Michigan's 29th Senate district

Michigan's 29th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Winnie Brinks since 2019, succeeding Republican Dave Hildenbrand.[2]

Michigan's 29th State Senate District
Senator	Winnie Brinks D–Grand Rapids
Demographics	69% White 13% Black 12% Hispanic 3% Asian 3% Other
Population (2018)	288,222[1]

Geography

District 29 is based in Grand Rapids, also covering the surrounding Kent County communities of East Grand Rapids, Lowell, Forest Hills, Cascade Township, Grand Rapids Township, Ada Township, and Caledonia Township.[3]

The district is located entirely within Michigan's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 73rd, 75th, 76th, and 86th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 29[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Afendoulis	19,374	81.3
	Republican	Daniel Oesch	4,445	18.7
Total votes			23,819	100
General election
	Democratic	Winnie Brinks	70,715	56.9
	Republican	Chris Afendoulis	50,225	40.4
	Libertarian	Robert VanNoller	1,840	1.5
	Working Class	Louis Palus	1,445	1.2
Total votes			124,225	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 29[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lance Penny	4,219	51.3
	Democratic	Michael Scruggs	4,008	48.7
Total votes			8,227	100
General election
	Republican	Dave Hildenbrand (incumbent)	47,200	57.9
	Democratic	Lance Penny	34,278	42.1
Total votes			81,478	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 29

Year	Office	Results[6]
2018	Senate	Stabenow 57.0 – 40.9%
	Governor	Whitmer 58.7 – 38.4%
2016	President	Clinton 54.3 – 39.2%
2014	Senate	Peters 50.0 – 46.2%
	Governor	Snyder 57.1 – 40.8%
2012	President	Obama 52.7 – 46.3%
	Senate	Stabenow 52.5 – 44.1%

References

1. "State Senate District 29, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
2. "Winnie Brinks, State Senator". Michigan Senate Dems. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
3. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
5. "Michigan State Senate District 29". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 1, 2020.