2018 Macomb County Executive election

2018 Macomb County Executive election
	November 6, 2018
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^[1]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[2]
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^[1]
Norbert Golembiewski, computer systems engineer^[1]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[2]
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^[3]
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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Cook, Jameson (August 2, 2018). "Four seek two spots in County Executive primary". The Macomb Daily. Clinton Township, Michigan. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Election Results: County Executive". Macomb County Clerk. August 17, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
^ "Election Results: County Executive". Macomb County Clerk. November 20, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2025.

[four_seek_two_spots-1] Cook, Jameson (August 2, 2018). "Four seek two spots in County Executive primary". The Macomb Daily. Clinton Township, Michigan. Retrieved June 29, 2025.

[primary_results-2] "Election Results: County Executive". Macomb County Clerk. August 17, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2025.

[3] "Election Results: County Executive". Macomb County Clerk. November 20, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2025.

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