Michigan's 28th Senate district

Michigan's 28th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Republican Peter MacGregor since 2015, succeeding fellow Republican Mark Jansen.[2]

Michigan's 28th State Senate District
Senator	Peter MacGregor R–Rockford
Demographics	82% White 3% Black 10% Hispanic 2% Asian 3% Other
Population (2018)	276,654[1]

Geography

District 28 covers the suburbs of Grand Rapids in Kent County, including the communities of Wyoming, Walker, Grandville, Rockford, Cedar Springs, Plainfield Township, Byron Township, Alpine Township, Algoma Township, Cannon Township, and Sparta Township.[3]

The district is split between Michigan's 2nd and 3rd congressional districts, and overlaps with the 73rd, 74th, 77th, and 86th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 28[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Craig Beach	7,689	41.4
	Democratic	Gidget Groendyk	6,444	34.7
	Democratic	Ryan Jeanette	4,426	23.8
Total votes			18,599	100
General election
	Republican	Peter MacGregor (incumbent)	68,749	58.4
	Democratic	Craig Beach	45,937	39.0
	Libertarian	Nathan Hewer	3,059	2.6
Total votes			117,745	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 28[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter MacGregor	18,397	67.8
	Republican	Kevin Green	8,733	32.2
Total votes			27,130	100
General election
	Republican	Peter MacGregor	53,221	66.1
	Democratic	Deb Havens	25,131	31.2
	U.S. Taxpayers	Ted Gerrard	2,115	2.6
Total votes			80,467	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 28

Year	Office	Results[6]
2018	Senate	James 56.8 – 40.8%
	Governor	Schuette 54.6 – 42.1%
2016	President	Trump 57.8 – 35.7%
2014	Senate	Land 57.3 – 38.1%
	Governor	Snyder 66.7 – 28.9%
2012	President	Romney 60.5 – 38.5%
	Senate	Hoekstra 56.0 – 40.7%

References

1. "State Senate District 28, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
2. "State Senator Peter MacGregor". MI Senate GOP. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
3. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
5. "Michigan State Senate District 28". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 31, 2020.