2018 Macomb County Executive election

2018 Macomb County Executive election

November 6, 2018

Nominee Mark Hackel Joseph M. Hunt Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 231,389 113,121 Percentage 67.16% 32.84%

Macomb County Executive before election Mark Hackel Democratic Elected Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel Democratic

The 2018 Macomb County Executive election was held on November 6, 2018. Incumbent County Executive Mark Hackel ran for re-election. In the general election, he was challenged by corporate trainer Joseph Hunt, the Republican nominee. Hackel defeated Hunt in a landslide, winning 67 percent of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Mark Hackel, incumbent County Executive
• Arnold Simkus, businessman

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Hackel (inc.)	71,206	83.14%
	Democratic	Arnold Simkus	14,444	16.86%
Total votes			85,650	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Joseph M. Hunt, corporate trainer, 2016 County Commission candidate
• Norbert Golembiewski, computer systems engineer

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph M. Hunt	36,508	55.78%
	Republican	Norbert Golembiewski	28,937	44.22%
Total votes			65,445	100.00%

General election

Results

2018 Macomb County Executive election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Hackel (inc.)	231,389	67.16%
	Republican	Joseph M. Hunt	113,121	32.84%
Total votes			344,510	100.00%
	Democratic hold