This year will be the first time candidates for the Macomb County Board of Commissioners will run for four-year terms instead of serving two-year terms.
Wozniak wins GOP primary for Macomb County state Senate seat
Republican state Rep. Douglas Wozniak will face off against Democrat Martin Robert Genter in a special election to decide a GOP-leaning state Senate seat for Macomb County.
Wozniak was the top vote getter among seven GOP candidates in the race, earning 35.7% of the vote, while state Rep. Pamela Hornberger of Chesterfield Township finished second with 29.5%. Former Macomb County sheriff candidate Terence Mekosk ended up woth 20.8% of the vote.
Genter of Harrison Township won 70.5% of the vote against challenger John Bill of Rochester Hills.
The November 2020 election appeared to be a decisive factor in the Republican race.