Who's running
Here’s an overview of the 11 Ottawa County board of commissioners races in the Aug. 6 primary (two districts are uncontested in the primary), as well as countywide elected positions. Based on a recent state law, commissioners starting in 2025 will now serve four-year terms instead of two-year terms. An asterisk notes Ottawa Impact endorsement or affiliation. Incumbent candidates are in bold.
District 1
(Port Sheldon, Olive and Park townships)
James Berry
Democrats
Republicans
*Gretchen Cosby
Danielle Smith
Chris Kleinjans
Jordan Jorritsma
*Lucy Ebel
Democrats
Republicans
District 2
(Holland and Park townships)
Doug Zylstra
Orland Estrada
Democrats
Republicans
District 3
(City of Holland; uncontested)
Chris Crothers
Jacob Bonnema
Democrats
Republicans
District 4 (Zeeland and Holland and Zeeland townships; uncontested)
John Rabideau
Mark Northrup
*Joe Moss
Democrats
Republicans
District 5 (Hudsonville and Blendon, Jamestown and Zeeland townships)
Michelle Dieleman
*Kendra Wenzel
Shawn Haff
Democrats
Republicans
District 6
(Georgetown Township)
Heather Majestic
John Teeples
*Rachel Atwood
Democrats
Republicans
District 7
(Georgetown Township)
Rebecca Patrick
*Sylvia Rhodea
David Lee Morren
Democrats
Republicans
District 8
(Allendale Township)
Angela Stanford-Butler
Philip Kuyers
*Roger Belknap
Democrats
Republicans
District 9 (Grand Haven, Spring Lake and Robinson townships)
*Jason Koert
Josh Brugger
Republicans
District 10 (Grand Haven, Ferrysburg, Spring Lake Township)
Democrats
Oliver Shampine
Douglas VanBennekom
Keith Courtade
*Allison Miedema
Sara Bajema
Democrats
Republicans
District 11 (Northeastern Ottawa County, including Coopersville and Tallmadge and Crockery townships)
Richard Van Dop
*Greg Todd
Sara Matwiejczyk
Republicans
Prosecutor
*Jon Anderson
Eric DeBoer
Republicans
Sheriff
*Ben Genser
Cheryl Clark
Republicans
Treasurer