2025 Election Cycle

Additional election information - including sample ballots for upcoming elections, voter registration information,
and updates on individual absentee ballot requests - can be found online at www.MI.gov/vote.

General Election

November 4, 2025

The 2025 General Election will determine who holds each of two seats on the Marquette City Commission, as well as one seat on the Marquette Board of Light and Power. All seats are for three-year terms.

Under Michigan law, candidates for these local offices are required to have completed and filed nominating petitions with the City Clerk by 4 p.m. on July 22, 2025

Candidates for Marquette City Commission

  • Sally Davis
  • Michael Larson
  • Matthew Luttenberger

Candidates for Marquette Board of Light and Power

  • Margaret Brumm
  • Douglas McMahon
  • Carrie Statt

Candidate Filing Information

City of Marquette

The filing deadline for candidates for the Marquette City Commission and the Marquette Board of Light and Power is July 22, 2025. Under state law, candidates are required to file completed paperwork with the City Clerk no later than 4 p.m. on that day.

Those looking to file as candidates can first review the City's Candidate Filing Information.

The following packet must be completed and submitted in person at the City Clerk's Office no later than 4 p.m. on July 22:

     2025 Candidate Filing Packet - Must be signed and notarized

     One of the following must also be returned:

          Official Candidate Petition Forms with the signatures of at least 25 registered electors from the City of Marquette

          or $100 nonrefundable filing fee

For those looking to gather signatures, official petition forms can be obtained in person at the City Clerk's Office.

Additionally, the State of Michigan's Statement of Organization form must be filed with the Marquette County Clerk. This form must be filed by all candidates, even if they don't plan to fundraise. Candidates have a number of days after filing with the City Clerk in which they can still submit this form to the County Clerk.

The candidate filing and nomination process for local office is laid out in Sec. 4-6 of the Marquette City Charter. Questions about the local filing process or requirements can be directed to the City Clerk's Office by email at clerk@marquettemi.gov, or by phone at 906-228-0430.

Polling Locations

City of Marquette polling places for this election cycle are as follows:

Precincts 1 and 2: Baraga Gym At City Hall

Precincts 3 and 4: YMCA of Marquette County

Polling Times

Per state law (MCL 168.720) polling locations will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Election Day Tuesday, November 4. Voters in line to vote at 8 p.m. shall be allowed to vote.

Early Voting for City of Marquette voters, Precincts 1 through 4 will take place at the Peter White Public Library. Early Voting will be open from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 30, Friday, October 31 and Saturday, November 1. 

Absent Voter Counting Board

State law now allow jurisdictions with a population of at least 5,000 to process and tabulate absentee ballots prior to election day. Preprocessing and early tabulation must be authorized by the city or township election commission. At their January 16, 2024 meeting, the City Election Board adopted a resolution authorizing the AV Counting Board to process and tabulate absentee ballots during the 8 days prior to election day, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. beginning in the February 2024 Presidential Primary and continuing for all future elections.

For this November 4, 2025 election the AVCB will preprocess and tabulate absent voter ballots on Friday, October 31 beginning no later than noon and on election day beginning no later than 3 p.m. The AVCB will be held in City Commisison Chambers, City Hall, 300 W. Baraga Avenue.

Number of election inspectors in the AVCB:

  • Friday, October 31 - 15
  • Tuesday, November 4 - 14

 

Election Background Information

The City of Marquette, in accordance with the City Charter and State Law, conducts elections annually to determine the membership of the Marquette City Commission and the Marquette Board of Light and Power. There are seven members of the City Commission and five members of the Board of Light and Power.