Michigan's 24th Senate district

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Michigan's 24th
State Senate district
Michigan Senate District 24 (2010).png
Senator
  Tom Barrett
R–Charlotte
Demographics89% White
3% Black
4% Hispanic
1% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)271,774[1]

Michigan's 24th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Republican Tom Barrett since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican Rick Jones.[2]

Geography[]

District 24 surrounds Lansing, covering all of Clinton, Eaton, and Shiawassee Counties and parts of eastern Ingham County. Communities in the district include Charlotte, Grand Ledge, Eaton Rapids, Potterville, Waverly, DeWitt, St. Johns, Corunna, Durand, Owosso, Williamston, Delta Township, Bath Township, DeWitt Township, and small parts of East Lansing and Lansing proper.[3]

The district overlaps with Michigan's 4th, 7th, and 8th congressional districts, and with the 65th, 67th, 69th, 71st, 85th, and 93rd districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results[]

2018[]

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 24[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Barrett 22,127 70.4
Republican Brett Roberts 9,289 29.6
Total votes 31,416 100
General election
Republican Tom Barrett 66,969 53.5
Democratic Kelly Rossman-McKinney 54,352 43.4
Libertarian Katie Nepton 2,064 1.6
U.S. Taxpayers Matthew Shepard 1,711 1.4
Total votes 125,096 100
Republican hold

2014[]

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 24[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Jones (incumbent) 55,332 56.4
Democratic Dawn Levey 42,776 43.6
Total votes 98,108 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 24[]

Year Office Results[6]
2018 Senate James 49.8 – 48.2%
Governor Whitmer 50.2 – 46.7%
2016 President Trump 52.4 – 41.3%
2014 Senate Peters 52.5 – 43.7%
Governor Snyder 51.5 – 46.5%
2012 President Romney 49.6 – 49.4%
Senate Stabenow 55.2 – 41.5%

References[]

  1. ^ "State Senate District 24, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Senate Senator Tom Barrett". MI Senate GOP. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Michigan State Senate District 24". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
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