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Early voting starts Saturday and runs through Sunday, Nov. 1, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Kingsford City Hall for all voters in Dickinson County.
In local races, the ballot includes school board elections in all districts. But only the Iron Mountain Public Schools election is contested, with four candidates vying for two seats.
The Iron Mountain candidates are Jay Gibbs, Eli Ward and incumbents Shari Picucci-White and Juan M. Saldana.
The Breitung Township Schools election, there are four candidates for four board seats -- Jim Lieburn and incumbents Nicholas Dallapiazza, Angela Hall and Joanne A. To.
The Breitung district is also seeking a 10-year renewal of its sinking fund millage of 0.8902 mills, or 89 cents per $1,000 of taxable value.
In the Norway-Vulcan Area Schools election, only two candidates have filed for office with four seats available. The candidates are David Alexa and Robert J. Simon.
North Dickinson County Schools has three candidates, all incumbents, for three board seats -- L. Alex Graham, Jacquelen Schemmel and Kris Steinbrecher.
Unopposed on Dickinson County ballots are 41st Circuit Court Judge Christopher Ninomiya, 95B District Court Judge Julie Ann LaCost and Prosecuting Attorney Abbey Anderson. All are incumbents.
Anderson was appointed county prosecutor in August 2025 after the retirement of Lisa Richards and is running as a Republican.
In the 38th Michigan Senate District, three candidates are vying to succeed term-limited state Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Waucedah Township:
-- Kelli van Ginhoven, a Democrat, is a Delta County commissioner and small business owner.
-- State Rep. David Prestin, a Republican, is a former Menominee County commissioner, paramedic, first responder and volunteer firefighter.
-- Sara Cambensy, running without party affiliation, is a former state representative and Marquette city commissioner.
The district includes 13 of the U.P.'s 15 counties and portions of Chippewa and Mackinac counties.
In the 109th House District, incumbent Karl Bohnak, R-Deerton, is challenged by Democrat Anna Aho Rink.
Bohnak was elected to his first term in the House in 2024 and previously was a chief meteorologist in Marquette. Rink worked as a physician assistant at Planned Parenthood in Marquette before it closed in 2025 amid Republican budget cuts.
The 109th District encompasses all of Alger, Marquette, and Baraga counties and part of Dickinson County -- the city of Norway and Breen; and Felch, Waucedah and Norway townships.
In the 110th House District, incumbent state Rep. Greg Markkanen, R-Hancock, is challenged by Democrat Brian Irizarry. Markkanen has served in the House since 2019. Irizarry is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, a teacher at Baraga Area Schools and a member of the Houghton City Council.
The 110th District includes Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties, as well as part of Dickinson County -- Breitung Township, Sagola Township, and the cities of Iron Mountain and Kingsford.
In the 1st Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, will seek election to a sixth straight two-year term. The Democratic candidate is Callie Barr of Traverse City, a military spouse, veteran advocate and attorney. She ran against Bergman in 2024.
Also on the ballot are Arnett Satterla, Libertarian Party; Doc Kovaly, U.S. Taxpayers Party; LaVeta Davenport, Green Party; Liz Hakola, Working Class Party; and Zebulon Featherly, no party affiliation.
Early voting locations and further ballot information in Michigan can be found at https://www.michigan.gov/sos/elections/voting/early-in-person-voting.