Michigan's 8th Senate district

Michigan's 8th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Republican Peter Lucido since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican Jack Brandenburg.[2]

Michigan's 8th State Senate District
Senator	Peter Lucido R–Shelby Charter Township
Demographics	87% White 6% Black 3% Hispanic 2% Asian 2% Other
Population (2018)	281,196[1]

Geography

District 8 is based in northern and coastal Macomb County to the north of Detroit, including the communities of St. Clair Shores, Harrison Township, Mount Clemens, Chesterfield Township, New Baltimore, Lenox Township, New Haven, Ray Township, Utica, Shelby Township, Washington Township, Romeo, and Bruce Township.[3]

The district overlaps with Michigan's 9th and 10th congressional districts, and with the 18th, 24th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, and 36th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 8[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Lucido	24,261	71.7
	Republican	Ken Goike	9,565	28.3
Total votes			33,826	100
	Democratic	Paul Francis	10,113	46.6
	Democratic	Patrick Biange	6,612	30.5
	Democratic	Raymond Filipek	4,989	23.0
Total votes			21,714	100
General election
	Republican	Peter Lucido	76,172	61.8
	Democratic	Paul Francis	47,154	38.2
Total votes			123,326	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 8[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Brandenburg (incumbent)	55,304	61.7
	Democratic	Christine Bell	34,279	38.3
Total votes			89,583	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 8

Year	Office	Results[6]
2018	Senate	James 54.2 – 44.3%
	Governor	Schuette 52.9 – 44.6%
2016	President	Trump 59.7 – 35.9%
2014	Senate	Peters 48.6 – 46.7%
	Governor	Snyder 59.6 – 38.4%
2012	President	Romney 53.5 – 45.6%
	Senate	Stabenow 54.4 – 42.3%

References

1. "State Senate District 8, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
2. "Senate Majority Whip Peter J. Lucido". MI Senate GOP. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
3. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
5. "Michigan State Senate District 8". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 18, 2020.