Macomb County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

John Conyers is running for Michigan Senate District 3 on a platform focused on making Michigan more affordable, growing the economy, investing in people, and restoring trust in government, according to his campaign website. He describes his campaign as people-powered and funded by individual supporters rather than corporate donations.

Brooks is a physician and small business owner who teaches at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and has spent more than fifteen years treating patients in physical medicine and rehabilitation, per the campaign site. She trained at the Mayo Clinic, earned her medical degree from Michigan State University, and served on the Troy City Council, including as mayor pro tem, per the campaign site.

Webber is a licensed insurance agent who previously served in the Michigan House from 2015 to 2020, including as chair of the House Committee on Regulatory Reform, and on the Rochester Hills City Council for seven years, per the campaign site. He holds a bachelor's degree in international relations from Michigan State University's James Madison College, per the campaign site.

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.

Michelle Nard is a former Macomb County Commissioner running to represent Michigan Senate District 10, per the campaign site. Nard founded the mentoring group Zhanre Opportunity Enterprises, per the campaign site.

Klinefelt is a first-term Michigan state senator who previously served ten years as a Macomb County commissioner and eight years on the Eastpointe city council, per the campaign site. She also served as president of the Michigan Association of Counties and on the National Association of Counties board, per the campaign site.

Kevin Hertel represents Senate District 12 and previously served in the Michigan House representing the 18th district from 2017 to 2022, per the Michigan Senate Democrats caucus site.

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.

Doug Wozniak is the state representative for the 59th House District and a small-business owner and practicing attorney with his own law firm, who is also a licensed insurance agent, realtor and broker, per the Michigan House Republicans' member page. Per the same page, he first won election to the House in 2018 and is a former Shelby Township trustee.

April Osentoski has a background in business management and has pursued recent certificates in digital marketing and demographic analysis, per her campaign site. She is running as the Democratic nominee for Senate District 25. April L. Osentoski appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the county clerk's certified candidate list.

Andrew Beeler is a Navy veteran and small business owner who graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2014 and served five years as a Surface Warfare Officer, per the Library of Michigan legislative biography. The same biography lists him as a Michigan House member for the 64th District in the 2023-2024 session.

Kimberly Fisher is a candidate for Michigan House District 11, per her campaign site. She has lived in the district for more than 37 years, and her family's roots in the community go back more than 90 years, per her campaign site.

Stafford is a U.S. Marine veteran and nonprofit founder who studied business and finance at Davenport University and was recognized as Student of the Year at Cincinnati State, per the campaign site. He also served as Lieutenant Governor of his student government, per the campaign site.

Mai Xiong is the incumbent state representative for Michigan House District 13 and is the Democratic nominee on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official primary results.

Tom Turner is a licensed attorney and lifelong Michigan resident from Sterling Heights, per his campaign site. He served as a U.S. Army judge advocate from 2019 to 2025, including a deployment to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, per Heartland Signal.

Kuhn is an attorney with more than 35 years of legal practice who served 12 years as a city commissioner, 12 years on the Oakland Community College Board of Trustees, including two years as chair, and four years as an Oakland County commissioner before his election to the Michigan House in 2022, per the campaign site.

Katrina Manetta has worked as a server for the past eight years and as a community organizer, per her campaign site. She graduated from Oakland University, attended Utica schools, and was born and raised in Macomb County, where she still lives, per her campaign site.

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.

Amy Gray is a small business owner running to represent Michigan House District 60 in Macomb County, per the campaign site.

Joseph Aragona is the state representative for Michigan District 60, elected in 2022, per his campaign site. He holds an MBA from Michigan State University and a biomedical diagnostics degree from Oakland University, and previously served as a Clinton Township planning commissioner, per his campaign site. He is president of the Macomb Humane Society and active in local Kiwanis and Goodfellows organizations, per his campaign site.

Robert Wojtowicz is a Chippewa Valley Schools Board of Education trustee, elected in 2020 to a six-year term ending in 2026, per his campaign site. He is a lifelong Macomb County resident and community volunteer who has served as a parent teacher organization president and on Clinton Township committees, per his campaign site. He is a father of three, per his campaign site.

Sonneberger holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan-Flint and was formerly a member of the Michigan State University Marching Band, per the campaign site. He has experience working alongside students, educators and community members, per the campaign site.