Michigan's 23rd Senate district

Michigan's 23rd Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Curtis Hertel Jr. since 2015, succeeding fellow Democrat Gretchen Whitmer.[2]

Michigan's 23rd
State Senate District
Senator
  Curtis Hertel Jr.
D–East Lansing
Demographics69% White
12% Black
8% Hispanic
7% Asian
5% Other
Population (2018)273,334[1]

Geography

District 23 is based in Lansing and covers most of Ingham County, also including the surrounding communities of East Lansing, Mason, Haslett, Holt, Okemos, Edgemont Park, Meridian Township, and Delhi Township.[3]

The district is located entirely within Michigan's 8th congressional district, and overlaps with the 67th, 68th, and 69th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2018
2018 Michigan Senate election, District 23[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrea Pollock 6,811 53.9
Republican Nancy Denny 5,833 46.1
Total votes 12,644 100
General election
Democratic Curtis Hertel Jr. (incumbent) 73,189 68.5
Republican Andrea Pollock 33,721 31.5
Total votes 106,910 100
Democratic hold

2014
2014 Michigan Senate election, District 23[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Curtis Hertel Jr. 10,963 69.8
Democratic Larry Hutchinson 2,436 15.5
Democratic Harold Leeman Jr. 2,299 14.6
Total votes 15,698 100
General election
Democratic Curtis Hertel Jr. 50,824 66.1
Republican Darrell McNeill 26,076 33.9
Total votes 76,900 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 23
Year Office Results[6]
2018 Senate Stabenow 66.9 – 31.2%
Governor Whitmer 68.7 – 28.4%
2016 President Clinton 61.9 – 32.2%
2014 Senate Peters 66.0 – 30.7%
Governor Schauer 58.8 – 39.3%
2012 President Obama 64.8 – 34.2%
Senate Stabenow 68.3 – 28.5%

References
  1. "State Senate District 23, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. "Curtis Hertel, Jr., State Senator". Michigan Senate Dems. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  5. "Michigan State Senate District 23". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
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