Macomb County Voters Have Crowded Ballots in Aug. 2 Primary

MACOMB COUNTY, MI — Voters in Macomb County will decide several county races in the primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 2. Polls are open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m.

Two Republicans are vying for the right to challenge incumbent Sheriff Anthony Wickersham, a Democrat, in November. The Republicans are Philip Neumeyer, of Van Dyke, and Paul M. Smith, of Sterling Heights.

Both Republicans and Democrats have primaries in the clerk/register of deeds races.

Republican candidates are Sylvia Grot, of Shelby Township, and Debera Guenther, Karen Spranger and Julie Ann Williams, all of Warren. Democrats are Denise Doherty (formerly Denise Greiner), of Clinton Township; Fred Miller, of Mount Clemens; and Paul Wojno, of Warren.

Three Republicans are vying for the right to challenge incumbent Democratic Treasurer Derek A. Miller, of Warren, in November. They are Larry Rocca, of Clinton Township; Erin A. Stahl, of Roseville; and Paul Viar, of Shelby Township.

Democratic incumbent Public Works Commissioner is unopposed in the primary, but will face the winner of the Republican primary between Joseph M. Hunt, of Warren, and Candice S. Miller, of Mount Clemens.

Following are county commissioner races with opposition:

District 4: Republicans Ron Babin, Norbert Golembiewski, Joseph V. Romano and Joel Thomas are vying for the right to challenge Liz Sierawski in November. Voters in southern and eastern Sterling Heights vote in this race.

District 5: Incumbent Robert Mijac faces a Democratic challenger, John Myers III, and there’s a race on the Republican side, too, between Marcia Grot and Roger Lonsway. Voters in northern Sterling Heights vote in this race.

District 8: Newcomers Phil Kraft, of New Baltimore, and Anne Nicolazzo, of Chesterfield Township, are vying for the Republican nomination. On the Democratic side, Chesterfield Township residents Paul Esposito and David R. Lusk are squaring off. Voters in Lenox and Chesterfield Townships, the Village of New Haven and the city of New Baltimore decide this race.

District 9: Democrats Mark Brewer, of Clinton Township, and Elizabeth Ann Lucido, of Mount Clemens are vying for the right to challenge Douglas M. Trost, of Clinton Township, in November. Voters in part of Macomb Township, Mount Clemens and Clinton Township decide this race.

District 10: Two Republicans and five Democrats are vying for this open seat. Republicans are Greg Fedon, of Harrison Township, and Linda Burns, of St. Clair Shores. Democrats are Michael A. Boyle, of St. Clair Shores, and Raymond D. Contesti, Jimmy Gwizdala, Robert A. Leonetti and Matt Wojcik, all of Harrison Township. This race is decided by St. Clair Shores and Harrison Township voters.

District 12: Two Republicans, Jeff Ford and Saddie Lane, are vying for the right to face incumbent Democrat Bob Smith in this race to be decided by voters in Clinton Township.

District 13: Incumbent Joe Sabatini, of Clinton Township, has four Republican primary opponents — Frank Cusumano, Leon Drolet, Anthony D. Giglio and Arnold Slominski, all of Macomb Township. The winner will face Macomb Township Democrat Martha O’Kray in November. Macomb Township voters decide this race.

Voter Information

The Voter Information Center at www.michigan.gov/vote has answers to frequently asked elections questions, including finding your polling location and viewing a sample ballot.

For more on Macomb County races, click here.

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