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2 candidates are tracked for Macomb County Commissioner District 1 (partial term ending 12/31/2028) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Michael E. LaBuhn and Ken Goike. Candidate information follows official Macomb County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Ken Goike won the Republican primary with about 71 percent over Dan Bartolotta, and Michael E. LaBuhn was unopposed for the Democratic nomination, per the Macomb County Clerk's official results; Goike and LaBuhn meet on the November 3 ballot for the partial term.
Democratic
Michael E. LaBuhn appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Macomb County Commissioner District 1 (partial term ending 12/31/2028), per the Macomb County Clerk's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 4, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Michael E. LaBuhn.
Republican · Incumbent
Owner of Goike Trucking and Excavating in Ray Township and a former three-term state representative, per his official county board biography. He was appointed to the District 1 seat in January 2025 to fill the vacancy left by former board chairman Don Brown's resignation, per Detroit News reporting, and is a past president of the Armada Fair, per his board biography. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 4, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 4, 2026.