General Election 2026

Today, we get into our recommendations and our not-recommendations for the November 2026 general election. You’ve still got plenty of time to drop your absentee ballot in any of the City ballot dropboxes or vote in person at City Hall at your precinct’s polling place! Endorsements (and not-endorsements but what we’re voting for): Michigan Supreme Court voting for Cavanagh and Hood Probate Judge voting for Battles Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees endorse DeVarti voting for Fleming and Hatcher Ann Arbor Public Schools Board, full term endorse Hogan and Smith voting for Puno and Mohammad Ann Arbor Public Schools Board, partial term endorse Benson Ann Arbor District Library Board endorse Haynes, Goldberg, Kulkarni State Proposal 1 endorse NO State Proposal 2 endorse YES City Proposal A endorse YES City Proposal B endorse YES City Proposals C and D endorse YES City Proposal E voting YES and NO References we mentioned, or that we didn’t but you might find helpful anyway: Michigan Daily article quoted on Prop 1 Sustainable Energy Utility Location of City ballot dropboxes PTOC (PTO Council) Gaurav, Sarah, and their cutiepie Summer Game and their wedding Phase I study on renewable energy utility Jordan Peele reads To Kill A Mockingbird: one line of thought in which Jess’s critique of white liberalism is situated Full language of proposal E, which is a bit hard to find; scroll down Support the show Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Blue Sky and Facebook. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no.