Michigan's 12th Senate district

Michigan's 12th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Rosemary Bayer since 2019, succeeding Republican Jim Marleau.[2]

Michigan's 12th State Senate District
Senator	Rosemary Bayer D–Beverly Hills
Demographics	70% White 15% Black 7% Hispanic 5% Asian 3% Other
Population (2018)	268,885[1]

Geography

District 12 covers much of central Oakland County in the northern suburbs of Detroit, including Pontiac, Southfield Township, Bloomfield Township, Auburn Hills, Keego Harbor, Orion Township, Oakland Township, Addison Township, Oxford Township, and Independence Township.[3]

The district overlaps with Michigan's 8th, 9th, 11th, and 14th congressional districts, and with the 29th, 35th, 40th, 43rd, 45th, and 46th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 12[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael McCready	12,524	45.4
	Republican	Jim Tedder	12,239	44.3
	Republican	Terry Whitney	2,073	7.5
	Republican	Vernon Molnar	770	2.8
Total votes			27,606	100
General election
	Democratic	Rosemary Bayer	59,302	49.4
	Republican	Michael McCready	58,363	48.6
	Libertarian	Jeff Pittel	2,404	2.0
Total votes			120,071	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 12[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Marleau (incumbent)	14,617	71.3
	Republican	Bob Gray	5,873	28.7
Total votes			20,490	100
	Democratic	Paul Secrest	7,649	68.4
	Democratic	Kenneth VanNorwick	3,540	31.6
Total votes			11,189	100
General election
	Republican	Jim Marleau (incumbent)	50,117	57.5
	Democratic	Paul Secrest	37,067	42.5
Total votes			87,184	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 12

Year	Office	Results[6]
2018	Senate	Stabenow 50.6 – 48.0%
	Governor	Whitmer 52.0 – 45.7%
2016	President	Trump 47.9 – 47.4%
2014	Senate	Peters 50.1 – 46.5%
	Governor	Snyder 60.5 – 37.9%
2012	President	Romney 49.9 – 49.4%
	Senate	Stabenow 52.7 – 44.2%

References

1. "State Senate District 12, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
2. "Rosemary Bayer, State Senator". Michigan Senate Dems. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
3. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
5. "Michigan State Senate District 12". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 22, 2020.