Michigan's 22nd Senate district

Michigan's 22nd Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Republican Lana Theis since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican Joe Hune.[2]

Michigan's 22nd State Senate District
Senator	Lana Theis R–Brighton
Demographics	93% White 1% Black 3% Hispanic 2% Asian 2% Other
Population (2018)	265,590[1]

Geography

District 22 covers all of Livingston County and most of western Washtenaw County in exurban Detroit, including the communities of Brighton, Howell, Fowlerville, Whitmore Lake, Chelsea, Dexter, Brighton Township, Genoa Township, Green Oak Township, Hamburg Township, Hartland Township, Oceola Township, Tyrone Township, Marion Township, and Scio Township.[3]

The district is largely located within Michigan's 8th congressional district, also extending into the 7th and 12th districts. It overlaps with the 42nd, 47th, and 52nd districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 22[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lana Theis	25,957	74.8
	Republican	Joseph Converse Marinaro	8,732	25.2
Total votes			34,689	100
General election
	Republican	Lana Theis	76,043	56.0
	Democratic	Adam Dreher	57,167	42.1
	Green	Eric Borregard	2,659	2.0
Total votes			135,869	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 22[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Hune (incumbent)	58,380	58.9
	Democratic	Shari Pollesch	37,709	38.0
	Libertarian	Jeff Wood	3,108	3.1
Total votes			99,197	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 22

Year	Office	Results[6]
2018	Senate	James 53.9 – 44.6%
	Governor	Schuette 51.6 – 45.9%
2016	President	Trump 56.0 – 38.7%
2014	Senate	Land 50.5 – 45.0%
	Governor	Snyder 63.7 – 34.4%
2012	President	Romney 56.7 – 42.4%
	Senate	Hoekstra 49.2 – 47.4%

References

1. "State Senate District 22, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
2. "State Senator Lana Theis". MI Senate GOP. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
3. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
5. "Michigan State Senate District 22". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 28, 2020.