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Calhoun County
Calhoun County Republicans

Battle Creek · Marshall · Albion · Springfield and all nineteen townships

Primary
Election
Tue · Aug 4

Good
government
starts here.

The decisions that shape your taxes, your roads, and your schools are made by neighbors you can look in the eye. We make sure those neighbors are conservatives with common sense.

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Michigan Avenue, Marshall — the county seat
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Calhoun County by the numbers

4
Cities in the county
19
Townships organized
7
Commission districts
100%
Volunteer run

01 Who we are

A party that shows up.

The Calhoun County Republican Committee is the official county organization of the Republican Party, governed by elected precinct delegates from every corner of the county. No distant headquarters — volunteers, small-dollar donors, one standard: does it serve Calhoun County?

We recruit and support candidates for every office on your ballot, train precinct delegates, staff the county fair booth, and knock doors in all four cities and nineteen townships.

Come to a meeting
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County fair booth, Marshall fairgrounds
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Sign crew, a Saturday in October

02 Get involved

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

  • Become a precinct delegate. One form at the clerk's office puts you on the August ballot. We will walk you through it.

  • Volunteer on a campaign. Doors, phones, fair booths, sign crews. Two hours of your Saturday moves more votes than any ad.

  • Attend a meeting. Second Thursday, every month, 7100 Tower Road. See how the county party actually works.

Raise your hand

“Nobody from Lansing is coming to fix Marshall's roads. That's us.”

A precinct delegate · Marshall Township

03 On your ballot

Know your ballot.

Fifteen Republicans are running across Calhoun County in 2026 — sheriff to township clerk. Filter the full roster by the office that appears on your ballot.

Browse all candidates
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Sheriff · Countywide

Daniel R. Hartwell

Twenty-two years in county law enforcement. Staffed road patrols, fully funded marine division.

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County Clerk · Countywide

Margaret Okafor

Marshall small-business owner. Clean voter rolls, same-day records service, audited elections.

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Commissioner · District 5

James T. Vandenberg

Pennfield farmer and school-board veteran. No new county debt without a vote.

  1. Jul 09 Monthly committee meeting 7:00 PM · GOP Headquarters, 7100 Tower Road, Battle Creek
  2. Jul 25 Candidate meet & greet — Marshall 5:30 PM · Brooks Memorial Fountain Park, Marshall
  3. Aug 02 Get-out-the-vote rally & door knock 9:00 AM · Staging at HQ, routes across all 7 districts

04 Show up

Mark the calendar.

Every meeting is open to registered Republicans. No dues, no secret handshake — just neighbors doing the unglamorous work that wins elections.

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