Michigan's 16th Senate district

Michigan's 16th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Republican Mike Shirkey, the current Senate Majority Leader, since 2015.[2]

Michigan's 16th State Senate District
Senator	Mike Shirkey R–Clarklake
Demographics	88% White 6% Black 3% Hispanic 1% Asian 2% Other
Population (2018)	248,327[1]

Geography

District 16 covers Branch, Hillsdale, and Jackson Counties, including the communities of Jackson, Michigan Center, Vandercook Lake, Hillsdale, Jonesville, Coldwater, Bronson, Summit Township, Blackman Township, and Leoni Township.[3]

The district is located entirely within Michigan's 7th congressional district, and overlaps with the 58th, 64th, and 65th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4] It borders the states of Indiana and Ohio.[1]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 16[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Shirkey (incumbent)	18,105	63.5
	Republican	Matt Dame	10,389	36.5
Total votes			28,494	100
General election
	Republican	Mike Shirkey (incumbent)	56,980	62.7
	Democratic	Val Cochran Toops	31,129	34.3
	Libertarian	Ronald Muszynski	2,760	3.0
Total votes			90,869	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 16[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Shirkey	41,667	60.8
	Democratic	Kevin Commet	26,823	39.2
Total votes			68,490	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 16

Year	Office	Results[6]
2018	Senate	James 58.7 – 38.9%
	Governor	Schuette 56.5 – 40.0%
2016	President	Trump 61.3 – 33.3%
2014	Senate	Land 50.5 – 45.0%
	Governor	Snyder 57.9 – 39.6%
2012	President	Romney 55.0 – 43.9%
	Senate	Stabenow 49.9 – 46.6%

References

1. "State Senate District 16, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
2. "State Senator Mike Shirkey". 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 16". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 25, 2020.