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2026 general election · November 3

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Explore the general election races

Livingston County · Filmed October 21, 2026 by Stephen Schumacher.

2026 general election · November 3

Judicial and local races in Livingston County

Schools. Libraries. Courts. Village government. Each has its own role in public life—and its own choices on the ballot. Explore the candidates below, with selections attributed to the county party’s published guide.

8 general election races in this guideBallot fields checked
Livingston County, Michigan
Livingston County, Michigan

Livingston County, Michigan
Coverage and jurisdiction are explained below.

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8 general election races in this guide.

Judicial

2 contests

Michigan Supreme Court

2 positions · 8-year term · Michigan
Livingston County voters within the applicable jurisdiction.

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Also on the ballot

  • Thomas W. Howe
    Nonpartisan
  • Jody White
    Nonpartisan

Livingston County Clerk’s official candidate list · p. 2 · Ballot field checked 2026-10-22. Campaign links have separate source review dates.

44th Circuit Court

1 position · 6-year term · Livingston County
Livingston County voters within the applicable jurisdiction.

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Kristina S. Lyke

Nonpartisan race

Kristina S. Lyke

Livingston County Republican Party · Listed in county-party voter guide

Also on the ballot

Livingston County Clerk’s official candidate list · p. 2 · Ballot field checked 2026-10-22. Campaign links have separate source review dates.

Village offices

1 contest

School boards

4 contests

Hartland Consolidated Schools Board Member · 4-year term

2 positions · 4-year term · Hartland Consolidated Schools
Livingston County voters within the applicable jurisdiction.

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Allan Curtis

Nonpartisan race

Allan Curtis

Livingston County Republican Party · Listed in county-party voter guide

Lou Ann Lathrop

Nonpartisan race

Lou Ann Lathrop

Livingston County Republican Party · Listed in county-party voter guide

Also on the ballot

Livingston County Clerk’s official candidate list · p. 3 · Ballot field checked 2026-10-22. Campaign links have separate source review dates.

Hartland Consolidated Schools Board Member · Partial term ending December 31, 2028

1 position · Partial term ending December 31, 2028 · Hartland Consolidated Schools
Livingston County voters within the applicable jurisdiction.

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Jeff Scott

Nonpartisan race

Jeff Scott

Livingston County Republican Party · Listed in county-party voter guide

Also on the ballot

Livingston County Clerk’s official candidate list · p. 3 · Ballot field checked 2026-10-22. Campaign links have separate source review dates.

Howell Public Schools Board Member · 6-year term

2 positions · 6-year term · Howell Public Schools
Livingston County voters within the applicable jurisdiction.

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Stephanie Kooiker

Nonpartisan race

Stephanie Kooiker

Livingston County Republican Party · Listed in county-party voter guide

Also on the ballot

Livingston County Clerk’s official candidate list · p. 3 · Ballot field checked 2026-10-22. Campaign links have separate source review dates.

Howell Public Schools Board Member · Partial term ending December 31, 2030

1 position · Partial term ending December 31, 2030 · Howell Public Schools
Livingston County voters within the applicable jurisdiction.

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Brandon Barefield

Nonpartisan race

Brandon Barefield

Livingston County Republican Party · Listed in county-party voter guide

Also on the ballot

Livingston County Clerk’s official candidate list · p. 3 · Ballot field checked 2026-10-22. Campaign links have separate source review dates.

Library board

1 contest

Cromaine District Library Board Member

4 positions · 4-year term · Cromaine District Library
Livingston County voters within the applicable jurisdiction.

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Becky Basley

Nonpartisan race

Becky Basley

Livingston County Republican Party · Listed in county-party voter guide

Jeannine Gogoleski

Nonpartisan race

Jeannine Gogoleski

Livingston County Republican Party · Listed in county-party voter guide

Dawn Smith

Nonpartisan race

Dawn Smith

Livingston County Republican Party · Listed in county-party voter guide

Also on the ballot

Livingston County Clerk’s official candidate list · p. 4 · Ballot field checked 2026-10-22. Campaign links have separate source review dates.

Sources and coverage

Eight nonpartisan contests identified in the Livingston County Republican Party voter guide, with all active candidates in those contests from the official county list. Other candidate contests and ballot proposals are outside this guide.

The Livingston County Republican Party voter guide, linked from the Michigan Republican Party’s county guide directory, supplies the attributed county-party labels. Official candidate records establish the candidate fields, offices, terms and seat counts shown here.

Nonpartisan ballot status, party nomination and county-party support are separate facts. A missing support label does not establish that an organization opposes a candidate. Candidate listings are not election results, and this county reference is not a personalized ballot.

Ballot fields were checked October 22, 2026. Campaign links and portraits retain their separate source review dates. Missing links or portraits do not establish that a candidate has no campaign presence. Consult the linked sources for later changes.