2022 Macomb County Executive election

2022 Macomb County Executive election

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Nominee Mark Hackel Nicholyn Brandenburg Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 229,940 144,207 Percentage 61.46% 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]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Mark Hackel, incumbent County Executive

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Hackel (inc.)	68,741	100.00%
Total votes			68,741	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Nicholyn Brandenburg, former Macomb County Commissioner ^[3]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nicholyn Brandenburg	74,225	100.00%
Total votes			74,225	100.00%

General election

Results

2022 Macomb County Executive election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Hackel (inc.)	229,940	61.46%
	Republican	Nicholyn Brandenburg	144,207	38.54%
Total votes			374,147	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. "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.