Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026
Garden City Mayor & Council Election 2026
2 of 6
council seats up
2 contests
4 candidates
Updated Oct 5, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →
The candidates
Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.
Mayor · Unopposed
City Council · Vote for up to 2
- Kim DoldIncumbentGarden City Council Member, listed on the city's Mayor & City Council page.1sourced
- Stacy KarafotisIncumbentGarden City Council Member, listed on the city's Mayor & City Council page.1sourced
- Lee LubinskiCandidate for Garden City City Council on the Wayne County official candidate list.1sourced
Two council seats and the mayor's seat are on the ballot. The mayor is unopposed. The city lists six council members plus the mayor; whether the mayor votes on council items was not confirmed.
1 note on these statements
The Wayne County official candidate list shows Kim Dold, Stacy Karafotis and Lee Lubinski running for two city council seats, and Mark Jacobs unopposed for mayor. Wayne County Clerk · Sep 10, 2026
Already on the council, not on the ballot
Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.
Start here
Next date
Election Day
Tue, Nov 3, 2026
What the next council decides
Who matches you?
Answer any of these questions. We compare your answers with each person's sourced record, and nothing is stored. Questions where no one has a sourced record yet are left out. Tap a selected answer again to skip it.
Seat the Council →
Pick a winner for each open seat and see where the resulting council stands on each issue.
Key dates
- Election DayWayne County Clerk · Sep 10, 2026Nov 3, 2026
The seat math
4 stay (not up this year): Jeff Dold, Karen Hughes, Dominic King, Zachary R. Witt2 on this ballot
6 council seats. The council decides by a 4-vote majority.
- The city's Mayor & City Council page lists the mayor, a Mayor Pro Tem and five other council members. City of Garden City
- The Wayne County Clerk lists both the mayor and the city council seats as four-year terms. Wayne County Clerk · Sep 10, 2026
Every claim here links to its source and was checked against it before publishing. How this guide works →
See something wrong? Report an error
Something wrong or missing? Tell us what and where, with a link to a source if you have one. Reports feed the next verification run.