Listed below are the candidates running in Kent County on the Republican August Primary ballot. For more information on them, please click on their name and you will be directed to their official campaign website. For a full list of candidates on the ballot, CLICK HERE.
US Senate
US Congress, 2nd District
The Second Congressional District includes: Lake, Oceana, Newaygo, Muskegon, and Ottawa Counties in their entirety as well as portions of Allegan, Kent, and Mason Counties
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US Congress, 3rd District
The Third Congressional District includes: Barry, Calhoun, and Ionia Counties in their entirety as well as portions of Kent, and Montcalm Counties
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State Representative, District 72
District includes Dorr, Leighton, Wayland and Gaines Townships as well as the cities of Kentwood and Wayland.
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State Representative Steve Johnson
State Representative, District 73
District includes the city of East Grand Rapids and the townships of Cannon, Courtland, Nelson, Oakfield, Plainfield, Spencer and Grand Rapids Charter Township.
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State Representative, District 74
District includes the cities of Walker, Grandville, Rockford and Cedar Springs, as well as Solon, Tyrone, Sparta, Algoma and Alpine townships.
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State Representative Mark Huizenga
State Representative, District 75
District includes a portion of the city of Grand Rapids.
James McKeiver
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State Representative, District 76
District includes a portion of the city of Grand Rapids.
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State Representative, District 77
District includes Byron Township and the city of Wyoming.
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State Representative Tommy Brann
State Representative, District 86
District includes Belding, Ionia and Lowell as well as the townships of Easton, Ionia, Orleans, Otisco, Ada, Bowne, Caledonia, Cascade, Grattan, Lowell and Vergennes.
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State Representative Thomas Albert
County Clerk & Register of Deeds
County Sheriff
County Drain Commissioner
County Treasurer
Prosecutor
County Commission, District 1
District includes City of Rockford and Plainfield Township (Partial)
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County Commission, District 2
District includes Alpine Township, Algoma Township, Sparta Township, Village of Sparta
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Commissioner Tom Antor
County Commission, District 3
District includes Casnovia Township (part), City of Cedar Springs, Courtland Township, Kent City Village, Nelson Township, Sand Lake Village, Solon Township, Spencer Township, Tyrone Township
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Commissioner Roger Morgan
County Commission, District 4
District includes City of Lowell, Cannon Township, Grattan Township, Oakfield Township, Vergennes Township
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Commissioner Diane Jones
County Commission, District 5
District includes Bowne Township, Caledonia Township (part), Cascade Township, Lowell Township
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Commissioner Mandy Bolter
County Commission, District 6
District includes City of Grand Rapids (part), City of Walker
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County Commission, District 7
District includes City of Grandville, City of Wyoming (part)
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County Commission, District 8
District includes City of Wyoming (part)
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County Commission, District 9
District includes Byron Township, City of Wyoming (part)
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County Commission, District 10
District includes Gaines Township, Caledonia Township (part)
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Commissioner Emily Brieve
County Commission, District 11
District includes Ada Township, Grand Rapids Township, City of East Grand Rapids (part)
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County Commission, District 12
District includes City of Kentwood (part), City of Wyoming (part)
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County Commission, District 13
District includes City of Kentwood (part)
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County Commission, District 14
District includes City of Grand Rapids (part)
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Blake Edmonds
County Commission, District 15
District includes City of Grand Rapids (part)
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Brian Boersema
County Commission, District 16
District includes City of Grand Rapids (part)
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Eric Baxter
County Commission, District 17
District includes City of Grand Rapids (part)
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Jason Gillikin
County Commission, District 18
District includes City of Grand Rapids (part), Plainfield Township (part)
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County Commission, District 19
District includes City of Grand Rapids (part), City of East Grand Rapids (part)
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