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Michigan's 26th
State Senate district
Senator
  Kevin Daley
R–Lum
Demographics79% White
6% Black
9% Hispanic
3% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)268,786[1]

Michigan's 26th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 26th 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 Kevin Daley since 2023, succeeding fellow Republican Aric Nesbitt.

Geography[edit]

District 26 encompasses parts of Genesee, Lapeer, Saginaw, and Tuscola counties.[4]

2011 Apportionment Plan[edit]

District 26, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, stretched along the Lake Michigan coast in Allegan and Van Buren Counties and parts of Kent County. Communities within the district included Kentwood, South Haven, Hartford, Paw Paw, Allegan, Otsego, Plainwell, Wayland, Antwerp Township, Gaines Township, and southern Holland.[5]

The district was located largely within Michigan's 6th congressional district, also extending into the 2nd and 3rd districts. It overlapped with the 66th, 72nd, and 80th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[6]

List of senators[edit]

Senator Party Dates Residence Notes
Amos Gould Democratic 1853–1854 Owosso [7][8]
Charles P. Bush Democratic 1855–1856 Lansing [7][9]
Omar D. Conger Republican 1857–1860 Port Huron [7][10][11]
Ezra Hazen Republican 1861–1862 Dryden [7][12]
John Merritt Lamb Sr. Republican 1863–1864 Memphis [7][13]
William R. Nims Republican 1865–1866 Lexington [7][14]
David Jerome Republican 1867–1868 Saginaw [7][15]
Alfred B. Wood Republican 1869–1872 East Saginaw [7][16]
Ralph Ely Republican 1873–1874 Alma [7][17]
Isaac A. Fancher Republican 1875–1876 Mount Pleasant [7][18]
Charles D. Nelson Republican 1877–1878 Muskegon [7][19]
George A. Farr Republican 1879–1882 Grand Haven [7][20]
Shubael F. White Republican 1883–1884 Ludington [7][21]
Edward E. Edwards Republican 1885–1886 Fremont [7][22]
Andrew Harshaw Democratic 1887–1890 Alpena Elected on a fusion ticket in 1886, backed by both the Democrats and the Greenback Party.[7][23]
Charles A. Fridlender Democratic 1891–1892 Oscoda [7][24]
Enoch T. Mugford Democratic 1893–1894 Hart [7][25]
A. Oren Wheeler Republican 1895–1896 Manistee [7][26]
James K. Flood Republican 1897–1900 Hart [7][27]
Augustine W. Farr Republican 1901–1906 Onekama [7][28]
Earl Fairbanks Republican 1907–1910 Luther [7][29]
Charles E. Cartier Republican 1911–1912 Ludington [7][30]
Samuel Odell Republican 1913–1916 Shelby [7][31]
Charles W. Tufts Republican 1917–1922 Ludington [7][32]
Orville E. Atwood Republican 1923–1926 Newaygo [7][33]
Thomas Read Republican 1927–1928 Shelby [7][34]
Orville E. Atwood Republican 1929–1930 Newaygo [7][33]
Frank A. Smith Republican 1931–1932 Luther [7][35][36]
George Cutler Democratic 1933–1934 Luther [7][37]
Don VanderWerp Republican 1935–1956 Fremont [7][38]
Lloyd A. Stephens Republican 1957–1964 Scottville [7][39]
John T. Bowman Democratic 1965–1974 Roseville [7][40]
Joseph M. Snyder Democratic 1975–1978 St. Clair Shores [7][41]
Gilbert DiNello Democratic 1979–1992 East Detroit [7][42]
Republican 1992–1994
Mike Rogers Republican 1995–2000 Howell Resigned after elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.[7][43]
Valde Garcia Republican 2001–2002 St. Johns [7][44]
Deborah Cherry Democratic 2003–2010 Burton [7][45]
Tonya Schuitmaker Republican 2011–2018 Lawton [7][46]
Aric Nesbitt Republican 2019–2022 Lawton [7][47][48]
Kevin Daley Republican 2023–present Lum [49]

Recent election results[edit]

2018[edit]

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 26[50]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Aric Nesbitt 16,529 51.1
Republican Robert Genetski 9,377 29.0
Republican Don Wickstra 6,443 19.9
Total votes 32,349 100
General election
Republican Aric Nesbitt 61,509 56.7
Democratic Garnet Lewis 43,495 40.1
Libertarian Erwin Haas 2,375 2.2
Green Robert Alway 1,153 1.1
Total votes 108,532 100
Republican hold

2014[edit]

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 26[50]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tonya Schuitmaker (incumbent) 47,244 61.4
Democratic Jim Walters 26,782 34.8
Libertarian William Wenzel 2,944 3.8
Total votes 76,970 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results[edit]

Year Office Results[51]
2020 President Trump 55.0 – 43.1%
2018 Senate James 54.8 – 42.9%
Governor Schuette 52.5 – 44.2%
2016 President Trump 55.3 – 38.6%
2014 Senate Land 52.8 – 42.3%
Governor Snyder 62.2 – 35.2%
2012 President Romney 54.8 – 44.1%
Senate Hoekstra 50.4 – 46.3%

Historical district boundaries[edit]

Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
1964 Apportionment Plan [52]
1972 Apportionment Plan [53]
1982 Apportionment Plan [54]
1992 Apportionment Plan [55]
2001 Apportionment Plan [56]
2011 Apportionment Plan [57]

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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan%27s_26th_Senate_district