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Michigan's 23rd
State Senate district
Senator
  Jim Runestad
R–White Lake
Demographics69% White
12% Black
8% Hispanic
7% Asian
5% Other
Population (2018)273,334[1]

Michigan's 23rd Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 23rd 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 Jim Runestad since 2023, succeeding Democrat Curtis Hertel Jr.

Geography[edit]

District 23 encompasses part of Oakland County.[4]

2011 Apportionment Plan[edit]

District 23, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in Lansing and covered most of Ingham County, also included the surrounding communities of East Lansing, Mason, Haslett, Holt, Okemos, Edgemont Park, Meridian Township, and Delhi Township.[5]

The district was located entirely within Michigan's 8th congressional district, and overlapped with the 67th, 68th, and 69th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[6]

List of senators[edit]

Senator Party Dates Residence Notes
Israel V. Harris Democratic 1853–1854 Tallmadge [7][8][9]
Mordecai L. Hopkins Democratic 1855–1856 Ottawa County [7][10][11]
Marcus B. Wilcox Republican 1857–1858 Pinckney [7][12]
Robert Crouse Republican 1859–1860 Hartland [7][13]
John H. Galloway Republican 1861–1862 Howell [7][14]
William A. Clark Democratic 1863–1864 Howell [7][15]
Hugh McCurdy Democratic 1865–1866 Corunna [7][16]
Willard B. Arms Republican 1867–1868 Fentonville [7][17]
Thaddeus G. Smith Republican 1869–1870 Fentonville [7][18]
Josiah W. Begole Republican 1871–1872 Flint [7][19]
Ira H. Butterfield Republican 1873–1874 Lapeer [7][20]
Jeremiah Jenks Republican 1875–1876 Huron County [7][21]
Dan P. Foote Democratic 1877–1878 Saginaw [7][22]
William H. P. Benjamin Democratic 1879–1880 Bridgeport [7][23]
John Welch Republican 1881–1882 East Saginaw [7][24]
John Roost Democratic 1883–1884 Holland [7][25]
John W. Moon Republican 1885–1886 Muskegon [7][26]
Lewis G. Palmer Republican 1887–1890 Big Rapids [7][27]
Aaron B. Brown Patrons[a] 1891–1892 Sheridan [7][28][29]
Charles L. Brundage Republican 1893–1896 Muskegon [7][30]
William Savidge Republican 1897–1898 Spring Lake [7][31]
Suel A. Sheldon Republican 1899–1900 Berlin [7][32]
William D. Kelly Republican 1901–1904 Muskegon [7][33]
Suel A. Sheldon Republican 1905–1906 Berlin [7][32]
Luke Lugers Republican 1907–1908 Holland [7][34]
Tom J. G. Bolt Republican 1909–1910 Ravenna [7][35]
John Vanderwerp Republican 1911–1912 Muskegon [7][36]
Joseph B. Hadden Progressive 1913–1914 Holland [7][37]
Edward Hofma Republican 1915–1916 Spring Lake [7][38]
Vincent A. Martin Republican 1917–1918 Fruitport [7][39]
William M. Connelly Republican 1919–1920 Spring Lake [7][40]
Arthur J. Bolt Republican 1921–1922 Muskegon [7][41]
William M. Connelly Republican 1923–1924 Spring Lake [7][40]
Vincent A. Martin Republican 1925–1928 Fruitport [7][39]
Gordon F. Van Eenenaam Republican 1929–1936 Muskegon [7][42]
Earnest C. Brooks Democratic 1937–1938 Holland [7][43]
John Vanderwerp Republican 1939 Muskegon Died in office.[7][36]
Earnest C. Brooks Democratic 1941–1942 Holland [7][43]
Frank E. McKee Republican 1943–1944 Muskegon [7][44]
William C. Vandenberg Republican 1945–1950 Holland [7][45]
Frank E. McKee Republican 1951 Muskegon Died in office.[7][44]
Clyde H. Geerlings Republican 1951–1964 Holland [7][46]
Harold J. Volkema Republican 1965–1967 Holland Died in office.[7][47]
Gary Byker Republican 1968–1978 Hudsonville [7][48]
Edgar Fredricks Republican 1979–1990 Holland [7][49]
William Van Regenmorter Republican 1991–1994 Jenison [7][50]
Joanne G. Emmons Republican 1995–2002 Big Rapids [7][51]
Virgil Bernero Democratic 2003–2005 Lansing Resigned after elected mayor of Lansing.[7][52]
Gretchen Whitmer Democratic 2006–2014 East Lansing [7][53]
Curtis Hertel Jr. Democratic 2015–2022 East Lansing [7][54][55]
Jim Runestad Republican 2023–present White Lake [56]

Recent election results[edit]

2018[edit]

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 23[57]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrea Pollock 6,811 53.9
Republican Nancy Denny 5,833 46.1
Total votes 12,644 100
General election
Democratic Curtis Hertel Jr. (incumbent) 73,189 68.5
Republican Andrea Pollock 33,721 31.5
Total votes 106,910 100
Democratic hold

2014[edit]

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 23[57]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Curtis Hertel Jr. 10,963 69.8
Democratic Larry Hutchinson 2,436 15.5
Democratic Harold Leeman Jr. 2,299 14.6
Total votes 15,698 100
General election
Democratic Curtis Hertel Jr. 50,824 66.1
Republican Darrell McNeill 26,076 33.9
Total votes 76,900 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results[edit]

Year Office Results[58]
2020 President Biden 66.6 – 31.5%
2018 Senate Stabenow 66.9 – 31.2%
Governor Whitmer 68.7 – 28.4%
2016 President Clinton 61.9 – 32.2%
2014 Senate Peters 66.0 – 30.7%
Governor Schauer 58.8 – 39.3%
2012 President Obama 64.8 – 34.2%
Senate Stabenow 68.3 – 28.5%

Historical district boundaries[edit]

Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
1964 Apportionment Plan [59]
1972 Apportionment Plan [60]
1982 Apportionment Plan [61]
1992 Apportionment Plan [62]
2001 Apportionment Plan [63]
2011 Apportionment Plan [64]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The Patrons of Industry were a farming organization founded in Port Huron, Michigan which, by 1890, had begun participating in political action independent of other political parties at the state level.

References[edit]

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  14. ^ "Legislator Details - John H. Galloway". Library of Michigan. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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  16. ^ "Legislator Details - Judge Hugh McCurdy". Library of Michigan. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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  20. ^ "Legislator Details - Ira H. Butterfield". Library of Michigan. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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  31. ^ "Sauner to Sawton". Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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  34. ^ "Ludlum to Lunceford". Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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  36. ^ a b "Legislator Details - John Vanderwerp". Library of Michigan. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  37. ^ "Legislator Details - Joseph B. Hadden". Library of Michigan. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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  40. ^ a b "Connelly to Connely". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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  42. ^ "Vandyne to Vanmetre". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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  49. ^ "Fred to Freels". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  50. ^ "Legislator Details - William Van Regenmorter". Library of Michigan. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  51. ^ "Legislator Details - Joanne G. Emmons". Library of Michigan. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  52. ^ "Legislator Details - Virg Bernero". Library of Michigan. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  53. ^ "Gretchen Whitmer". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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  56. ^ "Legislator Details - Jim Runestad". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
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