Michigan's 2nd Senate district
| Michigan's 2nd State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 30% White 52% Black 9% Hispanic 6% Asian 2% Other | ||
| Population (2018) | 231,616[1] | ||
Michigan's 2nd Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Adam Hollier since 2019, succeeding fellow Democrat Bert Johnson.[2]
Geography[]
District 2 is based in northern Detroit in Wayne County, also covering the nearby communities of Highland Park, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, Grosse Pointe Woods, Grosse Pointe Shores, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe, and Grosse Pointe Park.[3] It shares a water border with Canada along Lake St. Clair.
The district overlaps with Michigan's 13th and 14th congressional districts, and with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4]
Recent election results[]
2018[]
Following incumbent Bert Johnson's resignation, a special election and a regular election were held concurrently in 2018; in the special election, Adam Hollier won the primary against a similar slate of candidates and won the general election uncontested.
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Adam Hollier | 6,938 | 25.2 | |
| Democratic | Abraham Aiyash | 5,766 | 21.0 | |
| Democratic | Brian Banks | 4,725 | 17.2 | |
| Democratic | Regina Williams | 2,598 | 9.5 | |
| Democratic | LaMar Lemmons Jr. | 2,512 | 9.1 | |
| Democratic | John Olumba | 1,747 | 6.4 | |
| Democratic | George Cushingberry Jr. | 1,121 | 4.1 | |
| Democratic | Anam Miah | 931 | 3.4 | |
| Democratic | Lawrence Gannan | 555 | 2.0 | |
| Democratic | William Phillips | 328 | 1.2 | |
| Democratic | Tommy Campbell | 265 | 1.0 | |
| Total votes | 27,486 | 100 | ||
| Republican | Lisa Papas | 3,879 | 54.1 | |
| Republican | John Hauler | 3,289 | 45.9 | |
| Total votes | 7,168 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Adam Hollier | 53,920 | 75.7 | |
| Republican | Lisa Papas | 17,288 | 24.3 | |
| Total votes | 71,209 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014[]
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Bert Johnson (incumbent) | 10,407 | 63.0 | |
| Democratic | John Olumba | 3,663 | 22.2 | |
| Democratic | Georgia Lemmons | 1,733 | 10.5 | |
| Democratic | Taras Nykoriak | 721 | 4.4 | |
| Total votes | 16,524 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Bert Johnson (incumbent) | 41,452 | 71.6 | |
| Republican | Mark Price | 14,354 | 24.8 | |
| Independent | Jeff Hall | 2,088 | 3.6 | |
| Total votes | 57,894 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results in District 2[]
| Year | Office | Results[6] |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Senate | Stabenow 74.9 – 23.4% |
| Governor | Whitmer 76.4 – 21.6% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 77.4 – 19.9% |
| 2014 | Senate | Peters 75.0 – 22.7% |
| Governor | Schauer 66.3 – 32.5% | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 80.4 – 19.2% |
| Senate | Stabenow 80.4 – 17.4% |
References[]
- ^ "State Senate District 2, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ "Adam Hollier, State Senator". Michigan Senate Dems. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ a b "Michigan State Senate District 2". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- Michigan Senate districts
- Wayne County, Michigan