Michigan's 1st Senate district

Michigan's 1st Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Stephanie Chang since 2019, succeeding fellow Democrat Coleman Young II.[2]

Michigan's 1st State Senate District
Senator	Stephanie Chang D–Detroit
Demographics	44% White 47% Black 5% Hispanic 2% Asian 2% Other
Population (2018)	249,358[1]

Geography

District 1 covers parts of Wayne County along the Canadian border, including much of Detroit as well as River Rouge, Ecorse, Wyandotte, Riverview, Trenton, Woodhaven, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile, and parts of Brownstown.[3]

The district is split three ways among Michigan's 12th, 13th, and 14th congressional districts. It overlaps with the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 14th, and 23rd districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 1[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Chang	16,427	49.8
	Democratic	Alberta Tinsley-Talabi	8,710	26.4
	Democratic	Bettie Cook Scott	3,698	11.2
	Democratic	James Cole Jr.	1,717	5.2
	Democratic	Stephanie Roehm	1,464	4.4
	Democratic	Nicholas Rivera	941	2.9
Total votes			32,957	100
General election
	Democratic	Stephanie Chang	62,071	72.0
	Republican	Pauline Montie	20,879	24.2
	Green	David Bullock	3,257	3.8
Total votes			86,207	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 1[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Coleman Young II (incumbent)	48,510	71.8
	Republican	Barry Berk	19,021	28.2
Total votes			67,531	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 1

Year	Office	Results[6]
2018	Senate	Stabenow 72.0 – 26.1%
	Governor	Whitmer 73.4 – 24.2%
2016	President	Clinton 70.6 – 26.2%
2014	Senate	Peters 77.1 – 19.9%
	Governor	Schauer 70.0 – 28.4%
2012	President	Obama 78.0 – 21.4%
	Senate	Stabenow 80.0 – 17.2%

References

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