2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Michigan House District 97

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Jack Bader

Democratic

Work: Realtor and small business owner (Vassar)

Jack Bader of Vassar is a Realtor and small business owner; the 2026 race is his first run for public office.

Sources for Bader

Jack Bader: candidate profile (Branch, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Jack Bader (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Briar Bearss

Republican

Work: CEO, Bearss Residential; U.S. Army veteran

Briar Bearss has led Bearss Residential since 2020 and co-founded My Tennessee Home Solution. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, he served as a U.S. Army officer.

Sources for Bearss

Briar Bearss (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Briar Bearss: candidate profile (Branch, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

Candidate list and race details

Official Candidate Listing, All State and Judicial Offices, General Election Nov. 3, 2026 (Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections, Public record)

What's included: U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices, every state legislative district on the ballot and statewide ballot measures.
Everything else: Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: mvic.sos.state.mi.us.
Candidate lists: As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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