Michigan's 22nd Senate district

Michigan's 22nd Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 22nd 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 Lana Theis since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican Joe Hune.[4]

Michigan's 22nd
State Senate district
Senator
  Lana Theis
R–Brighton
Demographics93% White
1% Black
3% Hispanic
2% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)265,590[1]

Geography

District 22 encompasses all of Livingston County, as well as part of Genesee, Ingham, and Shiawassee counties.[5]

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 22, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, covered all of Livingston County and most of western Washtenaw County in exurban Detroit, including the communities of Brighton, Howell, Fowlerville, Whitmore Lake, Chelsea, Dexter, Brighton Township, Genoa Township, Green Oak Township, Hamburg Township, Hartland Township, Oceola Township, Tyrone Township, Marion Township, and Scio Township.[6]

The district was largely located within Michigan's 8th congressional district, also extended into the 7th and 12th districts. It overlapped with the 42nd, 47th, and 52nd districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[7]

List of senators
Senator Party Dates Residence Notes
James W. Hickock Democratic 1853–1854 Walton Township [8][9]
Henry A. Goodyear Democratic 1855–1856 Hastings [8][10]
Isaac T. Hollister Republican 1857–1858 Victor Township [8][11]
Whitney Jones Republican 1859–1860 Lansing [8][12]
Randolph Strickland Republican 1861–1862 DeWitt [8][13]
Lauren K. Hewitt Democratic 1863 Lansing Resigned.[8][14]
Henry M. Perrin Republican 1865–1866 St. Johns [8][15][16]
David Lewis Latourette Republican 1867–1868 Fenton [8][17]
Jerome W. Turner Republican 1869–1870 Corunna [8][18]
Mylo L. Gay Democratic 1871–1872 Howell [8][19][20]
Frederick L. Wells Republican 1873–1876 Port Huron [8][21]
John C. Waterbury Republican 1877–1878 Lexington [8][22]
Benjamin W. Huston Jr. Republican 1879–1880 Vassar [8][23]
Richard Winsor Republican 1881–1882 Port Austin [8][24]
James W. Hine Republican 1883–1884 Lowell [8][25]
John L. Curtis Greenback 1885–1886 Grand Rapids Elected on a Fusionist ticket, also backed by the Democratic Party.[8][26][27]
Edward E. Edwards Republican 1887–1888 Fremont [8][28]
Theron S. Gurney Republican 1889–1890 Hart [8][29]
Enoch T. Mugford Democratic 1891–1892 Hart [8][30]
Wellington R. Burt Democratic 1893–1894 Saginaw [8][31]
Emory Townsend Republican 1895–1896 Saginaw [8][32]
Henry M. Youmans Democratic 1897–1898 Bridgeport Elected on a Democratic, Populist and free silver ticket.[8][33]
John Leidlein Democratic 1899–1900 Saginaw [8][34]
John Baird Republican 1901–1906 Zilwaukee [8][35]
Joseph H. Whitney Republican 1907–1910 Merrill [8][36]
John Leidlein Democratic 1911–1912 Saginaw [8][34]
G. Leo Weadock Republican 1913–1914 Saginaw [8][37]
Frank H. McPhillips Democratic 1915–1916 Saginaw [8][38]
Harvey A. Penney Republican 1917–1926 Saginaw [8][39]
Chester M. Howell Republican 1927–1932 Saginaw [8][40]
John Leidlein Democratic 1933–1934 Saginaw Died in office.[8][34][41]
Dale D. Doyle Democratic 1935–1936 Saginaw [8][42]
George W. Weadock II Democratic 1937–1938 Saginaw [8][43]
Chester M. Howell Republican 1939–1945 Saginaw Resigned amid scandal.[8][40]
William W. Lee Republican 1945–1946 Saginaw [8][44]
John P. Schuch Republican 1947–1950 Saginaw [8][45]
Donald W. Gilbert Republican 1951–1954 Saginaw [8][46]
Clarence F. Graebner Republican 1955–1962 Saginaw [8][47]
William J. Leppien Republican 1963–1964 Saginaw [8][48]
Charles Zollar Republican 1965–1978 Benton Harbor [8][49]
Harry Gast Republican 1979–1994 St. Joseph [8][50]
William Van Regenmorter Republican 1995–2002 Georgetown Township Lived in Jenison until around 1997, and lived in Hudsonville until around 2001.[8][51]
Valde Garcia Republican 2003–2010 Howell [8][51]
Joe Hune Republican 2011–2018 Whitmore Lake Lived in Hamburg Township until around 2015.[8][52][53]
Lana Theis Republican 2019–present Brighton [8][54]

Recent election results

2018
2018 Michigan Senate election, District 22[55]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lana Theis 25,957 74.8
Republican Joseph Converse Marinaro 8,732 25.2
Total votes 34,689 100
General election
Republican Lana Theis 76,043 56.0
Democratic Adam Dreher 57,167 42.1
Green Eric Borregard 2,659 2.0
Total votes 135,869 100
Republican hold

2014
2014 Michigan Senate election, District 22[55]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Hune (incumbent) 58,380 58.9
Democratic Shari Pollesch 37,709 38.0
Libertarian Jeff Wood 3,108 3.1
Total votes 99,197 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 22
Year Office Results[56]
2020 President Trump 54.4 – 44.0%
2018 Senate James 53.9 – 44.6%
Governor Schuette 51.6 – 45.9%
2016 President Trump 56.0 – 38.7%
2014 Senate Land 50.5 – 45.0%
Governor Snyder 63.7 – 34.4%
2012 President Romney 56.7 – 42.4%
Senate Hoekstra 49.2 – 47.4%

Historical district boundaries
Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
1964 Apportionment Plan[57]
1972 Apportionment Plan[58]
1982 Apportionment Plan[59]
1992 Apportionment Plan[60]
2001 Apportionment Plan[61]
2011 Apportionment Plan[62]

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