Michigan's 3rd Senate district

Michigan's 3rd Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Sylvia Santana since 2019, succeeding fellow Democrat Morris Hood III.[2] It is the most Democratic-leaning district in the Senate, giving both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama over 80% of the vote.

Michigan's 3rd State Senate District
Senator	Sylvia Santana D–Detroit
Demographics	41% White 51% Black 4% Hispanic 1% Asian 2% Other
Population (2018)	250,092[1]

Geography

District 3 is based in the city of Dearborn and parts of western Detroit in Wayne County, also covering the smaller community of Melvindale.[3]

The district overlaps with Michigan's 12th, 13th, and 14th congressional districts, and with the 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 14th, and 15th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 3[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sylvia Santana	12,646	41.5
	Democratic	Gary Woronchak	11,785	38.7
	Democratic	Anita Belle	4,367	14.3
	Democratic	Terry Burrell	1,668	5.5
Total votes			30,466	100
General election
	Democratic	Sylvia Santana	58,405	81.8
	Republican	Kathy Stecker	10,928	15.3
	Working Class	Hali McEachern	2,095	2.9
Total votes			71,428	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 3[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Morris Hood III (incumbent)	45,546	80.4
	Republican	Matthew Keller	11,086	19.6
Total votes			56,632	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 3

Year	Office	Results[6]
2018	Senate	Stabenow 81.7 – 16.3%
	Governor	Whitmer 82.4 – 15.3%
2016	President	Clinton 80.7 – 16.1%
2014	Senate	Peters 81.6 – 15.6%
	Governor	Schauer 74.9 – 23.5%
2012	President	Obama 85.0 – 14.4%
	Senate	Stabenow 85.7 – 11.9%

References

1. "State Senate District 3, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
2. "Sylvia Santana, State Senator". Michigan Senate Dems. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
3. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
5. "Michigan State Senate District 3". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 16, 2020.