Michigan's 18th
State Senate district
Senator
  Thomas Albert
R–Lowell
Demographics65% White
14% Black
5% Hispanic
11% Asian
4% Other
Population (2018)288,853[1]

Michigan's 18th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 18th district was created by the 1850 Michigan Constitution, as the 1835 constitution only permitted a maximum of eight senate districts.[2][3] It has been represented by Republican Thomas Albert since 2023, succeeding Democrat Jeff Irwin.[4][5]

Geography

District 18 encompasses all of Barry County, as well as parts of Allegan, Calhoun, Ionia, Kalamazoo, and Kent counties.[6]

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 18, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in the city of Ann Arbor – home to the University of Michigan – also covering the nearby Washtenaw County communities of Ypsilanti, Saline, Pittsfield Township, Ypsilanti Township, and Superior Township.[7]

The district was largely located within Michigan's 12th congressional district, with a small portion extending into the 7th district. It overlapped with the 52nd, 53rd, 54th, and 55th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[8]

List of senators

Senator Party Dates Residence Notes
Jesse G. Beeson Whig 1853–1854 Dowagiac [9][10][11]
James Sullivan Democratic 1855–1856 Dowagiac [9][12][13]
Alexander H. Morrison Republican 1857–1858 St. Joseph [9][14]
Franklin Muzzy Democratic 1859–1860 Niles [9][15][16]
Elijah Lacey Republican 1861–1862 Niles Died in office.[9][17][18]
Rufus W. Landon Democratic 1863–1864 Niles [9][19]
Warren Chapman Republican 1865–1868 St. Joseph [9][20]
Nathan H. Bitely Republican 1867–1870 Lawton [9][21]
George Hannahs Republican 1871–1872 South Haven [9][22]
James M. Goodell Republican 1873–1874 Corunna [9][23]
Charles M. Wood Democratic 1875–1876 Pinckney [9][24]
Elliot R. Wilcox Democratic 1877–1878 Pontiac [9][25]
Peter Dow Republican 1879–1882 Pontiac [9][26]
Joel W. McMahon Republican 1883–1884 Marlette [9][27]
Carl Heisterman Democratic 1885–1886 Bad Axe [9][28]
Chauncey W. Wisner Democratic 1887–1892 East Saginaw [9][29]
J. Milton Earl Republican 1893–1896 Belding [9][30]
Edgar S. Wagar Republican 1897–1900 Edmore [9][31]
George E. Nichols Republican 1901–1902 Ionia [9][32]
Charles H. Laflamboy Republican 1903–1904 McBride [9][33]
Walter Yeomans Republican 1905–1908 Ionia [9][34]
William H. Bradley Republican 1909–1912 Greenville [9][35]
Herbert E. Powell Republican 1913–1916 Ionia [9][36]
George W. Miller Republican 1917–1920 Greenville [9][37]
Foss O. Eldred Republican 1921–1924 Ionia [9][38]
Charles R. Herrick Republican 1925–1926 Fenwick [9][39]
Harold E. Stoll Republican 1927–1928 Detroit [9][40]
Claude H. Stevens Republican 1929–1932 Highland Park [9][41]
John W. Reid Republican 1933–1936 Highland Park [9][42]
Thomas Burke Democratic 1937–1938 Detroit [9][43]
Clyde V. Fenner Republican 1939–1940 Highland Park [9][44]
Clarence A. Reid Republican 1941–1948 Detroit [9][45]
James P. Hannan Democratic 1949–1950 Detroit [9][46]
Clarence A. Reid Republican 1951–1952 Detroit [9][45]
Allen H. Blondy Democratic 1953–1954 Detroit [9][47]
John B. Swainson Democratic 1955–1958 Detroit [9][48]
Raymond D. Dzendzel Democratic 1959–1964 Detroit [9][49]
Gilbert E. Bursley Republican 1965–1978 Ann Arbor [9][50]
Edward C. Pierce Democratic 1979–1982 Ann Arbor [9][51]
Lana Pollack Democratic 1983–1994 Ann Arbor [9][52]
Alma Wheeler Smith Democratic 1995–2002 Salem Township Also resided in South Lyon.[9][53]
Elizabeth Brater Democratic 2003–2010 Ann Arbor [9][54]
Rebekah Warren Democratic 2011–2018 Ann Arbor [9][55]
Jeff Irwin Democratic 2019–2022 Ann Arbor [9][56]
Thomas Albert Republican 2023–present Lowell [57][58]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 18[59]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeff Irwin 19,875 35.6
Democratic Michelle Deatrick 19,634 35.2
Democratic Anuja Rajendra 14,673 26.3
Democratic Matthew Miller 1,597 2.9
Total votes 55,779 100
General election
Democratic Jeff Irwin 96,891 76.6
Republican Martin Church 26,620 21.0
Working Class Thomas Repasky 2,954 2.3
Total votes 126,465 100
Democratic hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 18[59]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rebekah Warren (incumbent) 61,421 72.1
Republican Terry Linden 23,745 27.9
Total votes 85,166 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 18

Year Office Results[60]
2020 President Biden 77.2 – 21.5%
2018 Senate Stabenow 75.6 – 22.9%
Governor Whitmer 76.4 – 21.4%
2016 President Clinton 73.2 – 22.2%
2014 Senate Peters 71.9 – 24.9%
Governor Schauer 61.6 – 36.5%
2012 President Obama 72.2 – 26.7%
Senate Stabenow 73.1 – 23.5%

Historical district boundaries

Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
1964 Apportionment Plan[61]
1972 Apportionment Plan[62]
1982 Apportionment Plan[63]
1992 Apportionment Plan[64]
2001 Apportionment Plan[65]
2011 Apportionment Plan[66]

References

  1. ↑ "State Senate District 18, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. ↑ "CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1850". Michigan Legislature. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ "CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1835". Michigan Legislature. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Legislator Details - Thomas Albert". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Legislator Details - Jeff Irwin". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Linden_Senate". Michigan. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  8. ↑ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 "STATE LEGISLATORS, 1835-2019" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
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  11. ↑ "The Next Legislature". Detroit Free Press. November 23, 1852. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Legislator Details - James Sullivan". Library of Michigan. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  13. ↑ "The Next Legislature". Detroit Free Press. November 19, 1854. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Legislator Details - Alexander Hamilton Morrison". Library of Michigan. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Legislator Details - Franklin Muzzy". Library of Michigan. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Members of the Next Legislature". The Hillsdale Standard. November 30, 1858. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "Legislator Details - Elijah Lacey". Library of Michigan. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  18. ↑ "The Legislature". Detroit Free Press. November 13, 1860. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ↑ "Legislator Details - Rufus Wharton Landon". Library of Michigan. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Legislator Details - Warren Chapman". Library of Michigan. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Legislator Details - Nathan H. Bitely". Library of Michigan. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Legislator Details - George Hannahs". Library of Michigan. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  23. ↑ "Legislator Details - James M. Goodell". Library of Michigan. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  24. ↑ "Legislator Details - Charles M. Wood". Library of Michigan. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  25. ↑ "Legislator Details - Elliot R. Wilcox". Library of Michigan. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  26. ↑ "Legislator Details - Peter Dow". Library of Michigan. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  27. ↑ "Legislator Details - Joel W. McMahon". Library of Michigan. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  28. ↑ "Legislator Details - Carl Heisterman". Library of Michigan. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  29. ↑ "Legislator Details - Chauncey W. Wisner". Library of Michigan. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
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  32. ↑ "Legislator Details - George E. Nichols". Library of Michigan. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  33. ↑ "Laddey to Lair". Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  34. ↑ "Yatish to Yorgen". Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
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  36. ↑ "Powell". Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
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  38. ↑ "Elderd to Eldrich". Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  39. ↑ "Herrick". Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  40. ↑ "Legislator Details - Harold E. Stoll". Library of Michigan. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  41. ↑ "Stevens, C to D". Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  42. ↑ "Reid". Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  43. ↑ "Burke". Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  44. ↑ "Legislator Details - Clyde V. Fenner". Library of Michigan. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  45. 1 2 "Reid". Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  46. ↑ "Hannabury to Hanselman". Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  47. ↑ "Legislator Details - Allen H. Blondy". Library of Michigan. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  48. ↑ "Suvacki to Swamp". Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  49. ↑ "Dyerie to Dzula". Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  50. ↑ "Burrum to Burtnett". Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  51. ↑ "Pierce". Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  52. ↑ "Poll to Pomerleau". Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  53. ↑ "Legislator Details - Alma Wheeler Smith". Library of Michigan. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  54. ↑ "Elizabeth Brater". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  55. ↑ "Rebekah Warren". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  56. ↑ "Jeff Irwin". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  57. ↑ "Thomas Albert (Michigan)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  58. ↑ "Legislator Details - Thomas Albert". Library of Michigan. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  59. 1 2 "Michigan State Senate District 18". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  60. ↑ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  61. ↑ "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 377. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  62. ↑ "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 456. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
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  65. ↑ "SENATORIAL DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
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