2022 Macomb County Executive election

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2022 Macomb County Executive election
  2018 November 8, 20222026 
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Nominee Mark Hackel Nicholyn Brandenburg
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote229,940144,207
Percentage61.46%38.54%

County Executive before election

Mark Hackel
Democratic

Elected County Executive

Mark Hackel
Democratic

The 2022 Macomb County Executive election was held on November 8, 2022. Incumbent County Executive Mark Hackel ran for re-election to a fourth term. He was challenged by former County Commissioner Nicholyn Brandenburg, the Republican nominee. Despite Donald Trump's strong performance in the county in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, Hackel defeated Brandenburg in a landslide, winning 61 percent of the vote. [1]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Primary results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mark Hackel (inc.) 68,741 100.00%
Total votes68,741 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Primary results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Nicholyn Brandenburg 74,225 100.00%
Total votes74,225 100.00%

General election

Results

2022 Macomb County Executive election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mark Hackel (inc.) 229,940 61.46%
Republican Nicholyn Brandenburg144,20738.54%
Total votes374,147 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. Nichols, Anna Liz (November 4, 2022). "Commission races, SMART tax plan among election battles in Macomb County". The Detroit News . Detroit, Michigan. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Election Results: County Executive". Macomb County Clerk. August 11, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  3. Cook, Jameson (November 6, 2022). "Hackel faces challenge from Brandenburg in seeking re-election to fourth term". The Macomb Daily . Clinton Township, Michigan. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  4. "Election Results: County Executive". Macomb County Clerk. November 22, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2025.