4 candidates are tracked for Lowell Area Schools Board Member (4-year term, vote for 3) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jared Blough, Jennifer Dougherty, Patrick D. Nugent and Jake Tjapkes. Candidate information follows official Ionia County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Four names for three seats on the county clerk's list. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Michigan › Ionia County › Lowell Area Schools Board Member (4-year term, vote for 3)
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Jared Blough is a trustee on the Lowell Area Schools Board of Education, per the district's board page. A lifelong Lowell-area resident and Lowell Area Schools parent, he worked as a mechanical maintenance technician at Crestwood Equity Partners in Alto, per Lowell's First Look's 2022 candidate profile. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Jared Blough.
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Jennifer Dougherty is treasurer of the Lowell Area Schools Board of Education, per the district's board page. She is a self-employed civil engineer who owns a farm and has children in Lowell Area Schools, per mlive's 2022 candidate guide. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Jennifer Dougherty.
Nonpartisan
Pat Nugent is secretary of the Lowell Area Schools Board of Education, per the district's board page, and has served on the board since 1998. A Lowell High School graduate, he taught at West Catholic High School for 30 years as of 2022, per Lowell's First Look's 2022 candidate profile. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Patrick D. Nugent.
Nonpartisan
Ballot status: Jake Tjapkes announced on Sept. 28, 2026 that he is ending his campaign for the Lowell Area Schools Board of Education because he is relocating out of state, per Lowell's First Look; his name remains on the printed ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Jake Tjapkes.
Who is running for Lowell Area Schools Board Member (4-year term, vote for 3) in 2026?
4 candidates are tracked for Lowell Area Schools Board Member (4-year term, vote for 3) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jared Blough, Jennifer Dougherty, Patrick D. Nugent and Jake Tjapkes. Candidate information follows official Ionia County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Lowell Area Schools Board Member (4-year term, vote for 3) election in Michigan?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Michigan are on the Michigan election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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