Mike Kowall
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|image=
|name=Mike Kowall
|image name=
| office = Majority Floor Leader of the Michigan Senate
| term_start = January 15, 2015
| term_end = December 31, 2018
| predecessor = Arlan Meekhof
| successor = Peter MacGregor
|state_senate1=Michigan
|state1= Michigan
|district1=15th
|term_start1=January 1, 2011
|term_end1=December 31, 2018
|preceded1=Nancy Cassis
|succeeded1=Jim Runestad
|state_house3=Michigan
|state3=Michigan
|district3=44th
|term_start3=January 1, 1999
|term_end3=December 31, 2002
|preceded3=David N. Galloway
|succeeded3=John Stakoe
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1951|9|10|mf=y}}
|birth_place= Detroit, Michigan
|spouse= Eileen Kowall
|children= Two
|profession=Business owner
|party=Republican
}}
Mike Kowall (born September 10, 1951) is a former Republican member of the Michigan Senate, representing the 15th district from 2011 until 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.misenategop.com/senators/about.asp?District=15 |title=Senator Mike Kowall :: 15th District |website=www.misenategop.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018121954/http://www.misenategop.com/senators/about.asp?District=15 |archive-date=2012-10-18}} He served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002.http://www.legislature.mi.gov/%28S%28ehhy1vz45v2fhqqx3xr3bi45%29%29/documents/2001-2002/michiganmanual/2001-mm-p0237-p0237.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}
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).{{cite news|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2011/01/power_couple_oakland_county_hu.html|title=Power couple: Oakland County husband, wife to serve in Michigan House, Senate|work=MLive.com}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin | title=Michigan state House 44th District election 1998, Republican primary{{cite web | url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/98pri/#08044000 | title=Election Results - Primary Election - August 4, 1998 | publisher=Michigan Department of State |date=February 29, 2016 |accessdate=July 22, 2016}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Mike Kowall
|votes = 4,710
|percentage = 64.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = James F. McCarthy
|votes = 1,829
|percentage = 25.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Rick Gladstone
|votes = 737
|percentage = 10.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,881
|percentage = 41.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,276
|percentage =
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Michigan state House 44th District election, 1998{{cite web | url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/98gen/#08044000 | title=Election Results - General Election - November 3, 1998 | publisher=Michigan Department of State |date=February 22, 2016 |accessdate=July 22, 2016}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Mike Kowall
|votes = 16,415
|percentage = 53.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Matt Hogan
|votes = 14,397
|percentage = 46.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,018
|percentage = 6.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 30,812
|percentage =
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Michigan state House 44th District election, 2000{{cite web | url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/00gen/#08044000 | title=Election Results - General Election - November 7, 2000 | publisher=Michigan Department of State |date=February 22, 2016 |accessdate=July 22, 2016}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Mike Kowall (I)
|votes = 26,439
|percentage = 61.6
|change = +8.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Matthew E. Hogan III|votes=16,477|percentage=38.4|change=-8.4}}
{{Election box majority||votes=9,959|percentage=23.2|change=16.6}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=42,916|percentage=|change=+39.2}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Michigan state Senate 15th District election 2010, Republican primary{{cite web | url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10PRI/#07001000 | title=Election Results - Primary Election - August 2, 2010 | publisher=Michigan Department of State |date=February 29, 2016 |accessdate=July 22, 2016}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Mike Kowall
|votes = 16,816
|percentage = 53.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Kerry Bentivolio
|votes = 4,971
|percentage = 15.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Paul Graves
|votes = 3,554
|percentage = 11.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Alan Stephens
|votes = 2,881
|percentage = 9.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Steven Valentini
|votes = 2,045
|percentage = 6.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John Cyrus Mohyi
|votes = 1,318
|percentage = 4.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,845
|percentage = 37.5
|change = -6.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 31,585
|percentage =
|change = +11.1%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Michigan state Senate 15th District election, 2010{{cite web | url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10GEN/#07015000 | title=Election Results - General Election - November 2, 2010 | publisher=Michigan Department of State |date=February 22, 2016 |accessdate=July 22, 2016}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Mike Kowall
|votes = 65,216
|percentage = 62.4
|change = +4.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Pam Jackson
|votes = 39,233
|percentage = 37.6
|change = -2.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 25,983
|percentage = 24.8
|change = +7.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 104,449
|percentage =
|change = -9.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Michigan state Senate 15th District election 2014, Republican primary{{cite web | url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/14PRI/#07015000 | title=Election Results - Primary Election - August 5, 2014 | publisher=Michigan Department of State |date=February 29, 2016 |accessdate=July 22, 2016}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Mike Kowall (I)
|votes = 11,344
|percentage = 49.8
|change = -3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Matt Maddock
|votes = 9,721
|percentage = 42.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Ron Molnar
|votes = 1,707
|percentage = 7.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,623
|percentage = 7.1
|change = -30.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 22,772
|percentage =
|change = -27.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Michigan state Senate 15th District election, 2014{{cite web | url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10GEN/#07015000 | title=Election Results - General Election - November 4, 2014 | publisher=Michigan Department of State |date=February 22, 2016 |accessdate=July 22, 2016}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Mike Kowall (I)
|votes = 52,797
|percentage = 58.5
|change = -3.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Michael D. Smith
|votes = 37,489
|percentage = 41.5
|change = +3.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 15,308
|percentage = 17.0
|change = -7.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 90,286
|percentage =
|change = -13.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2018 Republican primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Lena Epstein
|votes = 26,925
|percentage = 30.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Rocky Raczkowski
|votes = 22,216
|percentage = 25.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Mike Kowall
|votes = 16,011
|percentage = 18.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Klint Kesto
|votes = 12,213
|percentage = 14.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Kerry Bentivolio
|votes = 9,831
|percentage = 11.3
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 87,196
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
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Category:Republican Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives
Category:People from Oakland County, Michigan
Category:Candidates in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections
Category:20th-century members of the Michigan Legislature
Category:21st-century members of the Michigan Legislature
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