Sample ballot — Nov. 8 General election (Dowagiac area)
Published 9:23 am Monday, November 7, 2016
Partisan
U.S. president and vice-president (vote for not more than one)
• Donald J. Trump/Michael R. Pence, Republican
• Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine, Democratic
• Gary Johnson/Bill Weld, Libertarian
• Darrell L. Castle/Scott N. Bradley, U.S. Taxpayers
• Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka, Green
• Emidio Mimi Soltysik/Angela Nicole Walker, Natural Law
U.S. Congress, 6th District (vote for not more than one)
• Fred Upton, Republican
• Paul Clements, Democratic
• Lorence Wenke, Libertarian
State legislature, 59th District (vote for not more than one) (City of Dowagiac, LaGrange, Pokagon and Wayne townships)
• Aaron Miller, Republican
• Carol L. Higgins, Democratic
State legislature, 78th District (vote for not more than one) (Silver Creek Township)
• Dave Pagel, Republican
• Dean Hill, Democratic
Cass County prosecuting attorney (vote for not more than one)
• Victor Fitz, Republican
Cass County sheriff (vote for not more than one)
• Richard J. Behnke, Republican
Cass County clerk/register of deeds (vote for not more than one)
• Monica Kennedy, Republican
Cass County treasurer (vote for not more than one)
• Linda Pruett, Republican
Cass County drain commissioner (vote for not more than one)
• Bruce Campbell, Republican
• Tony Catanzarite, Democratic
Cass County surveyor (vote for not more than one)
• Thomas A. Stephenson, Republican
Cass County commissioner, 1st District (vote for not more than one) (Wayne, LaGrange and Silver Creek townships)
• Terry Ausra, Republican
Cass County commissioner, 7th District (vote for not more than one) (City of Dowagiac, Pokagon Township)
• Leon Anderson Jr., Republican
• E. Clark Cobb, Democratic
LaGrange Township supervisor (vote for not more than one)
• Robert Kenneth Wright, Democratic
LaGrange Township clerk (vote for not more than one)
• Amy J. Juroff, Democratic
LaGrange Township treasurer (vote for not more than one)
• Naomi J. Criswell, Republican
LaGrange Township trustee (vote for not more than two)
• Jay W. Brackensick, Republican
• Paul D. File, Republican
• Jason Gatties, Democratic
Pokagon Township supervisor (vote for not more than one)
• Linda D. Preston, Democratic
Pokagon Township clerk (vote for not more than one)
• Renee Meiser, Republican
Pokagon Township treasurer (vote for not more than one)
• Kevin Young, Republican
Pokagon Township trustee (vote for not more than two)
• Gary Mihills, Republican
• Robert N. Shaffer, Republican
Silver Creek Township supervisor (vote for not more than one)
• Bill Saunders, Republican
Silver Creek Township clerk (vote for not more than one)
• Barbara Runyon, Republican
Silver Creek Township treasurer (vote for not more than one)
• Maureen Sullivan-Kuriata, Republican
Silver Creek Township trustee (vote for not more than one)
• Mike Glynn, Republican
• William R. Zuhl, Republican
Wayne Township supervisor (vote for not more than one)
• Frank Lorrin Butts, Republican
Wayne Township clerk (vote for not more than one)
• Kurt Reich, Republican
Wayne Township treasurer (vote for not more than one)
• Judith Anne Fusko, Republican
Wayne Township trustee (vote for not more than two)
• James Griggs, Republican
• Frank H. Maley, Republican
Nonpartisan
Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, eight-year term (vote for not more than one)
• Doug Dern
• Frank Szymanski
• David Viviano, justice of the Supreme Court
Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, partial term ending Jan. 1, 2019 (vote for not more than one)
• Joan Larsen, justice of the Supreme Court
• Kerry L. Morgan
• Deborah Thomas
Judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals, District 3 (vote for not more than two)
• Joel P. Hoekstra, judge of the court of appeals
• David H. Sawyer, judge of the court of appeals
Judge of Michigan 43rd Circuit Court (vote for not more than one)
• Mark Herman
• Scott L. Teter
Dowagiac Union School board member (vote for not more than four)
• Ruth Ausra
• Larry Schmidt
• Ronda Sullivan
• Claudia Zebell
Southwestern Michigan College trustee (vote for not more than two)
• Beth Cripe
• Bill White
Southwestern Michigan College trustee, partial term ending Dec. 31, 2018 (vote for not more than one)
• Todd Obren
Southwestern Michigan College trustee, partial term ending Dec. 31, 2020
• Heidi Grabemeyer-Layman