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2 candidates are tracked for Michigan Senate District 12 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kevin Hertel and John Goldwater. Candidate information follows official Macomb County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Kevin Hertel was unopposed for the Democratic nomination, and John Goldwater won the five-way Republican primary with about 47 percent over Shelley Wright, Joseph A. Backus, Eileen Tesch and Patrick Shawn Biange, per official results certified by the Michigan Secretary of State; the nominees meet on the November 3 ballot.
Democratic · Incumbent
Kevin Hertel is the incumbent state senator for Michigan Senate District 12 and is the Democratic nominee on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Michigan Secretary of State's official primary results. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 4, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Kevin Hertel.
Republican
An oil and gas entrepreneur, per Michigan Legislative Consultants' district overview. A New Baltimore father of six with children in Anchor Bay schools, he leads his platform with affordability, cleanup funding for Lake St. Clair, and eliminating taxes for seniors, per his campaign site.
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-04.
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