horvath is running against write-in against Valerie A. Resien to represent District 2.
City of Olivet
Two people are facing off for a two-year term as Olivet mayor.
- Laura Barlond-Maas*
- Pamela Steward-Bess
Potterville
In an at-large race, six contenders are vying for four spots serving four years on the City Council.
- Bruce Kring*
- Jennifer Lenneman*
- Michael Potter*
- Paul E. Rogers*
- Briant Titus
- Cyndi Lou O’Neil (write-in)
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