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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Greenville City Council Election 2026

2 of 7 council seats are on the ballot, with 3 candidates running. Updated Oct 20, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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Nov 3Election Day

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The candidates

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All seats are citywide: voters choose one candidate for a full four-year term and one for the rest of a term ending December 31, 2028.

Early voting begins · Oct 24

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Also on your Nov 3 ballot

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  • Governor
    • Jocelyn Benson · Democratic Party
    • John James · Republican Party
    • Anthony Hudson · Libertarian Party
    • Donna Brandenburg · U.S. Taxpayers Party
    • Douglas Campbell · Green Party
    Official candidate list, in its order
  • U.S. Senate
    • Abdul El-Sayed · Democratic Party
    • Mike Rogers · Republican Party
    • Lydia Christensen · Libertarian Party
    • Tim Long · U.S. Taxpayers Party
    • Douglas P. Marsh · Green Party
    • Walter P. Kristy · Natural Law Party
    Official candidate list, in its order
  • Also statewideSecretary of State · Attorney General · Member of the State Board of Education · Regent of the University of Michigan · Trustee of Michigan State University · Justice of Supreme Court
  • Statewide measures2 on the ballot: the state's official explanations
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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

01Water and sewer rates3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe 2026-27 budget, adopted in May 2026, proposed a 14% sewer rate increase and a 3% water rate increase.

What's on the tableThe council sets water and sewer rates each year when it adopts the budget and its schedule of rates and fees.

02Lead water service line replacement3 sourced facts

Where it standsIn May 2026 the council adopted a plan to replace about 1,627 lead or galvanized water service lines and to seek $13 million in state revolving fund financing.

What's on the tableThe next council will act on the financing, contracts and pace of the replacements.

03N. Lafayette (M-91) lane change2 sourced facts

Where it standsIn February 2026 the council voted 6-1 to support MDOT's plan to reduce N. Lafayette (M-91) to one through lane in each direction with a center turn lane.

What's on the tableMDOT controls M-91, so the council's role is to support or seek changes to state plans for the corridor.

04Hathaway Woods housing development3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe council gave final approval to the Hathaway Woods site condominium in June 2025 and accepted two of its new streets into the public system in September 2026.

What's on the tableThe council will act on later phases, public streets and other requests tied to the development.

05Foremost Farms sewer special assessment2 sourced facts

Where it standsIn September 2026 the council tentatively created a special assessment district for a $603,061.58 sewer project and set a public hearing for October 20, 2026.

What's on the tableThe council decides whether to confirm the special assessment district and how to finance the work.

1 note on these statements

David W. Seppala is the only candidate on the ballot for the partial term ending December 31, 2028. Montcalm County Clerk · Sep 9, 2026

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  1. 1. Should Greenville use state revolving fund loans to speed up replacing lead and galvanized water service lines?

  2. 2. Should the city have supported MDOT's plan to reduce N. Lafayette (M-91) to one lane each way with a center turn lane?

  3. 3. Should the council have given final approval to the Hathaway Woods site condominium in 2025?

Seat the councilSeat the Council →Pick a winner for each open seat and see where the resulting council stands on each issue.On the recordHow the council voted6 council decisions, each member's vote side by side, with a link to the minutes.

Key dates

The seat math

5 stay (not up this year): Claude Johnson, Michael Mangus, Jay McBride, Larry Moss, Jeff Scoby2 on this ballot

7 council seats. The council decides by a 4-vote majority.

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