Last Tuesday marked the filing deadline for the August 2024 primary elections in Leelanau County, and last Wednesday, the Leelanau Ticker shared a report on the landscape of the primary races for county positions like commissioner, register of deeds, county clerk, drain commissioner, road commissioner, sheriff, and more. Today, we have a full list of candidates seeking positions like supervisor, clerk, treasurer, and trustee in all 11 Leelanau County townships. Read on to learn more.

Bingham Township 

Supervisor: Marian Warner (R)
Clerk: Rachel Amalfitano (R)
Treasurer: Sandra Grant (R)
Trustee (2 positions available): Jeff Layman (R), Todd Stone (D)

Centerville Township 

Supervisor: Ronald Schaub (R)
Clerk: Elizabeth Chiles (D)
Treasurer: Katrina Pleva (D)
Trustee (2 positions available): Jolyn Arens (R), Kerry O’Non (R), Rolf von Walthausen (D), Paul Winston (D)

Cleveland Township

Supervisor: Tim Stein (R)
Clerk: Tracy Olsen (R) 
Treasurer: Molly Peplinski (R), Angie Diotte (D)
Trustee (2 positions available): Jan Nowak (D), Todd Nowak (D)

Elmwood Township 

Supervisor: Jeff Shaw (R)
Clerk: Connie Preston (R)
Treasurer: Chris Mikowski (R)
Trustee (4 positions available): David Darga (R), Jordan Gallagher (R), Terry Lautner (R), Donald Gallagher (D)

Empire Township 

Supervisor: Carl Noonan (R), David Hendricks (D)
Clerk: Christine Neiswonger (R)
Treasurer: Robert Price (D)
Trustee (2 positions available): Micah Deegan (R), Casey Noonan (R), Kathy Wiejaczka (D)

Glen Arbor Township 

Supervisor: Tom Laureto (R)
Clerk: Pam Laureto (R)
Treasurer: Donald Lewis (R)
Trustee (2 positions available): John DePuy (R), Robert Hawley (R)

Kasson Township

Supervisor: Greg Julian (R), Ryan “Buzzy” Noonan (R)
Clerk: Dana Boomer (D)
Treasurer: Julia Carter (R)
Trustee (2 positions available): Kenneth “Tad” Carter (R), Roger Noonan (R), Michael Scott Lanham (D) 

Leelanau Township

Supervisor: Michael McMillan (R), Barbara Conley (D)
Clerk: Jessica Alpers (D)
Treasurer: Linda Szarkowski (D), Jolisa Ugalde (D)
Trustee (2 positions available): Todd Hoogland (R), Silvia Gans (D), Elizabeth Schwind (D)

Leland Township

Supervisor: Clint Mitchell (R), Susan Och (D)
Clerk: Lisa Brookfield (D)
Treasurer: Shirley Lynn Garthe (R)
Trustee (2 positions available): Mariann Kirch (R), Steve Scales (R), Kathryn Dawkins (D), Brian Fenlon (D) 

Solon Township

Supervisor: Christopher Comeaux (R), James Lautner (R)
Clerk: Shirley Mikowski (R)
Treasurer: Joan Gauthier (R)
Trustee (2 positions available): Kelly Claar (R), Steve Morgan (R), Mary O’Neill (D)

Suttons Bay Township 

Supervisor: Douglas Periard (D)
Clerk: Jean Moe (R)
Treasurer: Dorothy Petroskey (R)
Trustee (2 positions available): Debbie Slocombe (R), Eric Carlson (D)