Michigan's 15th Senate district

Michigan's 15th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jim Runestad since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican Mike Kowall.[2]

Michigan's 15th State Senate District
Senator	Jim Runestad R–White Lake
Demographics	80% White 7% Black 3% Hispanic 9% Asian 2% Other
Population (2018)	274,265[1]

Geography

District 15 covers western Oakland County in the outer suburbs of Detroit, including the communities of Novi, West Bloomfield Township, Commerce Township, White Lake Township, Wixom, Lyon Township, South Lyon, Walled Lake, and most of Northville.[3]

The district overlaps with Michigan's 11th and 14th congressional districts, and with the 29th, 38th, 39th, 40th, and 44th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 15[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Runestad	25,757	89.5
	Republican	Michael Saari	3,013	10.5
Total votes			28,770	100
General election
	Republican	Jim Runestad	67,352	51.7
	Democratic	Julia Pulver	62,936	48.3
Total votes			130,288	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 15[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Kowall (incumbent)	11,344	49.8
	Republican	Matt Maddock	9,721	42.7
	Republican	Ron Molnar	1,707	7.5
Total votes			22,722	100
	Democratic	Michael Smith	6,867	61.3
	Democratic	Tom Crawford	4,332	38.7
Total votes			11,199	100
General election
	Republican	Mike Kowall (incumbent)	52,797	58.5
	Democratic	Michael Smith	37,489	41.5
Total votes			90,286	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 15

Year	Office	Results[6]
2018	Senate	Stabenow 51.0 – 47.7%
	Governor	Whitmer 52.2 – 45.7%
2016	President	Trump 49.8 – 45.7%
2014	Senate	Peters 50.2 – 46.1%
	Governor	Snyder 62.6 – 35.9%
2012	President	Romney 52.6 – 46.8%
	Senate	Stabenow 51.3 – 45.6%

References

1. "State Senate District 15, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
2. "Senate Senator Jim Runestad". MI Senate GOP. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
3. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
5. "Michigan State Senate District 15". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 25, 2020.