Michigan's 2nd Senate district

Michigan's 2nd Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Adam Hollier since 2019, succeeding fellow Democrat Bert Johnson.[2]

Michigan's 2nd
State Senate District
Senator
  Adam Hollier
D–Detroit
Demographics30% White
52% Black
9% Hispanic
6% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)231,616[1]

Geography

District 2 is based in northern Detroit in Wayne County, also covering the nearby communities of Highland Park, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, Grosse Pointe Woods, Grosse Pointe Shores, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe, and Grosse Pointe Park.[3] It shares a water border with Canada along Lake St. Clair.

The district overlaps with Michigan's 13th and 14th congressional districts, and with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2018

Following incumbent Bert Johnson's resignation, a special election and a regular election were held concurrently in 2018; in the special election, Adam Hollier won the primary against a similar slate of candidates and won the general election uncontested.

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 2[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adam Hollier 6,938 25.2
Democratic Abraham Aiyash 5,766 21.0
Democratic Brian Banks 4,725 17.2
Democratic Regina Williams 2,598 9.5
Democratic LaMar Lemmons Jr. 2,512 9.1
Democratic John Olumba 1,747 6.4
Democratic George Cushingberry Jr. 1,121 4.1
Democratic Anam Miah 931 3.4
Democratic Lawrence Gannan 555 2.0
Democratic William Phillips 328 1.2
Democratic Tommy Campbell 265 1.0
Total votes 27,486 100
Republican Lisa Papas 3,879 54.1
Republican John Hauler 3,289 45.9
Total votes 7,168 100
General election
Democratic Adam Hollier 53,920 75.7
Republican Lisa Papas 17,288 24.3
Total votes 71,209 100
Democratic hold

2014
2014 Michigan Senate election, District 2[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bert Johnson (incumbent) 10,407 63.0
Democratic John Olumba 3,663 22.2
Democratic Georgia Lemmons 1,733 10.5
Democratic Taras Nykoriak 721 4.4
Total votes 16,524 100
General election
Democratic Bert Johnson (incumbent) 41,452 71.6
Republican Mark Price 14,354 24.8
Independent Jeff Hall 2,088 3.6
Total votes 57,894 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 2
Year Office Results[6]
2018 Senate Stabenow 74.9 – 23.4%
Governor Whitmer 76.4 – 21.6%
2016 President Clinton 77.4 – 19.9%
2014 Senate Peters 75.0 – 22.7%
Governor Schauer 66.3 – 32.5%
2012 President Obama 80.4 – 19.2%
Senate Stabenow 80.4 – 17.4%

References
  1. "State Senate District 2, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  2. "Adam Hollier, 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 2". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
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