2 candidates are tracked for Judge of the District Court, 8th District, Non-Incumbent Position on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Mark A. Holsomback and Rachel Vinales. Candidate information follows official Kalamazoo County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Nonpartisan; two candidates for one non-incumbent seat on the November 3 ballot, per the Kalamazoo County Clerk's candidate list.
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
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Mark A. Holsomback is an attorney magistrate appointed to the 8th District Court in Kalamazoo County, per county appointment records. Mark A. Holsomback appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge of the District Court, 8th District, Non-Incumbent Position, per the county clerk's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 4, 2026.
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Per the campaign site.
Vinales is a public defender with extensive courtroom experience described on the campaign site as representing some of society's most vulnerable and marginalized individuals, per the campaign site. Based in Kalamazoo, Vinales is running for Judge of the 8th District Court, per the campaign site.
Who is running for Judge of the District Court, 8th District, Non-Incumbent Position in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Judge of the District Court, 8th District, Non-Incumbent Position on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Mark A. Holsomback and Rachel Vinales. Candidate information follows official Kalamazoo County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Judge of the District Court, 8th District, Non-Incumbent Position 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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