Election day: November 3, 2026

2026 Harbor Springs Candidate Guide: In Their Own Words

We Love Harbor Springs invited every candidate on the November 3, 2026 Harbor Springs ballot to share the answers they wrote for the Harbor Light candidate questionnaire. We publish every response we received, exactly as each candidate sent it.

Mayor: 1 seat, 2 candidates
City Council: 2 seats, 5 candidates

How this guide works

Every candidate got the same invitation.
We publish each response word for word. We do not edit, shorten, rank, or comment on any answer.
Candidates appear in a random order, shuffled separately for each reader, so no candidate is always listed first.
When a candidate did not respond, we say so. If any candidate sends answers later, we will add them the same way.

Who owns the words

Each candidate wrote their own answers and owns them. Each candidate gave WLHS written permission to republish them here. This page contains no Harbor Light reporting, photos, editing, or layout.

No endorsement

WLHS does not support or oppose any candidate or party. Posting a response here does not mean we agree with it. Read every candidate, compare them, and vote.

Disclosure

Volunteers run WLHS, and it has no employees. Volunteers may support candidates on their own time, as private citizens. WLHS as an organization supports no candidate. Each candidate wrote their own responses.

Published by We Love Harbor Springs, PO Box 2, Harbor Springs, MI 49740. Last updated October 17, 2026.

Thank you, Harbor Light

The Harbor Light Newspaper asked every candidate these questions for its own candidate guide, and we’re grateful for that work. We asked the candidates for the answers they gave the Harbor Light, and this guide publishes the copy each candidate sent us. For local news all year, please subscribe to the Harbor Light.

Where and how to vote

Look up your polling place, sample ballot, and absentee options at the Michigan Voter Information Center.

Mayor

1 seat · 2 candidates

City Council

2 seats · 5 candidates