Michigan's 6th Senate district

Michigan's 6th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Erika Geiss since 2019, succeeding fellow Democrat Hoon-Yung Hopgood.[2]

Michigan's 6th State Senate District
Senator	Erika Geiss D–Taylor
Demographics	72% White 18% Black 4% Hispanic 3% Asian 2% Other
Population (2018)	263,512[1]

Geography

District 6 covers much of Downriver to the southwest of Detroit in Wayne County, including the suburban communities of Westland, Taylor, Romulus, Rockwood, Flat Rock, Huron, Sumpter, Van Buren, Belleville, and most of Brownstown.[3]

The district is split between Michigan's 12th and 13th congressional districts, and with the 11th, 12th, 16th, 17th, 21st, and 23rd districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 6[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Erika Geiss	19,596	65.4
	Democratic	Robert Kosowski	10,359	34.6
Total votes			29,955	100
General election
	Democratic	Erika Geiss	60,789	61.3
	Republican	Brenda Jones	38,301	38.7
Total votes			99,090	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 6[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hoon-Yung Hopgood (incumbent)	42,835	62.3
	Republican	Darrell McNeill	25,919	37.7
Total votes			68,754	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 6

Year	Office	Results[6]
2018	Senate	Stabenow 59.7 – 38.1%
	Governor	Whitmer 60.9 – 36.0%
2016	President	Clinton 53.2 – 42.2%
2014	Senate	Peters 64.6 – 30.4%
	Governor	Schauer 57.3 – 40.3%
2012	President	Obama 64.3 – 34.8%
	Senate	Stabenow 69.6 – 26.7%

References

1. "State Senate District 6, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
2. "Erika Geiss, State Senator". Michigan Senate Dems. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
3. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
5. "Michigan State Senate District 6". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 17, 2020.