Mike Kowall

Mike Kowall
Member of the Michigan Senate from the 15th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2011
Preceded by	Nancy Cassis
Majority Floor Leader of the Michigan Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 15, 2015
Preceded by	Arlan Meekhof
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 44th district
In office January 1, 1999 – December 31, 2002
Preceded by	David N. Galloway
Succeeded by	John Stakoe
Personal details
Born	September 10, 1951 Detroit, Michigan
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Eileen Kowall
Children	Two
Profession	Business Owner
Religion	Christian

Mike Kowall (born September 10, 1951) is a Republican member of the Michigan Senate, having won election to the 15th District in 2010.^[1] Kowall served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1998-2002.^[2]

Kowall's wife, Eileen, serves in the Michigan House of Representatives, making them the first married couple to serve in the Legislature at the same time in 25 years (John Engler and Colleen House were the last).^[3]

Electoral History

Michigan state House 44th District Election 1998, Republican Primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Mike Kowall	4,710	64.7	N/A
	Republican	James F. McCarthy	1,829	25.1	N/A
	Republican	Rick Gladstone	737	10.1	N/A
Majority			2,881	41.6	N/A
Turnout			7,276		N/A

Michigan state House 44th District Election, 1998^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Mike Kowall	16,415	53.3	N/A
	Democratic	Matt Hogan	14,397	46.7	N/A
Majority			2,018	6.6	N/A
Turnout			30,812		N/A
	Republican hold		Swing

Michigan state House 44th District Election, 2008^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Mike Kowall (I)	26,439	61.6	+8.3
	Democratic	Matthew E. Hogan III	16,477	38.4	-8.4
Majority			9,959	23.2	16.6
Turnout			42,916		+39.2
	Republican hold		Swing

Michigan state Senate 15th District Election 2010, Republican Primary^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Mike Kowall	16,816	53.2	N/A
	Republican	Kerry Bentivolio	4,971	15.7	N/A
	Republican	Paul Graves	3,554	11.3	N/A
	Republican	Alan Stephens	2,881	9.1	N/A
	Republican	Steven Valentini	2,045	6.5	N/A
	Republican	John Cyrus Mohyi	1,318	4.2	N/A
Majority			11,845	37.5	-6.5
Turnout			31,585		+11.1%

Michigan state Senate 15th District Election, 2010^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Mike Kowall	65,216	62.4	+4.8
	Democratic	Pam Jackson	39,233	37.6	-2.1
Majority			25,983	24.8	+7.1
Turnout			104,449		-9.5
	Republican hold		Swing

Michigan state Senate 15th District Election 2014, Republican Primary^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Mike Kowall (I)	11,344	49.8	-3.4
	Republican	Matt Maddock	9,721	42.7	N/A
	Republican	Ron Molnar	1,707	7.5	N/A
Majority			1,623	7.1	-30.4
Turnout			22,772		-27.9

Michigan state Senate 15th District Election, 2014^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Mike Kowall (I)	52,797	58.5	-3.9
	Democratic	Michael D. Smith	37,489	41.5	+3.9
Majority			15,308	17.0	-7.0
Turnout			90,286		-13.6
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. http://www.misenategop.com/senators/about.asp?District=15
2. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/%28S%28ehhy1vz45v2fhqqx3xr3bi45%29%29/documents/2001-2002/michiganmanual/2001-mm-p0237-p0237.pdf
3. "Power couple: Oakland County husband, wife to serve in Michigan House, Senate". MLive.com.
4. "Election Results - Primary Election - August 4, 1998". Michigan Department of State. February 29, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
5. "Election Results - General Election - November 3, 1998". Michigan Department of State. February 22, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
6. "Election Results - General Election - November 7, 2000". Michigan Department of State. February 22, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
7. "Election Results - Primary Election - August 2, 2010". Michigan Department of State. February 29, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
8. "Election Results - General Election - November 2, 2010". Michigan Department of State. February 22, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
9. "Election Results - Primary Election - August 5, 2014". Michigan Department of State. February 29, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
10. "Election Results - General Election - November 4, 2014". Michigan Department of State. February 22, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.