Michigan's 22nd Senate district
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Michigan's 22nd Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 22nd district was created by the 1850 Michigan Constitution, as the 1835 constitution only permitted a maximum of eight senate districts. It has been represented by Republican Lana Theis since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican Joe Hune.
Geography
District 22 encompasses all of Livingston County, as well as part of Genesee, Ingham, and Shiawassee counties.
2011 Apportionment Plan
District 22, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, covered all of Livingston County and most of western Washtenaw County in exurban Detroit, including the communities of Brighton, Howell, Fowlerville, Whitmore Lake, Chelsea, Dexter, Brighton Township, Genoa Township, Green Oak Township, Hamburg Township, Hartland Township, Oceola Township, Tyrone Township, Marion Township, and Scio Township.
The district was largely located within Michigan's 8th congressional district, also extended into the 7th and 12th districts. It overlapped with the 42nd, 47th, and 52nd districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.
List of senators
| Senator | Party | Dates | Residence | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James W. Hickock | Democratic | 1853–1854 | Walton Township | ||
| Henry A. Goodyear | Democratic | 1855–1856 | Hastings | ||
| Isaac T. Hollister | Republican | 1857–1858 | Victor Township | ||
| Whitney Jones | Republican | 1859–1860 | Lansing | ||
| Randolph Strickland | Republican | 1861–1862 | DeWitt | ||
| Lauren K. Hewitt | Democratic | 1863 | Lansing | Resigned. | |
| Henry M. Perrin | Republican | 1865–1866 | St. Johns | ||
| David Lewis Latourette | Republican | 1867–1868 | Fenton | ||
| Jerome W. Turner | Republican | 1869–1870 | Corunna | ||
| Mylo L. Gay | Democratic | 1871–1872 | Howell | ||
| Frederick L. Wells | Republican | 1873–1876 | Port Huron | ||
| John C. Waterbury | Republican | 1877–1878 | Lexington | ||
| Benjamin W. Huston Jr. | Republican | 1879–1880 | Vassar | ||
| Richard Winsor | Republican | 1881–1882 | Port Austin | ||
| James W. Hine | Republican | 1883–1884 | Lowell | ||
| John L. Curtis | Greenback | 1885–1886 | Grand Rapids | Elected on a Fusionist ticket, also backed by the Democratic Party. | |
| Edward E. Edwards | Republican | 1887–1888 | Fremont | ||
| Theron S. Gurney | Republican | 1889–1890 | Hart | ||
| Enoch T. Mugford | Democratic | 1891–1892 | Hart | ||
| Wellington R. Burt | Democratic | 1893–1894 | Saginaw | ||
| Emory Townsend | Republican | 1895–1896 | Saginaw | ||
| Henry M. Youmans | Democratic | 1897–1898 | Bridgeport | Elected on a Democratic, Populist and free silver ticket. | |
| John Leidlein | Democratic | 1899–1900 | Saginaw | ||
| John Baird | Republican | 1901–1906 | Zilwaukee | ||
| Joseph H. Whitney | Republican | 1907–1910 | Merrill | ||
| John Leidlein | Democratic | 1911–1912 | Saginaw | ||
| G. Leo Weadock | Republican | 1913–1914 | Saginaw | ||
| Frank H. McPhillips | Democratic | 1915–1916 | Saginaw | ||
| Harvey A. Penney | Republican | 1917–1926 | Saginaw | ||
| Chester M. Howell | Republican | 1927–1932 | Saginaw | ||
| John Leidlein | Democratic | 1933–1934 | Saginaw | Died in office. | |
| Dale D. Doyle | Democratic | 1935–1936 | Saginaw | ||
| George W. Weadock II | Democratic | 1937–1938 | Saginaw | ||
| Chester M. Howell | Republican | 1939–1945 | Saginaw | Resigned amid scandal. | |
| William W. Lee | Republican | 1945–1946 | Saginaw | ||
| John P. Schuch | Republican | 1947–1950 | Saginaw | ||
| Donald W. Gilbert | Republican | 1951–1954 | Saginaw | ||
| Clarence F. Graebner | Republican | 1955–1962 | Saginaw | ||
| William J. Leppien | Republican | 1963–1964 | Saginaw | ||
| Charles Zollar | Republican | 1965–1978 | Benton Harbor | ||
| Harry Gast | Republican | 1979–1994 | St. Joseph | ||
| William Van Regenmorter | Republican | 1995–2002 | Georgetown Township | Lived in Jenison until around 1997, and lived in Hudsonville until around 2001. | |
| Valde Garcia | Republican | 2003–2010 | Howell | ||
| Joe Hune | Republican | 2011–2018 | Whitmore Lake | Lived in Hamburg Township until around 2015. | |
| Lana Theis | Republican | 2019–present | Brighton |
Recent election results
2022
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Lana Theis (incumbent) | 24,384 | 57.6 | |
| Republican | Mike Detmer | 17,939 | 42.4 | |
| Total votes | 42,323 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Lana Theis (incumbent) | 83,957 | 60.7 | |
| Democratic | Jordan Genso | 50,738 | 36.7 | |
| Libertarian | Jon Elgas | 2,478 | 1.8 | |
| Constitution | Victoria McCasey | 1,198 | 0.9 | |
| Total votes | 138,371 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold |
2018
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Lana Theis | 25,957 | 74.8 | |
| Republican | Joseph Converse Marinaro | 8,732 | 25.2 | |
| Total votes | 34,689 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Lana Theis | 76,043 | 56.0 | |
| Democratic | Adam Dreher | 57,167 | 42.1 | |
| Green | Eric Borregard | 2,659 | 2.0 | |
| Total votes | 135,869 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold |
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joe Hune (incumbent) | 58,380 | 58.9 | |
| Democratic | Shari Pollesch | 37,709 | 38.0 | |
| Libertarian | Jeff Wood | 3,108 | 3.1 | |
| Total votes | 99,197 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold |
Federal and statewide results
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Trump 54.4 – 44.0% |
| 2018 | Senate | James 53.9 – 44.6% |
| Governor | Schuette 51.6 – 45.9% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 56.0 – 38.7% |
| 2014 | Senate | Land 50.5 – 45.0% |
| Governor | Snyder 63.7 – 34.4% | |
| 2012 | President | Romney 56.7 – 42.4% |
| Senate | Hoekstra 49.2 – 47.4% |