Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026
St. John Town Council Election 2026
1 of 5 council seats are on the ballot, with 2 candidates running. Updated Oct 6, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check
How to vote · 11 days left
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The candidates
Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.
Voters in Ward 3 choose one member of the five-member Town Council; the other four seats are not on this ballot.
Also on your Nov 3 ballot
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- Also statewideSecretary of State · State Comptroller (Auditor of State) · Treasurer of State
- U.S. HouseDistrict 1
- State SenateDistrict 1
- House of RepresentativesDistrict 15
- Statewide measures2 on the ballot: the state's official explanations
Districts come from 2020 Census blocks and the district maps for this election. Your address decides your districts.
Already on the council, not on the ballot
Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.
What the next council decides
01Town leadership and staffing2 sourced facts
Where it standsIn January 2024 the council replaced the town manager, town attorney and fire chief and approved changes to the personnel policy manual and salary ordinance.
What's on the tableThe next council will work with the appointed town manager and department heads and will vote on future salary and personnel changes.
- The council replaced town manager Joe Wiszowaty with Billy Manousopoulos in January 2024. Lakeshore Public Media · Jan 2, 2024
- The council approved changes to the personnel policy manual and the 2024 salary ordinance. Lakeshore Public Media · Jan 2, 2024
02Storm water management1 sourced fact
Where it standsThe council disbanded the storm water management board in January 2024; Council President Mike Bouvat said any future storm water fee would be explained to residents.
What's on the tableThe next council decides whether to enact a storm water fee and how storm water is managed.
- Ordinances approved in January 2024 disbanded the storm water management board altogether. Lakeshore Public Media · Jan 2, 2024
03Town finances1 sourced fact
Where it standsCouncil President Mike Bouvat described the prior four years as marked by deficit spending and no balanced budget when the new council took office in January 2024.
What's on the tableThe next council will vote on the town budget and salary ordinance.
- Bouvat said restructuring was a direct result of the four years of fiscal irresponsibility, lack of a balanced budget and deficit spending. Lakeshore Public Media · Jan 2, 2024
1 note on these statements
Chris Salatas' listed term begins April 13, 2026. Town of St. John
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The seat math
4 stay (not up this year): Michael Bouvat, Christian Jorgensen, Ann Oster, Chris Salatas1 on this ballot
5 council seats. The council decides by a 3-vote majority.
- The Town Council has five members; the town website lists terms ending December 31, 2027 for four of them and December 31, 2026 for Gerald Swets. Town of St. John
- The Lake County sample ballot lists one St. John council contest, Town Council Member, Ward 3, with two candidates. Lake County 2026 general election sample ballot, precinct 295 (St. John Town Council Member, Ward 3)
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