Michigan's 34th Senate district

Michigan's 34th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jon Bumstead since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican Goeff Hansen.[2]

Michigan's 34th State Senate District
Senator	Jon Bumstead R–Newaygo
Demographics	80% White 10% Black 7% Hispanic 0% Asian 1% Native American 3% Other
Population (2018)	247,602[1]

Geography

District 34 is based in Muskegon, covering all of Muskegon County as well as nearby Newaygo and Oceana Counties. Other communities in the district include Norton Shores, Muskegon Heights, North Muskegon, Roosevelt Park, Whitehall, Wolf Lake, Hart, Fremont, Muskegon Township, and Fruitport Township.[3]

The district is located entirely within Michigan's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 91st, 92nd, and 100th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4] Much of the district lies along Lake Michigan.[1]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 34[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jon Bumstead	13,379	51.7
	Republican	Holly Hughes	12,494	48.3
Total votes			25,873	100
	Democratic	Poppy Sias-Hernandez	11,803	53.9
	Democratic	Collene Lamonte	10,084	46.1
Total votes			21,887	100
General election
	Republican	Jon Bumstead	50,313	50.7
	Democratic	Poppy Sias-Hernandez	45,941	46.3
	Libertarian	Max Riekse	2,896	2.9
Total votes			99,150	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 34[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Goeff Hansen (incumbent)	9,203	62.4
	Republican	Nick Sundquist	5,538	37.6
Total votes			14,741	100
General election
	Republican	Goeff Hansen (incumbent)	39,129	55.6
	Democratic	Cathy Forbes	31,246	44.4
Total votes			70,375	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 34

Year	Office	Results[6]
2018	Senate	James 50.1 – 47.1%
	Governor	Schuette 46.2 – 46.0%
2016	President	Trump 52.0 – 42.2%
2014	Senate	Peters 52.1 – 42.5%
	Governor	Snyder 51.3 – 45.7%
2012	President	Obama 53.5 – 45.5%
	Senate	Stabenow 56.1 – 40.6%

References

1. "State Senate District 34, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
2. "Senate Senator Jon Bumstead". MI Senate GOP. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
3. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
5. "Michigan State Senate District 34". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 4, 2020.