Last updated October 30, 2022.
All 110 seats in the Michigan Senate are up for election in 2022. Republicans won a 58-52 majority in 2020, unchanged from 2018. Rs have controlled the house since 2010.
Michigan has a new state house map, thanks to the Michigan's Independent Redistricting Commission. The commission drew lines that split many counties and split Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, and the Lansing area to benefit Ds. Other districts have strange shapes for no clear reason.
The existing map has ten black-majority districts based in Detroit, plus one in Southfield and one in Flint. This map has only six black-majority districts based in Detroit/Southfield (4, 5, 6, 9, 16, 18), and one in Flint (70). There are nine districts between 40% and 50% black (1, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17). There are 15 districts that are partly but not wholly contained in Detroit, up from 7 in the existing map. No district is completely in Detroit.
Michigan Redistricting: State House Map Approved
Michigan Redistricting: State House Map Approved
Interactive versions of the map are available at Dave's Redistricting and MICRC.
Michigan State House Map-Dave's Redistricting
Michigan State House Map-MICRC
Several incumbents had to move to avoid unfriendly districts or primaries with other incumbents. There are 53 open seats; 36 state reps are term-limited. A bunch of state reps are running for state senate or other offices, and two just retired. There was be one incumbent-v-incumbent primary. There will also be many interesting general election races.
President Trump endorsed eight candidates for Michigan state house. One (Maddock) is an incumbent, one (Rocha) was disqualified, and one (Bricker) is challenging an incumbent. His endorsees won in districts 43, 79, 99 and lost in 63, 71, 88. In addition, several candidates are tying themselves closely to Trump (a MAGA platform) and others are promoting conspiracy theories about the 2020 election (a Stop the Steal platform). One incumbent running in a substantially different district (97) lost a primary challenge.
Consider the districts in detail. The election data for each district is the R candidates for President 2016 (P16), Attorney General 2018 (AG18), Governor 2018 (G18), and President 2020 (P20). (There was 1-5% of the vote for third party candidates in these races.) Additional information on the races comes from Gongwer and RepublicanMichigander.
1. [S Detroit] Safe D
P16: 7 G18: 7 AG18: 8 P20: 11
This district has a strong claim to be the most diverse in Michigan, and has successively had black, Hispanic, Jewish, Muslim, Chinese, and black representatives. Tyrone Carter (D) was elected in 2018. Incumbent rep. (18-22) Cynthia Johnson (D) filed here, but was disqualified due to campaign finance problems. Paula Campbell is the R nominee.
2. [Southgate, Allen Park] Safe D
P16: 43 G18: 37 AG18: 38 P20: 43
The downriver area has moved right under Trump, but is more D downballot. Tullio Liberati (D), younger brother of rep (14-20) Frank Liberati, was elected in 2020. Michael D'Onofrio won the R nomination.
3. [central Dearborn, Detroit] Safe D
P16: 21 G18: 20 AG18: 20 P20: 21
Rep. (16-21) Abdullah Hammoud (D) was elected mayor of Dearborn in 2021. Attorney Jeffrey Pepper (D) won a 2022 special election to replace him, but will not seek a full term. Community organizer Alabas Farhat, who lost the 2022 special election primary to Pepper, won the D nomination. Ginger Shearer will be the R nominee.
4. [E Dearborn, Detroit] Safe D
P16: 6 G18: 5 AG18: 5 P20: 8
Community organizer Karen Whitsett (D) was first elected in 2018. She made headlines in 2020 after calling the house D leader racist and praising President Trump after recovering from coronavirus. She won renomination in 2020 with 45% against a split field. She has not attracted much attention in her second term, and won renomination with 55%. Tonya Renay Wells will be the R nominee.
5. [Birmingham, Detroit] Safe D
P16: 20 G18: 20 AG18: 21 P20: 21
This particularly absurd district is one of four that are thin strips from Detroit to Oakland County. It has a chunk of Detroit, slices through Oak Park to the mostly white suburb of Birmingham (with precincts from Southfield, Royal Oak, and Berkley). Berkley City Councilmember Natalie Price won the D nomination. Paul Taros won the R nomination.
6. [Oak Park, Detroit] Safe D
P16: 16 G18: 16 AG18: 16 P20: 16
This is one of four districts that are thin strips from Detroit to Oakland County. Oak Park City Council Member Regina Weiss (D) was elected in 2020. Charles Villerot is the R nominee.
7. [Royal Oak, Detroit] Safe D
P16: 16 G18: 16 AG18: 16 P20: 17
This is one of four districts that are thin strips from Detroit to Oakland County, gerrymandered to reduce the number of black-majority districts. Helena Scott (D), a legislative staffer, was elected in 2020. There is no R candidate.
8. [Madison Heights, Detroit] Safe D
P16: 21 G18: 19 AG18: 20 P20: 23
This is one of four districts that are thin strips from Detroit to Oakland County, gerrymandered to reduce the number of black-majority districts. Hazel Park City Councilmember Mike McFall won the D nomination. Robert Noble won the R nomination.
9. [E Detroit] Safe D
P16: 5 G18: 6 AG18: 5 P20: 7
Hamtramck city commissioner Abraham Aiyash (D), a pro-Bernie Sanders progressive, was elected in 2020. Michele Lundgren won the R nominee.
10. [Grosse Pointes, Detroit] Safe D
P16: 32 G18: 32 AG18: 34 P20: 31
This district reunites the Grosse Pointes (a clear community of interest), but combines them with part of Detroit, making it unlikely that they can elect a candidate of their choice. Joe Tate (D) was elected in 2018, and is expected to be the next house D leader. Mark Corcoran is the R nominee.
11. [St. Clair Shores, Detroit] Safe D
P16: 33 G18: 30 AG18: 31 P20: 33
This is one of five districts containing part of Detroit and Macomb County, gerrymandered to reduce the number of black-majority districts. Harper Woods Council Member Veronica Paiz won a 9-candidate primary for the D nomination with 18.9%. Mark Foster won the R nomination.
12. [Eastpointe, Detroit] Safe D
P16: 31 G18: 26 AG18: 27 P20: 31
This is one of five districts containing part of Detroit and Macomb County, gerrymandered to reduce the number of black-majority districts. Roseville City Clerk Rich Steenland (D) was elected in 2020. Kimberly Edwards defeated Steenland for the D nomination in a major upset. Diane Saber is the R nominee.
13. [E Warren, Detroit] Safe D
P16: 34 G18: 31 AG18: 32 P20: 35
This is one of five districts containing part of Detroit and Macomb County, gerrymandered to reduce the number of black-majority districts. Lori Stone (D) was elected in 2018 to a district covering most of Warren. Ronald Singer is the R nominee.
14. [W Warren, Detroit] Safe D
P16: 27 G18: 24 AG18: 25 P20: 29
This is one of five districts containing part of Detroit and Macomb County, gerrymandered to reduce the number of black-majority districts. It combines territory from the districts of Shri Thanedar (D), who is leaving to run for congress, and Lori Stone, who is running in an adjacent district. Activist Donavan McKinney won the D nomination. Wendy Jo Watters is the R nominee.
15. [Dearborn Heights, W Dearborn] Safe D
P16: 39 G18: 34 AG18: 36 P20: 37
This district has a significant Middle Eastern population. Dearborn City Councilmember Erin Byrnes, won the D nomination. Steven Mackie is the R nominee.
16. [SE Livonia, Detroit] Safe D
P16: 23 G18: 20 AG18: 21 P20: 23
This district is gerrymandered to include part of Detroit and some swing areas in Livonia. Stephanie Young (D) was elected to a district entirely within Detroit in 2020. Keith Jones won the R nomination.
17. [NE Livonia, Detroit] Safe D
P16: 31 G18: 29 AG18: 30 P20: 31
This district is gerrymandered to include part of Detroit and some swing areas in Livonia. Laurie Pohutsky (D) is a progressive who was first elected to a swing district based in Livonia in 2018. Penny Crider, who lost a state house primary in 2020, is the R nominee. Her husband is the R nominee for state senate district 6.
18. [Southfield, Farmington] Safe D
P16: 19 G18: 18 AG18: 19 P20: 20
Kyra Bolden (D), who was elected in 2018, is running for Michigan Supreme Court. Southfield City Councilman Jason Hoskins won the D nomination. Wendy Webster Jackson is the R nominee.
19. [N Farmington Hills, S Bloomfield Twp] Safe D
P16: 33 G18: 32 AG18: 34 P20: 31
Farmington Hills City Council member Samantha Steckloff (D) was elected in 2020. This district changed shape significantly, but the partisan numbers didn't change much. Anthony Paesano is the R nominee.
20. [W Bloomfield Twp.] Lean D
P16: 43 G18: 39 AG18: 41 P20: 43
Ryan Berman (R), first elected in 2018, did not seek reelection. He unsuccessfully sought the R endorsement for AG. This district added some of the current district of retiring rep. Mari Manoogian (D), moving significantly left. Political activist Noah Arbit won the D nomination. Realtor Albert Mansour won the R nomination.
21. [Novi] Lean D
P16: 45.3 G18: 43.4 AG18: 45.9 P20: 42.4
Novi city councilmember Kelly Breen (D) flipped this historically conservative seat D in 2020. The new district moved several points left. Novi Mayor Pro Tem David Staudt won the R nomination.
22. [W Livonia, Plymouth, Northville] Tossup
P16: 50 G18: 46.8 AG18: 49.7 P20: 47.2
Matt Koleszar (D) was first elected in 2018, flipping a historically R seat that moved left under Trump. This district moved several points right compared to Koleszar's old district. Businesswoman Cathryn Neracher is the R nominee. Livonia Councilman Rob Donovic filed here, but was disqualified due to residency issues.
23. [E Ann Arbor, South Lyon] Safe D
P16: 35 G18: 35 AG18: 37 P20: 34
As part of an effort by the commission to elect more Ds in the Washtenaw County area, Ann Arbor was split into four pieces. This particularly absurd district has a slice of Ann Arbor, R-leaning Salem Township, South Lyon from Oakland County, and parts of Plymouth and Northville Townships in Wayne County. Washtenaw County Commissioner Jason Morgan is the D nominee. Richard Sharland is the R nominee.
24. [Canton Twp] Safe D
P16: 41 G18: 37 AG18: 40 P20: 38
Ranjeev Puri (D) was elected in 2020. John Anthony is the R nominee.
25. [Westland, Wayne] Safe D
P16: 40 G18: 34 AG18: 36 P20: 40
Kevin Coleman (D) was first elected in 2018. Scott Barlow is the R nominee.
26. [Garden City, Inkster, N Romulus] Safe D
P16: 32 G18: 27 AG18: 28 P20: 34
Scandal-plagued rep. Jewell Jones (D) is term limited. Teacher Dylan Wegela won the D nomination. James Townsend will be the R nominee.
27. [Trenton, Grosse Ile] Tossup
P16: 51.5 G18: 44.6 AG18: 46.7 P20: 51.3
The downriver area has many working class voters who have moved right under Trump. Teacher Jaime Churches is the D nominee. Trenton City Councilmember Bob Howey lost a race for state house by less than 1% in 2016. Howey won the R nomination this year.
28. [NE Monroe, Brownstown Twp] Tossup
P16: 51.5 G18: 43.4 AG18: 45.6 P20: 51.9
This is one of three districts that contain part of Wayne and Monroe Counties. It is gerrymandered to stretch from Taylor (D) in Wayne to rural R areas of Monroe. Veterans Affairs Director Robert Kull is the D nominee. Nurse Jamie Thompson won the R nomination.
29. [Taylor, Huron] Tossup
P16: 51.6 G18: 44.3 AG18: 46.3 P20: 53
This is one of three districts that contain part of Wayne and Monroe Counties. It is gerrymandered to stretch from Taylor (D) in Wayne to rural R areas of Monroe. Alex Garza (D) was first elected in 2018. He lost an election for mayor of Taylor in 2021. Sales manager James DeSana won the R nomination.
30. [S Monroe] Safe R
P16: 57 G18: 53 AG18: 55 P20: 60
Bedford Township trustee TC Clements, who was elected in 2020, lost a bid for state senate. Army veteran William Bruck won the R nomination. Suzanne Jennens is the D nominee.
31. [N Monroe, Belleville] Lean D
P16: 47.4 G18: 42.1 AG18: 44.1 P20: 48.8
This is one of three districts that contain part of Wayne and Monroe Counties. It combines heavily D parts of Wayne with rural R areas of Monroe. Van Buren Township Trustee Reggie Miller won the D nomination. Truck driver Dale Biniecki won the R nomination.
32. [Ypsilanti] Safe D
P16: 22 G18: 20 AG18: 21 P20: 22
Ronnie Peterson (D) is term limited. Ypsilanti Township Trustee Jimmie Wilson Jr. won the D nomination. Martin Church is the R nominee.
33. [S Ann Arbor, Pittsfield Twp] Safe D
P16: 25 G18: 24 AG18: 26 P20: 23
As part of an effort by the commission to elect more Ds in the Washtenaw County area, this district combines part of Ann Arbor with rural townships. County Commissioner Felicia Brabec (D) was elected in 2020. The R nominee is Robert Borer III.
34. [Lenawee] Safe R
P16: 57 G18: 53 AG18: 54 P20: 58
Bronna Khale (R) is term limited. State senator (14-22) Dale Zorn was previously a state rep (10-14). He is termed out of the state senate, but can still serve one more term in the state house. He is running in Lenawee County rather than in Monroe County, which he previously represented. He defeated retired fire chief Ryan Rank by only 17 votes for the R nomination. John Dahlgren is the D nominee.
35. [Hillsdale, Branch] Safe R
P16: 69 G18: 64 AG18: 66 P20: 71
This district was almost unchanged, adding only the city of Hudson. Attorney Andrew Fink (R) was elected in 2020. He launched a leadership bid, but later dropped it. Fink defeated a MAGA challenger, farmer Steve Meckley, 57-43. The D nominee is Andrew Watkins.
36. [St. Joseph, Cass] Safe R
P16: 63 G18: 59 AG18: 62 P20: 65
Steve Carra (R) was first elected in 2020. After congressman Fred Upton voted for impeachment, Carra announced a run against him, and was endorsed by President Trump. Redistricting took Carra out of the new district, and added the base of Congressman Bill Huizenga, who ran for the seat. President Trump then offered a "complete and total" endorsement of Huizenga. While not explicitly un-endorsing Carra, this served to push him out of the race, and he chose to run for reelection. Upton decided not to seek reelection.
While Carra was running for Congress, several other candidates launched campaigns for this seat. Carra won renomination with 40%. The other candidates, former Kalamazoo county commissioner and Kalamazoo GOP chairman Scott McGraw, Navy veteran Jack Coleman, and pastor Jerry Solis each got about 20%.
37. [S Berrien, W Cass] Safe R
P16: 59 G18: 57 AG18: 58 P20: 60
This district lost the lakeshore and added more of interior Berrien County. Teacher Brad Paquette (R) was first elected in 2018. Naomi Ludman is the D nominee.
38. [Berrien to Allegan lakeshore] Tossup
P16: 46.1 G18: 44.9 AG18: 46.5 P20: 44.6
This absurd district runs about 75 miles along the Lake Michigan shoreline from New Buffalo to Saugatuck. It is barely a mile wide at one point. Apparently, people who live close to a lake form a community of interest. This district promotes "partisan fairness" since it favors Ds.
The R nominee is accountant Kevin Whiteford, the husband of term-limited Allegan County state rep (16-22) Mary Whiteford. The D nominee is Joey Andrews, an AFL-CIO operative who lost a bid for state house in N Berrien in 2018.
39. [Van Buren] Safe R
P16: 58 G18: 54 AG18: 57 P20: 60
This district lost the lakeshore of Van Buren and added parts of Berrien and Allegan. Pauline Wendzel (R), a businesswoman who was elected to a N Berrien district in 2018, is running here after her district was split into several pieces. She defeated Matt Nilson 57-43. Jared Polonowski is the D nominee.
40. [Portage, Oshtemo, Texas] Lean D
P16: 42 G18: 41 AG18: 44.6 P20: 40
This area was R-held until 2020, when county commissioner Christine Morse (D) won an open seat. It has a lot of upscale suburban areas that have moved left under Trump. The new district loses R areas of Schoolcraft, Prairie Ronde, and Oshtemo precinct 1 and adds two precincts in Kalamazoo. The R candidate is Kalamazoo GOP vice-chair Kelly Sackett, who protested school mask mandates. This district is a long shot, but could be competitive if suburbs return to voting R.
41. [Kalamazoo city] Safe D
P16: 23 G18: 22 AG18: 24 P20: 23
County commissioner Julie Rogers (D) was elected in 2020 after losing earlier bids in 2006 and 2008. The R candidates is Terry Haines.
42. [rural Kalamazoo, Plainwell] Safe R
P16: 52.9 G18: 49.4 AG18: 53.2 P20: 52.6
This district includes about half of the district currently represented by Matt Hall, along with parts of three other districts. Hall was first elected in 2018, defeating a moderate incumbent, and is now in line to be the R leader next term. He moved here from Calhoun County after being put in the same district as Sarah Lightner (R) of Jackson County. She refused to move, but eventually agreed to drop her own leadership bid and support Hall. The D nominee is Justin Mendoza.
43. [Allegan, S Barry] Safe R
P16: 67 G18: 64 AG18: 67 P20: 69
This absurd district includes the majority of Allegan County, southern Barry County, one township from Eaton County, and part of a township in Ottawa County. Allegan incumbent reps Mary Whiteford and Steve Johnson are both term-limited. Martin Township Clerk Rachelle Smit won the R nomination due to the Trump endorsement and strong fundraising. Mark Ludwig is the D nominee.
44. [Battle Creek, Albion] Tossup
P16: 48.1 G18: 44.4 AG18: 47.3 P20: 49.4
This district was drawn as a gerrymander to put the most D areas of Calhoun in one district to protect then-speaker Jase Bolger (R) in a neighboring district. Incredibly, the redistricting commission maintained this gerrymander. County commissioner Jim Haadsma (D) was elected to this open seat in 2018. For the third straight election, the R candidate is Dave Morgan, who lost with 48.2% in 2018 and 48.7% in 2020. Morgan was the Calhoun dem chairman and lost state house races in 2010 and 2014 as a D, before serving as Pennfield Township supervisor as an R 2016-20.
45. [S Calhoun, W Jackson] Safe R
P16: 64 G18: 59 AG18: 63 P20: 65
Sarah Lightner (R) was first elected in 2018 in a rural Jackson County district. The new district includes the majority of the current district represented by Matt Hall (R). Lightner refused to move, but eventually agreed to drop her own leadership bid and support Hall. The D nominee is Ron Hawkins, who has lost previous bids for state house in 2018 and 2020.
46. [Jackson city] Lean R
P16: 48 G18: 44.4 AG18: 46.8 P20: 49.1
This district was gerrymandered by adding Chelsea in Washtenaw County and removing rural R townships. Julie Alexander (R) is term limited. Broadcaster Kathy Schmaltz won the R nomination. AFL-CIO staffer Maurice Imhoff, who is age 20, is the D nominee. He was disowned by the D establishment due to having made violent threats as a high school student. He ended, then restarted, his campaign.
47. [W Ann Arbor, SW Jackson] Safe D
P16: 37 G18: 34 AG18: 36 P20: 37
As part of an effort by the commission to elect more Ds in the Washtenaw County area, this absurdly gerrymandered district combines part of Ann Arbor with rural townships in Jackson County. Rep. Donna Lasinski (D) lives here, but is term limited. Social work lecturer Carrie Rheingans won the D nomination. Tina Bednarski-Lynch won the R nomination.
48. [N Ann Arbor, SC Livingston] Tossup
P16: 48.1 G18: 44.6 AG18: 46.5 P20: 46.6
As part of an effort by the commission to elect more Ds in the Washtenaw County area, this absurdly gerrymandered district combines part of Ann Arbor with rural townships in Jackson and Livingston Counties. Journalist Jennifer Conlin is the D nominee. Marine veteran and pastor Jason Woolford won the R nomination.
49. [SE Livington, Wixom] Safe R
P16: 54.9 G18: 51.2 AG18: 53.7 P20: 53.2
Ann Bollin was first elected in 2018. Chase Turner, who lost bids for state house in Oakland County in 2018 and 2020, attempted to run here, but was disqualified due to campaign finance issues. The D nominee is Christina Kafkakis.
50. [N, W Livingston] Safe R
P16: 65 G18: 59 AG18: 62 P20: 64
Former Livingston County Sheriff Bob Bezotte (R) was elected in 2020. Glen Miller is the D nominee.
51. [White Lake, Milford] Safe R
P16: 61 G18: 56 AG18: 58 P20: 59
Matt Maddock, an antiestablishment leader who has the Trump endorsement, was first elected in 2018. He has floated running for R leader. Sarah May-Seward is the D candidate.
52. [Waterford, Independence] Safe R
P16: 59 G18: 53 AG18: 56 P20: 57
Police officer Mike Harris (R) was elected in a 2022 special election, following the death of Andrea Schroeder. Robin McGregor is the D nominee.
53. [Pontiac, S Waterford] Safe D
P16: 30 G18: 28 AG18: 29 P20: 32
Brenda Carter (D) was first elected in 2018. Waterford Township Trustee Anthony Bartolotta is a surprisingly credible candidate for this seat. He previously lost the 2018 R primary for a state house seat to Andrea Schroeder.
54. [N Bloomfield, Auburn Hills, Orion] Lean R
P16: 51.2 G18: 48.4 AG18: 50.8 P20: 48.3
This is a rare example of a good draw for Rs (though not very compact), which puts shaky territory in Bloomfield Township with more R Orion Township to the north. Orion Township Treasurer and realtor Donni Steele won the R nomination. Businesswoman Shadia Martini won the D nomination.
55. [Rochester Hills] Lean R
P16: 50.9 G18: 48.2 AG18: 51.1 P20: 48.1
This historically conservative wealthy suburban seat has trended left under Trump. Rochester Hills City Council member Mark Tisdell (R) won a highly competitive general election in 2020. Businesswoman Patricia Bernard won the D nomination.
56. [Troy] Lean D
P16: 45.1 G18: 42 AG18: 44.6 P20: 41.3
This wealthy suburban seat has trended left under Trump. Padma Kuppa (D), first elected in 2018, is running for state senate. The D nominee is marketing manager Sharon MacDonell. Businessman Mark Gunn is the R nominee.
57. [W Sterling Heights] Lean R
P16: 52 G18: 46.4 AG18: 48.4 P20: 53.1
Diana Farrington (R) is term limited. Immigration lawyer Aisha Farooqi is the D nominee. Oakland County Commissioner and attorney Thomas Kuhn is the R nominee.
58. [E Sterling Heights] Tossup
P16: 52.5 G18: 45.4 AG18: 48 P20: 52.1
This district is very oddly shaped for no clear reason. Nate Shannon (D) was first elected in 2018. He defeated a deeply flawed R opponent 53-47 in 2020. Businesswoman Michelle Smith won the R nomination.
59. [Shelby Twp] Safe R
P16: 64 G18: 58 AG18: 61 P20: 63
State rep (18-21) Doug Wozniak won a 2021 special election for a Macomb-based state senate seat. Terence Mekoski, a retired police officer who finished third in the R primary won by Wozniak, then won the special election to replace him. Redistricting put Wozniak in the same district as Senator Ruth Johnson, and he chose to run for state house against Mekoski. Wozniak, an establishment R, defeated Mekoski, a Stop the Steal candidate, 52-34. James Diez is the D nominee.
60. [Macomb Twp] Safe R
P16: 59 G18: 51.4 AG18: 55 P20: 58
Jeff Yaroch (R) is term limited. Former Clinton Townshp Trustee Joseph Aragona will be the R nominee. Stop the Steal activist Mellissa Carone moved to this district from Wayne County intending to run for state house, but she was disqualified from the ballot due to failure to file campaign finance reports. Linda Clor won the D nomination.
61. [Clinton Twp] Lean D
P16: 50.3 G18: 43.6 AG18: 45.8 P20: 49.5
This district moved slightly right, losing SW Clinton Township. William Sowerby (D) is term limited.
Mount Clemens City Commissioner Denise Mentzer is the D nominee. Chiropractor Mike Aiello won the R nomination after being disqualified when he ran for state house in 2016.
62. [Harrison Twp] Lean R
P16: 52.8 G18: 46.1 AG18: 48.2 P20: 52.7
Compared to the old district containing Harrison Township, this district moved left a few points. Steve Marino (R) is term limited. His reputation was badly damaged by revelations that he had an affair with Rep. Mari Manoogian (D) and had made bizarre threats against her. He was removed from his committees, but was not charged with a crime. Alicia St. Germaine won the R nomination, defeating Steve's father Joe Marino. Michael Brooks is the D nominee.
63. [Chesterfield Twp, S St. Clair] Safe R
P16: 64 G18: 56 AG18: 59 P20: 65
Pamela Hornberger is term limited and running for state senate. St. Clair County Clerk Jay DeBoyer won the R nomination. Democrat Kelly Noland is the D nominee.
64. [E St. Clair] Safe R
P16: 58 G18: 49.5 AG18: 52.6 P20: 59
R incumbents Andrew Beeler (20-P) and Gary Eisen (18-P) both live here and ran here, even though there are several neighboring seats that are open, and either could have moved. Beeler won the R nomination 67-26. Charles Howell is the D nominee.
65. [W St. Clair, E Lapeer] Safe R
P16: 70 G18: 62 AG18: 65 P20: 71
This district has pieces of the old districts of Gary Howell, Pamela Hornberger, and Jeff Yaroch, who are all term limited, and Gary Eisen, who lost renomination in a Port Huron area district. Navy veteran and Richmond City Councilmember Jaime Greene won the R nomination. Mark Lingeman won the D nomination.
This district has pieces of the old districts of Gary Howell, Pamela Hornberger, and Jeff Yaroch, who are all term limited, and Gary Eisen, who lost renomination in a Port Huron area district. Navy veteran and Richmond City Councilmember Jaime Greene won the R nomination. Mark Lingeman won the D nomination.
66. [NE Oakland] Safe R
P16: 66 G18: 61 AG18: 63 P20: 65
Rep. John Reilly (R) is term limited. Teacher Josh Schriver won the R nomination with a libertarian-leaning platform. Emily Busch is the D nominee.
67. [W Lapeer, NE Genesee] Safe R
P16: 58 G18: 50.2 AG18: 54 P20: 60
This district includes about half of the districts of Gary Howell (R), who is term limited, and David Martin (R), who lives in a neighboring district. In one of the few good draws for Rs, this district absorbs some D-leaning areas near Flint while remaining safe R. It also includes one township from Tuscola County, which happens to be where state rep (18-P) Phil Green (R) lives. Green, the son of senator (10-18) Mike Green, ran in this district, which is almost entirely new to him. Green won an 8-way R primary with 25.5%. Brian LaJoie is the D nominee.
68. [Burton, Davison] Lean R
P16: 52.5 G18: 45.5 AG18: 49.9 P20: 52.3
This district contains the residences of Tim Sneller (D), who is term limited, and David Martin (R). Martin, a county commissioner from Davison who upset an incumbent D in 2020 in a NW Genesee district, ran here. This district is slightly to the right of Martin's old district, and the area has moved significantly right under Trump. Journalist Cheri Hardmon won the D nomination.
69. [W Genesee] Safe D
P16: 41 G18: 36 AG18: 40 P20: 42
State rep (18-22) John D. Cherry is running for state senate. Legislative staffer Jasper Martus won the D nomination. Jesse Couch is the R nominee.
70. [Flint] Safe D
P16: 17 G18: 14 AG18: 16 P20: 19
Due to population loss in Flint, this district expanded from being contained within Flint to containing Flint and some suburban areas. It has a black majority. Cynthia Neeley (D) won a 2020 special election to replace her husband Sheldon Neeley after he was elected mayor of Flint. Tim Butler won the R nomination.
71. [Shiawassee] Safe R
P16: 57 G18: 50.4 AG18: 56 P20: 60
Ben Frederick (R) is term limited. Shiawassee County Sheriff Brian BeGole won the R nomination. Mark Zacharda is the D nominee.
72. [Fenton, Grand Blanc] Safe R
P16: 55 G18: 49.6 AG18: 53 P20: 55
This district added some competitive areas near Flint. It shifted slightly left, but is still safe. Former police officer Mike Mueller (R) was first elected in 2018. Stacy Taylor won the D nomination.
73. [rural Ingham] Lean D
P16: 43 G18: 39 AG18: 43 P20: 44
This rural Ingham district loses Delhi Township and adds part of East Lansing. It is usually close, but never close enough for Rs to win. Julie Brixie (D) was elected in 2018 to a district based in East Lansing and Meridian Township. Norm Shinkle (R) was state senator (1982-90) from Monroe County. After relocating to the Lansing area, he served in many leadership positions in the local and state GOP, and is currently on the state board of canvassers. He surprisingly filed to run for this seat at the last minute.
74. [S Lansing, Delhi Twp] Safe D
P16: 31 G18: 28 AG18: 31 P20: 31
As part of an effort by the commission to elect more Ds in the Lansing area, this district splits Lansing. Kara Hope (D) was elected to a largely rural and suburban district in 2018 but lives here. Jennifer Sokol is the R nominee.
75. [Meridian Twp, SE Clinton] Safe D
P16: 39 G18: 35 AG18: 40 P20: 38
As part of an effort by the commission to elect more Ds in the Lansing area, this district splits East Lansing and absorbs rural R areas. Former Ingham County Commissioner Penelope Tsernoglou, who lost to Julie Brixie in the 2018 D primary for state house, won the D nomination. Chris Stewart is the R nominee.
76. [Eaton] Tossup
P16: 47.9 G18: 42.9 AG18: 46.9 P20: 47.9
This district flipped several times over the past decade, and usually has close races. Angela Witwer (D) was first elected with 50.8% in 2018 and was reelected with 51.2% in 2020. Eaton County Commissioner Jeremy Whittum is the R nominee, but has raised little money.
77. [N Lansing, SW Clinton] Safe D
P16: 37 G18: 33 AG18: 38 P20: 37
As part of an effort by the commission to elect more Ds in the Lansing area, this district splits Lansing and absorbs rural R areas of Clinton County. Sarah Anthony (D) lives here but is running for state senate, and Graham Filler (R) lived here, but moved north to a safe district. Leftist activist Emily Dievendorf won the D nomination. John Magoola is the R nominee.
78. [Ionia, NE Barry] Safe R
P16: 62 G18: 56 AG18: 61 P20: 63
This is essentially the Ionia/Barry County seat of term-limited rep Julie Calley, but it includes small parts of Eaton and Kent Counties. Former Eaton County commissioner Christine Barnes and businesswoman Gina Johnsen faced off in the 2020 R primary for an Eaton County seat (Johnsen won the primary but lost the general). Johnsen won 42% over Barnes and two other candidates in the R primary. Leah Groves is the D nominee.
79. [S Kent] Safe R
P16: 65 G18: 64 AG18: 67 P20: 63
This district has most of the southern tier of Kent, plus three townships from Barry and one from Allegan. Angela Rigas won the R nomination with help from a Trump endorsement. She unsuccessfully challenged rep Lisa Lyons in the 2014 R primary, and was on the capital grounds on January 6. The D nominee is Kimberly Kennedy-Barrington.
80. [Kentwood, East Grand Rapids] Lean D
P16: 42.7 G18: 43 AG18: 46.1 P20: 39.8
As part of an effort by the commission to elect more Ds in the Grand Rapids area, this district lost several rural townships and added part of Grand Rapids. Kent County Commissioner Phil Skaggs won the D nomination. Attorney Jeffrey Johnson is the R nominee.
81. [NE Grand Rapids, Ada Twp] Lean D
P16: 45.5 G18: 43.3 AG18: 46.6 P20: 41.8
As part of an effort by the commission to elect more Ds in the Grand Rapids area, this district lost several rural townships and added part of Grand Rapids. Rachel Hood (D), who was first elected to a peripheral Grand Rapids district, now lives here. Rep. Lynn Afendoulis (18-20), who lost a race for Congress in 2020, is the R nominee.
82. [SE Grand Rapids] Safe D
P16: 24 G18: 25 AG18: 27 P20: 23
Rep. Dave LaGrand (D) is term limited and running for state senate. Grand Rapids school board member Kristian Grant won the D nomination. Ryan Malinoski won the R nomination.
83. [Wyoming, SW Grand Rapids] Lean D
P16: 46.2 G18: 43.6 AG18: 45.9 P20: 44
As part of an effort by the commission to elect more Ds in the Grand Rapids area, this district lost heavily R Byron Township and added part of Grand Rapids. Rep Tommy Brann (R) is term limited and running for state senate. Wyoming City Councilmember John Fitzgerald won the D nomination. Businesswoman Lisa DeKryger is the R nominee.
84. [W Grand Rapids, Walker, Grandville] Tossup
P16: 47.5 G18: 43.8 AG18: 47.1 P20: 43.7
As part of an effort by the commission to elect more Ds in the Grand Rapids area, this district lost several rural townships and added part of Grand Rapids. Walker City Commissioner Carol Glanville (D) was elected 52-40 in a normally safe R district in a May 2022 special election after the election of Mark Huizenga to the state senate. The R nominee in that election was Robert Regan, who had made many controversial comments on rape, feminism, and Putin's war that came to light after the primary. Regan, who previously lost house races in 2014, 2018, and 2020, lost again this year. Loan officer Mike Milanowski, who ran as a write-in in the special, receiving about 8% of the vote, won the R nomination with 51% this time.
85. [Jenison, Zeeland] Safe R
P16: 71 G18: 69 AG18: 72 P20: 67
Bradley Slagh was first elected in 2018. Todd Avery is the D nominee.
86. [Holland] Safe R
P16: 51.7 G18: 51.4 AG18: 54.4 P20: 49.3
This Holland-area district has trended left, but is more R downballot. Former Holland Mayor Nancy De Boer won the R nomination. Larry Jackson, the D nominee, has been disowned by the D establishment due to a criminal past.
87. [Muskegon city] Safe D
P16: 37 G18: 34 AG18: 37 P20: 39
This district is open, as Terry Sabo is term limited and running for state senate. Will Snyder, district director for Terry Sabo, won the D nomination. The R nominee is Michael Haueisen.
88. [Grand Haven, Norton Shores] Safe R
P16: 54.5 G18: 51.7 AG18: 55.3 P20: 53.7
Greg VanWoerkom, son of state senator (02-10) Jerry VanWoerkom, was elected to the rural Muskegon district in 2018. That district was chopped into three pieces, and his home is in this district that contains much of the district of term-limited rep Jim Lilly. VanWoerkom won the R nomination with 63% over former missionary Mick Bricker, who got the Trump endorsement. Christine Baker won the D nomination.
89. [E Ottawa, SE Muskegon] Safe R
P16: 65 G18: 61 AG18: 64 P20: 66
This district adds a chunk of Muskegon County. Luke Meerman (R) was first elected in 2018. The D nominee is Sharon McConnon.
90. [NC Kent] Safe R
P16: 60 G18: 57 AG18: 60 P20: 59
Bryan Posthumus (R) was first elected in 2020. He is the son of LG (1998-2002) Dick Posthumus and brother of Kent County Clerk Lisa Lyons. Meagan Hintz is the D nominee.
91. [Montcalm] Safe R
P16: 64 G18: 58 AG18: 62 P20: 67
Pat Outman, the son of senator (18-P) Rick Outman, was first elected in 2020. Tammy DeVries won the D nomination.
92. [Isabella, N Gratiot] Lean R
P16: 50.8 G18: 46.4 AG18: 50.2 P20: 53
This district is drawn in the way most beneficial to Ds. While it keeps Isabella County whole, it includes northern Gratiot County, which is the most pro-D area in any of the five neighboring counties. Roger Hauck (R) is term limited and running for state senate. Farmer Jerry Neyer won the R nomination. CMU professor Anthony Feig is the D nominee. He previously lost the D primary for MI-4 in 2020.
93. [W Saginaw, S Gratiot, N Clinton] Safe R
P16: 62 G18: 57 AG18: 62 P20: 64
Graham Filler (R) was first elected in 2018. He moved into this new district after his house was put into a D-heavy district as part of the gerrymander of the Lansing area. Jeffrey Lockwood is the D nominee.
94. [Saginaw city] Safe D
P16: 31 G18: 29 AG18: 32 P20: 32
Saginaw County commissioner Amos O'Neal (D) was elected in 2020. James Shepler is the R nominee.
95. [Midland] Safe R
P16: 57 G18: 55 AG18: 57 P20: 57
State rep Annette Glenn (18-22) is running for state senate. Former DIA officer Bill G. Schuette, the son of former AG (10-18) Bill Schuette, won the R nomination. Matthew Dawson won the D nomination.
96. [Bay County] Lean R
P16: 52.3 G18: 45.9 AG18: 48.8 P20: 53.7
Bay County was long a D stronghold, but it has been moving right. Bangor Township School Board member Timothy Beson (R) defeated a D incumbent in an upset in 2020. Bay County Commissioner Kim Coonan is the D nominee.
97. [E Saginaw, W Tuscola] Safe R
P16: 63 G18: 57 AG18: 60 P20: 64
This strange district neighbors four urban areas, and has an arm to take in rural areas between the tri-cities (Saginaw, Midland, and Bay City). Rodney Wakeman (R) was first elected to a suburban Saginaw district in 2018. Former Tuscola County Commissioner Matthew Bierlein is the district director for Senator Kevin Daley. He lost a close race for the 2018 R nomination for a state house seat in the Thumb to Phil Green. Bierlein won the R nomination 59-30 over Wakeman. Paul Whitney is the D nominee.
98. [the Thumb] Safe R
P16: 69 G18: 63 AG18: 66 P20: 71
This district is mostly represented by incumbents Phil Green and Andrew Beeler, but they both live in (and are seeking reelection in) neighboring districts. Former Sanilac County drain commissioner and farmer Gregory Alexander, who finished a close second to Beeler for the R nomination for a state house seat in 2020, won the R nomination. Robert Mroczek is the D nominee.
99. [Iosco, Arenac, Ogemaw, Gladwin] Safe R
P16: 65 G18: 58 AG18: 59 P20: 67
This district has the majority of the current district of Speaker Jason Wentworth, who is term limited. Au Gres Mayor and hunting store owner Mike Hoadley, who got the Trump endorsement and support from the DeVos family, won the R nomination. Kenneth Kish is the D nominee.
100. [Mecosta, Osceola, Clare] Safe R
P16: 64 G18: 59 AG18: 62 P20: 67
This district combines parts of the districts of Michelle Hoitenga and Jason Wentworth, who are both term limited. Grant Township Board member Tom Kunse won the R nomination unopposed. Reed City councilman Nate Bailey is the D nominee.
101. [Newaygo, Lake] Safe R
P16: 65 G18: 60 AG18: 63 P20: 67
Scott VanSingel (R) is term limited. Former director of the Newaygo County Commission on Aging Joseph Fox won the R nomination. Amanda Siggins is the D nominee.
102. [Muskegon to Manistee lakeshore] Safe R
P16: 56 G18: 53 AG18: 55 P20: 58
This district was assembled from pieces of three existing districts. Senator (18-22) Curt VanderWall was previously a state rep (16-18) representing one of them. Redistricting put him in a district largely represented by senator Jon Bumstead. VanderWall won the R nomination for state house rather than challenge Bumstead or move to a different district. Assistant prosecutor Brian Hosticka is the D nominee. He previously lost to Rep. Greg VanWoerkom in a rural Muskegon district in 2020.
103. [Leelanau, Traverse City] Tossup
P16: 49.9 G18: 46.6 AG18: 49.5 P20: 46.9
This district is gerrymandered to combine Leelanau County with the Traverse City area in a way that is the best for Ds. Grand Traverse County is split, even though it has the right population for a single district. District 103 contained the residences of two R incumbents, Jack O'Malley and John Roth.
O'Malley was first elected to a lakeshore district in 2018. Roth moved to a neighboring district to avoid a primary. Grand Traverse County Commissioner Betsy Coffia, who previously lost races for state house in 2012, 2014, and 2016, won the D nomination.
104. [S Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Antrim] Safe R
P16: 62 G18: 57 AG18: 60 P20: 62
The oddly shaped district contains parts of six counties but all of none. John Roth (R) was first elected in 2020. He moved to this district to avoid a primary with fellow incumbent Jack O'Malley. He barely defeated businesswoman Katie Kniss 52-48 for the R nomination. Cathy Albro is the D nominee. She lost MI-3 against Justin Amash in 2018.
105. [Roscommon, Crawford, Otsego, Missaukee] Safe R
P16: 66 G18: 61 AG18: 65 P20: 68
This district has parts of the current districts of Ken Borton and Daire Rendon. Rendon, who has embraced Stop the Steal and flirted with QAnon, is term limited. Otsego County Commissioner Ken Borton, who was first elected in 2020, won the R nomination here. Adam Wojdan is the D nominee.
106. [NE Lower Peninsula] Safe R
P16: 64 G18: 58 AG18: 62 P20: 66
Sue Allor (R) is term limited. Cheboygan County Drain Commissioner Cam Cavitt won the R nomination. Marie Fielder is the D nominee.
107. [Mackinac Bridge area] Safe R
P16: 58 G18: 54 AG18: 57 P20: 57
Documentary producer John Damoose, who easily won the R nomination in 2020, is running for state senate. Property manager Neil Friske won the R nomination. Jodi Decker is the D nominee.
108. [Menominee to Chippewa] Safe R
P16: 62 G18: 57 AG18: 58 P20: 64
Beau LaFave is term limited, and unsuccessfully sought the R endorsement for secretary of state. Menominee County Commissioner and paramedic David Prestin won the R nomination. Chris Lopez is the D nominee.
109. [Marquette] Lean D
P16: 48.6 G18: 43.6 AG18: 45.1 P20: 48
Trump won this district, but it is more D downballot. Sara Cambensy (D) is term limited. Marquette City Commissioner Jenn Hill won the D nomination. Former farmer and police officer Melody Wagner won the R nomination, after losing races for this district in 2016, 2018, and 2020, the latter two to Cambensy.
110. [W Upper Peninsula] Safe R
P16: 59 G18: 54 AG18: 55 P20: 59
Gregory Markkanen (R) won this historically D district in an upset in in 2018. Casey VerBerkmoes is the D nominee.
Summary of Ratings:
Safe D: 36 (1-19, 23-26, 32, 33, 41, 47, 53, 69, 70, 74-75, 77, 82, 87, 94)
Lean D: 11 (20, 21, 31, 40, 56, 61, 73, 80, 81, 83, 109)
Tossup: 11 (22, 27, 28, 29, 38, 44, 48, 58, 76, 84, 103)
Lean R: 8 (46, 54, 55, 57, 62, 68, 92, 96)
Safe R: 44 (30, 34-37, 39, 42, 43, 45, 49-52, 59, 60, 63-67, 71, 72, 78, 79, 85, 86, 88-91, 93, 95, 97-102, 104-108, 110)
