Lucido, Zinner elected to Macomb County Board

MACOMB COUNTY — Eastpointe City Councilwoman Sarah Lucido will continue serving the public as an elected official, but this time in a different role.

On election day Nov. 8, Lucido, a Democrat, was elected to represent District 13 on the Macomb County Board of Commissioners with 17,576 votes, defeating Republican Randell J. Shafer, who garnered 6,980 votes.

The district covers Eastpointe and parts of St. Clair Shores and Warren. The position has a two-year term of office.

“I’m super excited. I am so humbled and honored and want to thank the residents in the southeastern part of Macomb County for electing me,” Lucido said.

The newly elected county commissioner believes her “community engagement” is one of the strengths voters saw in her.

“I try to stay engaged with the community. I have kept the lines of communication open when serving on the Eastpointe City Council,” Lucido said.

Lucido has served seven years on the council. Her term was to expire in November 2023, and the seat will need to be filled.

“It will be up to the rest of the council how to move forward with the vacancy,” Lucido said.

She added that “it was a very hard decision” to run for the county seat when she had not finished out her term.

“I deeply respect all of my fellow council members I work with and the city administrators,” she said. “I will definitely miss working with all of them.”

In the race for a seat representing District 9 on the Macomb County Board of Commissioners, Republican Barbara Zinner was elected with 17,629 votes, defeating Democrat Dana Camphous-Peterson with 14,758 votes.

The seat is a two-year term. The district covers Harrison Township and part of St. Clair Shores.

“Every citizen is important to me. Thank you, citizens of Harrison Township and St. Clair Shores, District 9, for your loyal support in my election as your Macomb County Commissioner. I have enjoyed meeting so many of you and getting to hear your views, concerns and needs,” Zinner said via email. “I will continue to represent you to the best of my ability. I am currently working on getting our shores and water clean and healthy and in coordination with our neighboring county. I also want to make wise fiscally efficient decisions for all of us. I care about you; that is why I am doing this job.”

Democrat Kevin Hertel narrowly defeated Republican Pamela Hornberger to win a four-year seat representing the 12th District in the Michigan Senate. According to unofficial totals from the state, Hertel garnered 62,682 votes across Macomb, Wayne and St. Clair counties, while Hornberger received 62,369. Hertel handedly Wayne County, while Hornberger won Macomb and St. Clair. Hertel’s margin of victory was just 313 votes from a total of 125,051 votes cast in the race.

The district envelops a wide area around Lake St. Clair, including the cities of St. Clair Shores, Harrison Township, Mount Clemens, Chesterfield Township, New Baltimore, Clay Township and the Grosse Pointe communities.

In the race for a seat representing the 11th District in the Michigan House of Representatives, Democrat Veronica Paiz, currently a member of the Harper Woods City Council, defeated Republican Mark Foster for a two-year term. According to the state, Paiz received a total of 23,654 votes in Macomb and Wayne counties, while Foster received 11,881.

The district includes part of St. Clair Shores, the city of Harper Woods, and part of Detroit.

In the 62nd District of the state House, Republican Alicia St. Germaine was elected to a two-year term. She received 21,522 votes, beating out Democrat Michael Brooks who received 18,766 votes.

The district covers Fraser and Harrison Township, and parts of St. Clair Shores, Roseville, Clinton Township and Chesterfield Township.

 

School, college board results
In Lakeview Public Schools, Peter Accica and Gordon R. Miskelly were elected to serve six-year terms on the Board of Education with 3,749 and 3,213 votes, respectively. They defeated challengers Carol A. Herbon (2,807) votes and Anne McDaid-McMahan (2,334 votes). Also in the Lakeview district, Genevieve Taylor ran unopposed and was elected to the one partial term ending on Dec. 31, 2024, with 5,756 votes. Trustee Donald C. Wheaton Jr. did not seek reelection.

In the uncontested South Lake Public Schools election, Marsha Salome was elected to the Board of Education with 4,865 votes, and incumbent Robert Penn was reelected with 4,818 votes. Both seats are six-year terms. JoAnn Schwartz did not seek reelection.

The Lake Shore Public Schools Board of Education race was also unopposed with the reelection of incumbents Amy Thomas-August (5,643 votes) and Amber Wiggins-Hildebrand (5,388 votes). The terms are for six years. Board member Wendy Tobias was also elected (6,571 votes) to one partial term ending Dec. 31, 2026.

It was status quo for the Macomb Community College Board of Trustees, where five candidates ran for two open seats. Incumbents Katherine Lorenzo and Kristi Dean were reelected to the board with 110,034 and 93,208 votes, respectively, defeating challengers Joseph A. Backus (81,565 votes), Robert Boccomino (61,789 votes) and Louise Strong (55,147 votes). The trustees serve six-year terms.