Michigan's 17th Senate district

Michigan's 17th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Republican Dale Zorn since 2015, succeeding fellow Republican Randy Richardville.[2]

Michigan's 17th
State Senate District
Senator
  Dale Zorn
R–Ida
Demographics90% White
2% Black
5% Hispanic
0% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)248,173[1]

Geography

District 17 covers Lenawee and Monroe Counties on the outskirts of Detroit and Toledo, including the communities of Monroe, Adrian, Tecumseh, Carleton, Dundee, Hudson, Morenci, Blissfield, Clinton, Bedford Township, Monroe Township, Frenchtown Township, Berlin Township, Madison Township, and part of Milan.[3]

The district is located entirely within Michigan's 7th congressional district, and overlaps with the 17th, 56th, 57th, and 65th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4] It borders the state of Ohio, and shares a water border with Canada via Lake Erie.[1]

Recent election results

2018
2018 Michigan Senate election, District 17[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dale Zorn (incumbent) 57,771 57.8
Democratic Bill LaVoy 39,196 39.2
Libertarian Chad McNamara 2,903 2.9
Total votes 99,870 100
Republican hold

2014
2014 Michigan Senate election, District 17[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dale Zorn 38,442 51.1
Democratic Doug Spade 34,706 46.2
U.S. Taxpayers Chad McNamara 2,039 2.7
Total votes 75,187 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 17
Year Office Results[6]
2018 Senate James 54.8 – 43.1%
Governor Schuette 52.7 – 44.3%
2016 President Trump 58.1 – 36.3%
2014 Senate Land 47.9 – 47.6%
Governor Snyder 52.4 – 44.8%
2012 President Obama 49.5 – 49.4%
Senate Stabenow 54.9 – 41.4%

References
  1. "State Senate District 17, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. "State Senator Dale Zorn". MI Senate GOP. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. "Michigan State Senate District 17". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
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