Michigan's 36th Senate district

Michigan's 36th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jim Stamas since 2015, succeeding fellow Republican John Moolenaar.[2]

Michigan's 36th State Senate District
Senator	Jim Stamas R–Midland
Demographics	94% White 1% Black 2% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Native American 1% Other
Population (2018)	242,798[1]

Geography

District 36 stretches from Midland to the northern end of the Lower Peninsula, covering all of Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Gladwin, Iosco, Midland, Montmorency, Oscoda, Otsego, and Presque Isle Counties. Other communities in the district include Alpena, Gladwin, Standish, Tawas City, East Tawas, Harrisville, Mio, Lewiston, Gaylord, Rogers City, and Alpena Township.[3]

The district overlaps with Michigan's 1st, 4th, and 5th congressional districts, and with the 97th, 98th, 99th, 105th, and 106th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4] Most of the district lies along Lake Huron and Saginaw Bay.[1]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 36[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Stamas (incumbent)	71,013	64.3
	Democratic	Joe Weir	39,440	35.7
Total votes			110,453	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 36[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Stamas	51,849	61.3
	Democratic	Joe Lucasiewicz	32,788	38.7
Total votes			84,637	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 36

Year	Office	Results[6]
2018	Senate	James 58.7 – 39.3%
	Governor	Schuette 57.2 – 39.7%
2016	President	Trump 61.9 – 32.7%
2014	Senate	Land 48.7 – 47.0%
	Governor	Snyder 56.1 – 40.9%
2012	President	Romney 55.4 – 43.5%
	Senate	Stabenow 52.1 – 44.5%

References

1. "State Senate District 36, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
2. "State Senator Jim Stamas". 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 36". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 4, 2020.