Mount Pleasant City Commission race: nine candidates for four seats on Nov. 3, with early voting at CMU’s Powers Hall from Oct. 24

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — Mount Pleasant voters will choose four city commissioners from a field of nine candidates in the Nov. 3 general election, according to the City Clerk’s office.

The candidates. Voters may pick up to four of these nine, listed here alphabetically: Mary Alsager, Justin Bailey, Firras Garada, Sue Hahn, Michael Kostrzewa, Grace Rollins, Ryon Skalitzky, Seth Triezenberg and Boomer Wingard. Wingard is the current mayor.

Candidate profiles and questionnaire answers are collected by The Gist voter guide.

Early voting. Early in-person voting for city voters runs Saturday, Oct. 24, through Sunday, Nov. 1, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Powers Hall on Central Michigan University’s campus, 1251 S. Washington St., with parking in Lot 6, according to the clerk.

Absentee voting. The City Clerk’s office will be open Saturday, Oct. 31, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. A ballot drop box is at City Hall, 320 W. Broadway St.

Election Day. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 3 at the city’s precinct locations, including Ganiard, Pullen and Fancher, the clerk’s office says. Voters can confirm their polling place at Michigan.gov/Vote.

Also on the ballot. City voters will also decide whether to grant Consumers Energy a utility easement along West Broadway through parts of Nelson Park, Riverside Cemetery and Mill Pond Park. The Mitten Daily has a separate explainer on that question.

Sources:
City of Mt. Pleasant, City Clerk (candidates, early voting at Powers Hall, clerk hours, drop box, precincts), https://www.mt-pleasant.org/departments/city_clerk/index.php
The Gist, “City Commissioner, City of Mount Pleasant · Michigan 2026 General Election,” https://thegist.vote/race/2026-general-mi/mi-mount-pleasant-city-city-commissioner
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