Michigan's 4th Senate district

Michigan's 4th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Marshall Bullock since 2019, succeeding fellow Democrat Ian Conyers.[2]

Michigan's 4th
State Senate District
Senator
  Marshall Bullock
D–Detroit
Demographics36% White
47% Black
14% Hispanic
1% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)238,115[1]

Geography

District 4 is based in central Detroit in Wayne County, also covering the nearby communities of Allen Park, Lincoln Park, and Southgate.[3]

The district is split three ways among Michigan's 12th, 13th, and 14th congressional districts, and overlaps with the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 10th, 13th, and 14th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4] At just over 47 square miles, it is the smallest Senate district in the state.[1]

Recent election results

2018
2018 Michigan Senate election, District 4[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marshall Bullock 12,384 44.3
Democratic Fred Durhal III 10,706 38.3
Democratic Carron Pinkins 4,885 17.5
Total votes 27,975 100
General election
Democratic Marshall Bullock 58,107 78.3
Republican Angela Savino 16,115 21.7
Total votes 74,222 100
Democratic hold

2016 special election

In March 2016, incumbent Virgil Smith Jr. resigned after being sentenced to prison for shooting up his wife's car, and a special election was called to fill the seat.[6]

2016 Michigan Senate special election, District 4[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ian Conyers 6,063 34.5
Democratic Fred Durhal Jr. 4,482 25.5
Democratic Patricia Holmes 1,362 7.8
Democratic James Cole Jr. 1,327 7.6
Democratic Helena Scott 1,272 7.2
Democratic Carron Pinkins 1,104 6.3
Democratic Vanessa Simpson Olive 773 4.4
Democratic Ralph Rayner 602 3.4
Democratic Howard Worthy 581 3.3
Total votes 17,566 100
General election
Democratic Ian Conyers 69,305 76.6
Republican Keith Franklin 21,225 23.4
Total votes 90,530 100
Democratic hold

2014
2014 Michigan Senate election, District 4[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Virgil Smith Jr. (incumbent) 11,597 49.8
Democratic Rashida Tlaib 9,742 41.9
Democratic Howard Worthy 1,937 8.3
Total votes 23,276 100
General election
Democratic Virgil Smith Jr. (incumbent) 49,970 81.9
Republican Keith Franklin 11,047 18.1
Total votes 61,018 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 4
Year Office Results[7]
2018 Senate Stabenow 76.2 – 21.7%
Governor Whitmer 77.4 – 20.1%
2016 President Clinton 74.6 – 22.3%
2014 Senate Peters 81.8 – 15.1%
Governor Schauer 75.8 – 22.6%
2012 President Obama 82.8 – 16.6%
Senate Stabenow 84.7 – 12.8%

References
  1. "State Senate District 4, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  2. "Marshall Bullock, 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 4". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  6. Jonathan Oosting (March 31, 2016). "Smith resigns from Senate three days after going to jail". The Detroit News. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
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