2012 Bay County Executive election

none January 2025 May 2024 2012 Bay County Executive election presidential no 2008 Bay County Executive election 2008 November 6, 2012 2016 Bay County Executive election 2016 File:3x4.svg Thomas L. Hickner Democratic Party (United States) 38,426 98.49% Bay County Executive Thomas L. Hickner Democratic Party (United States) Thomas L. Hickner Democratic Party (United States) The 2012 Bay County Executive election was held on November 6, 2012. Incumbent County Executive Thomas L. Hickner ran for re-election to a sixth term. He defeated Mark McFarlin, a perennial candidate, in the Democratic primary, by a wide margin. Hickner faced no opposition in the general election and was re-elected unopposed. Democratic primary Candidates Thomas L. Hickner, incumbent County Executive Mark McFarlin, private investigator, perennial candidateBellor Beth Bay County executive faces familiar opponent The Bay City Times July 29, 2012 Bay City, Michigan A4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bay-city-times/175564436/ July 4, 2025 Campaign Hickner ran for re-election to a sixth term as County Executive, citing his "experience and knowledge" in managing the county and his record of putting the county's finances in "excellent shape." He pointed to the fact that he "balanced the budget every year with no increase in general fund tax rates, while maintaining a healthy 'rainy day' fund."Martin Robert E. CANDIDATE FORUM: Mark McFarlin Takes on Thomas Hickner for the Position of Bay County Executive Review Magazine July 26, 2012 Saginaw, Michigan https://www.review-mag.com/article/candidate-forum-mark-mcfarlin-takes-on-thomas-hickner-for-the-position-of-bay-county-executive July 4, 2025 He was challenged by Mark McFarlin, who was the 2004 Republican nominee for County Executive and a 2008 Democratic candidate. McFarlin attacked Hickner as a "tax-and-spend liberal," arguing that county government salaries needed to be frozen and taxes needed to be dramatically cut "to stimulate growth in the commercial sector and provide needed employment." He criticized the County Commission as "reckless and undemocratic," and Hickner for "fail[ing] to hold the County Commission in check." Despite the sharp differences between the candidates, neither candidate raised or spent significant campaign funds, though Hickner raised significantly more than McFarlin.Bellor Beth Bay County Executive campaign not a high-spending affair, according to finance reports MLive July 26, 2012 https://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/2012/07/bay_county_executive_campaign.html July 4, 2025 Results Democratic primary resultsAugust 7, 2012 Primary Election Bay County Clerk August 16, 2012 https://www.baycountymi.gov/Docs/Clerk/Past%20Election%20Results/2012/August%207,%202012%20Primary%20Election.pdf July 4, 2025 Thomas L. Hickner (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 8,114 67.01% Mark McFarlin Democratic Party (United States) 3,971 32.80% Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 23 0.19% 12,108 100.00% Republican primary Candidates No candidates filed for the Republican nomination. Results Republican primary results Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 182 100.00% 182 100.00% General election Results 2012 Bay County Executive electionNovember 6, 2012 General Election Bay County Clerk 2012 https://www.baycountymi.gov/Docs/Clerk/Past%20Election%20Results/2012/November%206,%202012%20General%20Election.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20240808033803/https://www.baycountymi.gov/Docs/Clerk/Past%20Election%20Results/2012/November%206,%202012%20General%20Election.pdf August 8, 2024 September 7, 2026 Thomas L. Hickner (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 38,426 98.49% write-ins 591 1.51% 39,017 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Category:2012 United States county executive elections Category:2012 Michigan elections Category:Bay County Executive elections