Michigan's 14th Senate district

Michigan's 14th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Republican Ruth Johnson since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican David Robertson.[2]

Michigan's 14th State Senate District
Senator	Ruth Johnson R–Holly
Demographics	87% White 5% Black 4% Hispanic 2% Asian 2% Other
Population (2018)	249,745[1]

Geography

District 14 is split between southern Genesee County outside of Flint and northwestern Oakland County in the exurbs of Detroit. Communities in the district include Waterford Township, Highland Township, Springfield Township, Brandon Township, Holly Township (including the village of Holly), Fenton, Mundy Township, the city and township of Davison, and the city and township of Grand Blanc.[3]

The district overlaps with Michigan's 5th, 8th, and 11th congressional districts, and with the 43rd, 44th, 46th, 48th, 50th, and 51st districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 14[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ruth Johnson	20,958	76.6
	Republican	Katherine Houston	6,398	23.4
Total votes			27,356	100
	Democratic	Renee Watson	16,569	71.3
	Democratic	Cris Rariden	4,269	18.4
	Democratic	Jason Waisanen	2,408	10.4
Total votes			23,246	100
General election
	Republican	Ruth Johnson	64,253	55.7
	Democratic	Renee Watson	48,578	42.1
	Green	Jessica Smith	2,580	2.2
Total votes			115,411	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 14[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bobbie Walton	6,807	63.6
	Democratic	Tim Terpening	3,891	36.4
Total votes			10,698	100
General election
	Republican	David Robertson (incumbent)	46,826	57.6
	Democratic	Bobbie Walton	34,502	42.4
Total votes			81,328	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 14

Year	Office	Results[6]
2018	Senate	James 52.7 – 45.4%
	Governor	Schuette 49.6 – 47.4%
2016	President	Trump 55.7 – 38.9%
2014	Senate	Peters 49.8 – 45.7%
	Governor	Snyder 56.5 – 41.2%
2012	President	Romney 51.4 – 47.7%
	Senate	Stabenow 53.4 – 42.9%

References

1. "State Senate District 14, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
2. "Senate Senator Ruth Johnson". MI Senate GOP. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
3. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
5. "Michigan State Senate District 14". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 24, 2020.