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