Become part of the movement for unbiased, accessible election information. Donate today.
Terence Mekoski
Terence Mekoski (Republican Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 36. He assumed office on May 9, 2022. He left office on January 1, 2023.
Mekoski (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 36. He won in the special general election on May 3, 2022.
Mekoski also ran for re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 59. He lost in the Republican primary on August 2, 2022.
Biography
Terence Mekoski lives in Shelby Township, Michigan. Mekoski earned an associate degree from Macomb Community College in 1984. His career experience includes working as a deputy commander of patrol services with the Oakland County Sheriff's Office and a sergeant in a narcotics enforcement unit. Mekoski has served as the chair of the Light and Dark Ministry in Detroit and has been affiliated with the Knights of Columbus and the Washington Township Lions.[1]
Elections
2022
Regular election
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 59
Douglas Wozniak defeated James Diez in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 59 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Douglas Wozniak (R) | 65.2 | 28,255 |
 | James Diez (D) | 34.8 | 15,083 | |
| Total votes: 43,338 | |||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 59
James Diez advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 59 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Diez | 100.0 | 6,156 |
| Total votes: 6,156 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 59
Douglas Wozniak defeated incumbent Terence Mekoski and Frank Cusumano in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 59 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Douglas Wozniak | 52.1 | 6,810 |
 | Terence Mekoski | 34.3 | 4,491 | |
 | Frank Cusumano | 13.6 | 1,781 | |
| Total votes: 13,082 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Campaign finance
Special election
See also: Michigan state legislative special elections, 2022
General election
Special general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 36
Terence Mekoski defeated James Diez in the special general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 36 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Terence Mekoski (R) | 59.6 | 7,834 |
| James Diez (D) | 40.4 | 5,316 | |
| Total votes: 13,150 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 36
James Diez advanced from the special Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 36 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Diez | 100.0 | 3,766 |
| Total votes: 3,766 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 36
Terence Mekoski defeated Sylvia Grot, William Thompson, and Grant Golasa in the special Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 36 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Terence Mekoski | 39.5 | 3,443 |
| Sylvia Grot | 35.7 | 3,115 | ||
 | William Thompson | 20.3 | 1,768 | |
| Grant Golasa | 4.6 | 399 | ||
| Total votes: 8,725 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Stan Grot (R)
Campaign finance
2021
See also: Michigan state legislative special elections, 2021
General election
Special general election for Michigan State Senate District 8
Douglas Wozniak defeated Martin Genter in the special general election for Michigan State Senate District 8 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Douglas Wozniak (R) | 61.9 | 30,555 |
 | Martin Genter (D) | 38.1 | 18,838 | |
| Total votes: 49,393 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Kamal (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 8
Martin Genter defeated John Bill in the special Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 8 on August 3, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Martin Genter | 70.5 | 9,562 |
| John Bill | 29.5 | 3,999 | ||
| Total votes: 13,561 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 8
The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 8 on August 3, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Douglas Wozniak | 35.7 | 9,510 |
 | Pamela Hornberger | 29.5 | 7,861 | |
| Terence Mekoski | 20.8 | 5,553 | |
| Mary Berlingieri | 7.7 | 2,050 | ||
| Kristi Dean | 2.5 | 666 | ||
 | Bill Carver | 2.4 | 645 | |
| Grant Golasa | 1.4 | 372 | ||
| Total votes: 26,657 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
Regular election
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Terence Mekoski did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Special election
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Terence Mekoski did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Terence Mekoski did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.
Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of Michigan scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.
2024
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2024, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2024, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 to December 23.
|
2023
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2023, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2023, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 to November 14.
|
2022
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2022, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2022, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 12 to December 28.
|
Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.
Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of Michigan scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.
2022
In 2022, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 12 to December 28.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Legislators are scored on labor issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to agriculture.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Legislators are scored on a number of bills selected by the editor of MIRS, a state capitol newsletter.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Douglas Wozniak (R) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 36 2022-2023 |
Succeeded by Steve Carra (R) |
