Michigan's 28th Senate district

Michigan's 28th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 28th 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 Democratic Sam Singh since 2023, succeeding Republican Mark Huizenga.

Michigan's 28th
State Senate district
Senator
  Sam Singh
D–East Lansing
Demographics82% White
3% Black
10% Hispanic
2% Asian
3% Other
Population (2018)276,654[1]

Geography

District 28 encompasses parts of Clinton, Ingham, and Shiawassee counties.[4]

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 28, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, covered the suburbs of Grand Rapids in Kent County, including the communities of Wyoming, Walker, Grandville, Rockford, Cedar Springs, Plainfield Township, Byron Township, Alpine Township, Algoma Township, Cannon Township, and Sparta Township.[5]

The district was split between Michigan's 2nd and 3rd congressional districts, and overlapped with the 73rd, 74th, 77th, and 86th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[6]

List of senators
Senator Party Dates Residence Notes
Enos Goodrich Democratic 1853–1854 Goodrich [7][8]
Reuben Goodrich Republican 1855–1856 Goodrich [7][9]
Thomas Whitney Republican 1857–1858 East Saginaw [7][10]
James M. Birney Republican 1859–1860 Bay City [7][11][12]
John N. Ingersoll Republican 1861–1862 Owosso [7][13]
Westbrook Divine Republican 1863–1866 Greenville [7][14]
Hampton Rich Republican 1867–1870 Ionia [7][15]
John C. Dexter Republican 1871–1872 Ionia [7][16][17]
Moreau S. Crosby Republican 1873–1874 Grand Rapids [7][18]
Lyman Murray Republican 1875–1876 Grand Rapids [7][19]
Charles H. Morse Republican 1877–1878 New Haven Center [7][20]
James W. Cochrane Republican 1879–1880 Midland [7][21]
Giles W. Brown Republican 1881–1882 Ithaca [7][22]
Archibald Buttars Republican 1883–1884 Charlevoix [7][23]
William H. Francis Republican 1885–1886 Frankfort [7][24]
J. Wight Giddings Republican 1887–1890 Cadillac [7][25]
A. Oren Wheeler Republican 1891–1892 Manistee [7][26]
Charles Sumner Pierce Republican 1893–1894 Oscoda [7][27]
George A. Prescott Republican 1895–1898 Tawas City [7][28]
Alvah G. Smith Republican 1899–1900 Lake City [7][29]
Alfred J. Doherty Republican 1901–1906 Clare [7][30]
Augustus C. Carton Republican 1907–1908 East Tawas [7][31]
Eugene Foster Republican 1909–1912 Gladwin [7][32]
Louis L. Kelley Republican 1913–1916 Farwell [7][33]
Duncan McRae Republican 1917–1922 Harrisville Lived in Greenbush until around 1919.[7][34][35]
Horatio S. Karcher Republican 1923–1928 Rose City [7][36]
Tony Achard Republican 1929–1930 Clare [7][37]
Ben Carpenter Republican 1931–1936 Harrison [7][38]
Miles M. Callaghan Republican 1937–1940 Reed City [7][39]
Ben Carpenter Republican 1941–1946 Harrison [7][38]
Charles T. Prescott Republican 1947–1961 Prescott Died in office.[7][40]
Harold B. Hughes Republican 1961–1964 Clare [7][41]
Frank D. Beadle Republican 1965–1968 St. Clair Resigned.[7][42]
Alvin J. DeGrow Republican 1968–1982 Pigeon [7][43]
Dan DeGrow Republican 1983–1994 Port Huron [7][44]
John D. Cherry Democratic 1995–2002 Clio [7][45]
Ken Sikkema Republican 2003–2006 Grandville [7][46]
Mark Jansen Republican 2007–2014 Grand Rapids [7][47]
Peter MacGregor Republican 2015–2020 Rockford Resigned after elected Kent County treasurer.[48][7][49][50]
Mark Huizenga Republican 2021–2022 Walker [51][52]
Sam Singh Democratic 2023–present East Lansing [53]

Recent election results

2021
2021 Michigan Senate special election, District 28[54]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Keith Courtade 6,413 60.9
Democratic Gidget Groendyk 4,101 39.0
Write-in 10 0.1
Total votes 10,524 100.0
Republican Mark Huizenga 9,531 33.8
Republican Kevin Green 9,357 33.2
Republican Tommy Brann 9,272 32.9
Write-in 20 0.1
Total votes 28,180 100.0
General election
Republican Mark Huizenga 25,735 60.6
Democratic Keith Courtade 15,683 36.9
Libertarian Alexander Avery 611 1.4
Constitution Theodore Gerrard 420 1.0
Write-in 38 0.1
Total votes 42,487 100.0

2018
2018 Michigan Senate election, District 28[55]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Craig Beach 7,689 41.4
Democratic Gidget Groendyk 6,444 34.7
Democratic Ryan Jeanette 4,426 23.8
Total votes 18,599 100
General election
Republican Peter MacGregor (incumbent) 68,749 58.4
Democratic Craig Beach 45,937 39.0
Libertarian Nathan Hewer 3,059 2.6
Total votes 117,745 100
Republican hold

2014
2014 Michigan Senate election, District 28[55]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter MacGregor 18,397 67.8
Republican Kevin Green 8,733 32.2
Total votes 27,130 100
General election
Republican Peter MacGregor 53,221 66.1
Democratic Deb Havens 25,131 31.2
U.S. Taxpayers Ted Gerrard 2,115 2.6
Total votes 80,467 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 28
Year Office Results[56]
2020 President Trump 55.6 – 42.3%
2018 Senate James 56.8 – 40.8%
Governor Schuette 54.6 – 42.1%
2016 President Trump 57.8 – 35.7%
2014 Senate Land 57.3 – 38.1%
Governor Snyder 66.7 – 28.9%
2012 President Romney 60.5 – 38.5%
Senate Hoekstra 56.0 – 40.7%

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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