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Primary ElectionAug. 4, 2026
Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateMichigan
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Profiles92
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Macomb County Executive
County
Mark A. Hackel · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Macomb County's first and only county executive, in office since the position was created in 2011, and a former Macomb County sheriff, per Detroit News coverage of his April 2026 announcement that he is seeking a fifth term. He has won each of his four prior county-wide races, per that coverage.
A controls design engineer at JR Automation and a U.S. Army veteran with more than ten years of service including deployments to Iraq and Kuwait, per his campaign materials. He has served as a Republican precinct delegate, per local election coverage.
Macomb County Commissioner District 1 (partial term ending 12/31/2028)
County
Michael E. LaBuhn · Democratic▾
Michael E. LaBuhn is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary in the Macomb County Commissioner District 1 (partial term ending 12/31/2028), per the certified list.
Dan Bartolotta · Republican▾
Dan Bartolotta is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Republican primary in the Macomb County Commissioner District 1 (partial term ending 12/31/2028), per the certified list.
Ken Goike · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Owner of Goike Trucking and Excavating in Ray Township and a former three-term state representative, per his official county board biography. He was appointed to the District 1 seat in January 2025 to fill the vacancy left by former board chairman Don Brown's resignation, per Detroit News reporting, and is a past president of the Armada Fair, per his board biography.
Judge of Circuit Court — 16th Circuit (non-incumbent position)
Local
Jeremy F. Fisher▾
An assistant Macomb County prosecuting attorney for the past seven years, with roughly two decades of legal experience spanning bankruptcy practice in federal court and complex civil litigation, per his campaign announcement coverage in Warren Today. He holds his bachelor's and law degrees with honors from University of Detroit Mercy, per his campaign materials.
Priorities: Fairness, per his campaign announcement · Judicial independence, per his campaign announcement · Equal access to justice, per his campaign announcement
A trial attorney of more than 15 years who practices across Macomb County and Southeast Michigan at the district, circuit, and appellate levels, per her campaign site. An 11-year Macomb Township resident, she lists endorsements from more than 30 elected officials including two dozen judges, per her campaign's published endorsement list.
A civil trial attorney for more than 20 years and founder of Macomb Law Group, with a practice centered on personal injury, wrongful death, and insurance cases, per Macomb Daily reporting. A Marine Corps veteran from Clinton Township, he pledges to be a rule-of-law judge guided by the Constitution and binding precedent, per his campaign site.
An attorney magistrate at the 40th District Court for more than four years, where she conducts hearings in minor criminal matters, oversees small civil suits, and issues warrants, per her published candidate profile. A former solo practitioner focused on criminal defense, she organizes community expungement legal aid clinics, per her campaign site.
Priorities: A prepared, impartial court committed to straightforward justice, per her campaign site · Approaches that reduce recidivism, per her campaign site · Community safety and health, per her campaign site
Cory Ferriby is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary in the Lenox Township Trustee (two partial terms ending 11/20/2028), per the certified list.
Ed Pate · Democratic▾
Ed Pate is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary in the Lenox Township Trustee (two partial terms ending 11/20/2028), per the certified list.
Scott Clifford · Republican▾
Scott Clifford is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Republican primary in the Lenox Township Trustee (two partial terms ending 11/20/2028), per the certified list.
Ryan Gurley · Republican▾
Ryan Gurley is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Republican primary in the Lenox Township Trustee (two partial terms ending 11/20/2028), per the certified list.
Ron Zemens · Republican▾
Ron Zemens is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Republican primary in the Lenox Township Trustee (two partial terms ending 11/20/2028), per the certified list.
Michigan Senate District 9
State
Theresa Brooks · Democratic▾
A physician, small business owner, and Troy City Council member, per C and G Newspapers. Her campaign site points to eight years of grassroots community advocacy before winning her council seat.
Priorities: Affordability for Michigan families, per her campaign site · Access to quality health care and lower prescription costs, per her campaign site · Investing in strong schools, per her campaign site
A former political analyst for the U.S. State Department who later worked as a national security analyst for Elissa Slotkin and as chief of staff to a state representative, per C and G Newspapers.
Michael Webber is the incumbent state senator for Michigan Senate District 9 and is unopposed in the August 4, 2026 Republican primary, per local election reporting.
Michigan Senate District 10
State
Mark Anthony Murphy Jr. · Democratic▾
Mark Anthony Murphy Jr. is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary in the Michigan Senate District 10, per the certified list.
Natalie Price · Democratic▾
The sitting state representative for Michigan House District 6 and a former Berkley City Council member and teacher, per C and G Newspapers. She is giving up her House seat to run for the open state Senate seat of term-limited Paul Wojno, per that coverage.
A community organizer at Detroit Action and a former actress, per Michigan Legislative Consultants' district overview. Her campaign site describes a working mom who experienced homelessness and foster care in childhood, with utility accountability at the center of her energy platform, per her campaign site.
Priorities: Lowering the cost of living, including housing and child care, per her campaign site · Standing with workers and unions, per her campaign site · Clean, safe, and affordable water, per her campaign site
Michelle Nard is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Republican primary in the Michigan Senate District 10, per the certified list.
Michigan Senate District 11
State
Joseph Michael Hunt · Democratic▾
Joseph Michael Hunt is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary in the Michigan Senate District 11, per the certified list.
Alysha Johnson · Democratic▾
A Roseville challenger with a platform centered on childcare, housing, food assistance, support for seniors, and lowering everyday costs for gas, rent, and groceries, per her campaign site.
Veronica Klinefelt is the incumbent state senator for Michigan Senate District 11 and is on the official August 4, 2026 Democratic primary candidate list, per local election reporting.
Johnnie S. Townsend · Republican▾
Johnnie S. Townsend is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Republican primary in the Michigan Senate District 11, per the certified list.
Michigan Senate District 12
State
Kevin Hertel · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Kevin Hertel is the incumbent state senator for Michigan Senate District 12 and is on the official August 4, 2026 Democratic primary candidate list, per the chamber's current membership roster.
Joseph A. Backus · Republican▾
A certified teacher and longtime St. Clair Shores Republican precinct delegate, per his published candidate profile. He is separately a candidate for Macomb Community College trustee on the November ballot, per the county clerk's candidate list.
Patrick Shawn Biange · Republican▾
Patrick Shawn Biange is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Republican primary in the Michigan Senate District 12, per the certified list.
John Goldwater · Republican▾
An oil and gas entrepreneur, per Michigan Legislative Consultants' district overview. A New Baltimore father of six with children in Anchor Bay schools, he leads his platform with affordability, cleanup funding for Lake St. Clair, and eliminating taxes for seniors, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Lowering costs for families, per his campaign site · Lake St. Clair cleanup and shoreline investment, per his campaign site · Eliminating taxes for seniors, per his campaign site
An attorney and former mayor of Algonac, per Michigan Legislative Consultants' district overview. She hosts an interview show on Blue Water Healthy Living, per that outlet's listings.
Owner of a Michigan process serving company for 22 years who previously ran her own residential general contracting business, per her campaign site. A University of Michigan graduate who grew up in East Detroit and now lives on Lake St. Clair in Harrison Township, per her campaign site.
Priorities: Protecting and expanding senior programs, per her campaign site · Parental rights and school choice, per her campaign site · Promoting skilled trades and manufacturing, per her campaign site
Frank Borsellino is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary in the Michigan Senate District 24, per the certified list.
Edlira Sako · Democratic▾
A lead teacher at Macomb Montessori Academy who immigrated from Albania in 2012, with degrees from the University of Tirana and Wayne State University, per her published candidate profiles. She ran for the Macomb County Board of Commissioners in 2024, per those profiles.
Terence H. Mekoski · Republican▾
A career law enforcement officer and former state representative, per Michigan Legislative Consultants' district overview. His campaign leads with bringing accountability standards to state government, supporting police, and fiscal restraint in Lansing, per his campaign launch statement.
Priorities: Cracking down on corruption and insider deals, per his campaign site · Public safety and supporting law enforcement, per his campaign site · Fiscal responsibility for taxpayers, per his campaign site
The sitting state representative for Michigan House District 59, an attorney, and a former state senator with insurance, real estate, and small business experience, per Michigan Legislative Consultants' district overview.
April L. Osentoski is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary in the Michigan Senate District 25, per the certified list.
Andrew Beeler · Republican▾
A Navy veteran and small business owner who previously served as a state representative, per his campaign site. A U.S. Naval Academy graduate, he spent five years as a naval officer before entering public service, per his campaign site.
A former state representative from St. Clair, per Michigan Legislative Consultants' district overview.
John W. Mahaney · Republican▾
John W. Mahaney is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Republican primary in the Michigan Senate District 25, per the certified list.
Randy Schultz · Republican▾
A fifth-generation farmer, retired Ford Motor Company worker of nearly 38 years, and owner of Schultz Firearms, per his campaign site. He served 12 years as Mussey Township supervisor and helped build the Capac Senior Center, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Senior tax relief and affordable health care, per his campaign site · Public safety funding, per his campaign site · Veterans services, per his campaign site
A community advocate from Detroit focused on cutting property taxes and auto insurance rates and strengthening the police department, per Detroit News primary coverage.
Priorities: Cutting property taxes, per Detroit News coverage · Lowering auto insurance rates, per Detroit News coverage · Strengthening police staffing, per Detroit News coverage
Kimberly Fisher · Democratic▾
Founder and operator of a Detroit tea house, an experience she says gives her perspective on the challenges facing small businesses, per Detroit News primary coverage.
Michael Howard · Democratic▾
A small business owner and sitting Macomb County commissioner, per Detroit News primary coverage, which notes his board focus on road repairs, mental health care access, and public safety.
Priorities: Road repairs, per Detroit News coverage · Expanding access to mental health care, per Detroit News coverage · Public safety, per Detroit News coverage
Eddie Kabacinski · Republican▾
A former Warren City Council member, per Detroit News primary coverage.
Matthew Stafford · Republican▾
A former Marine and founder of a family services nonprofit that provides food, employment guidance, and housing help, per Detroit News primary coverage.
Dale J. Walker · Republican▾
A Warren Republican who won an uncontested nomination for this seat in 2024 before losing that November, per Detroit News primary coverage.
Michigan House District 12
State
Kimberly L. Edwards · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Kimberly L. Edwards is the incumbent state representative for Michigan House District 12 and is on the official August 4, 2026 Democratic primary candidate list, per the chamber's current membership roster.
Brian K. Hakola · Republican▾
Brian K. Hakola is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Republican primary in the Michigan House District 12, per the certified list.
Randell J. Shafer · Republican▾
Randell J. Shafer is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Republican primary in the Michigan House District 12, per the certified list.
Michigan House District 13
State
Mai Xiong · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Mai Xiong is the incumbent state representative for Michigan House District 13 and is on the official August 4, 2026 Democratic primary candidate list, per the chamber's current membership roster.
Casey Armitage · Republican▾
A lifelong Roseville resident who promises to be a voice for blue-collar workers, per Detroit News primary coverage.
Mark Thomas Foster · Republican▾
Mark Thomas Foster is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Republican primary in the Michigan House District 13, per the certified list.
Julie Leonardi · Republican▾
A school bus driver from Roseville involved with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, per Detroit News primary coverage.
Michigan House District 14
State
Minhaj Chowdhury · Democratic▾
Minhaj Chowdhury is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary in the Michigan House District 14, per the certified list.
Mike McFall · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Mike McFall is the incumbent state representative for Michigan House District 14 and is on the official August 4, 2026 Democratic primary candidate list, per the chamber's current membership roster.
Larry Szyska · Republican▾
Larry Szyska is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Republican primary in the Michigan House District 14, per the certified list.
Michigan House District 57
State
Tom Turner · Democratic▾
Tom Turner is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary in the Michigan House District 57, per the certified list.
Thomas E. Kuhn · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Thomas E. Kuhn is the incumbent state representative for Michigan House District 57 and faces no primary challenger on August 4, 2026, per local election reporting.
Michigan House District 58
State
Katrina Manetta · Democratic▾
Katrina Manetta is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary in the Michigan House District 58, per the certified list.
Ron Robinson · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Ron Robinson is the incumbent state representative for Michigan House District 58 and faces no primary challenger on August 4, 2026, per local election reporting.
Michigan House District 59
State
Jason Robbins · Democratic▾
Jason Robbins is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary in the Michigan House District 59, per the certified list.
Sylvia Grot · Republican▾
A Macomb County commissioner first elected in 2022, serving as the board's sergeant at arms and chair of the Macomb Orchard Trail Commission, per her campaign site. A 24-year Shelby Township resident, she points to the county's Aaa Moody's rating achieved during her budget oversight, per her campaign site.
Priorities: No new taxes and fiscal discipline, per her campaign site · Road and infrastructure investment, per her campaign site · Public safety and first responder funding, per her campaign site
A police officer of nearly two decades who serves as his department's training officer and firearms and de-escalation instructor, per his campaign site. A lifelong Macomb County resident, he holds a criminal justice degree from Northern Michigan University and a master's in public administration from Central Michigan University, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Fully funding police and public safety, per his campaign site · Tax relief for families and small businesses, per his campaign site · Roads and infrastructure funding, per his campaign site
A certified public accountant who runs her own accounting and tax business, with an earlier career as a corporate controller, per Detroit News primary coverage.
Amy Gray is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary in the Michigan House District 60, per the certified list.
Joseph Aragona · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Joseph Aragona is the incumbent state representative for Michigan House District 60 and is on the official August 4, 2026 Republican primary candidate list, per the chamber's current membership roster.
Michigan House District 61
State
Mahbube Khan · Democratic▾
Mahbube Khan is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary in the Michigan House District 61, per the certified list.
Denise Mentzer · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Denise Mentzer is the incumbent state representative for Michigan House District 61 and is on the official August 4, 2026 Democratic primary candidate list, per local election reporting.
John Grossenbacher · Republican▾
John Grossenbacher is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Republican primary in the Michigan House District 61, per the certified list.
Robert Wojtowicz · Republican▾
Robert Wojtowicz is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Republican primary in the Michigan House District 61, per the certified list.
Michigan House District 62
State
Phil Anosike · Democratic▾
Phil Anosike is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary in the Michigan House District 62, per the certified list.
Craig Plesco · Democratic▾
Craig Plesco is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary in the Michigan House District 62, per the certified list.
Matthew Smith · Democratic▾
A scientist who has taught chemistry at Macomb Community College and Lawrence Tech, per Detroit News primary coverage, which also notes his community volunteering and a previous run for the Macomb County commission.
Alicia St. Germaine · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Alicia St. Germaine is the incumbent state representative for Michigan House District 62 and is on the official August 4, 2026 Republican primary candidate list, per the chamber's current membership roster.
Michigan House District 63
State
Robert Kelly McFarland · Democratic▾
Robert Kelly McFarland is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary in the Michigan House District 63, per the certified list.
Jamie Sonneberger · Democratic▾
Jamie Sonneberger is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary in the Michigan House District 63, per the certified list.
Jay DeBoyer · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Jay DeBoyer is the incumbent state representative for Michigan House District 63 and is on the official August 4, 2026 Republican primary candidate list, per the chamber's current membership roster.
Michigan House District 65
State
James Andonoff · Democratic▾
James Andonoff is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary in the Michigan House District 65, per the certified list.
James M. O'Brien · Democratic▾
James M. O'Brien is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary in the Michigan House District 65, per the certified list.
Jaime Greene · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Jaime Greene is the incumbent state representative for Michigan House District 65 and is on the official August 4, 2026 Republican primary candidate list, per the chamber's current membership roster.
Michigan House District 66
State
Ned Zimmer · Democratic▾
Ned Zimmer is on the Macomb County Clerk's official candidate list for the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary in the Michigan House District 66, per the certified list.
Josh Schriver · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Josh Schriver is the incumbent state representative for Michigan House District 66 and is on the official August 4, 2026 Republican primary candidate list, per the chamber's current membership roster.
Macomb Community Trustee
Local
Joseph A. Backus▾
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County Commissioner, District 1
County
Don Brown · REP▾
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School Board Member (Fitzgerald Public Schools)
Local
Kimberly M. Lee▾
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School Board Member (Anchor Bay School District)
Local
Daryl Scott Ayers▾
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Anne Berglund▾
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Library Board Member (Harrison Township)
Local
Laura Johnson▾
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City Council (Center Line)
City
John J. Hanselman▾
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Peter Harenski▾
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Mayor (Center Line)
City
Richard Moeller▾
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