Michigan's 34th Senate district

Michigan's 34th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jon Bumstead since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican Goeff Hansen.[2]

Michigan's 34th
State Senate District
Senator
  Jon Bumstead
R–Newaygo
Demographics80% White
10% Black
7% Hispanic
0% Asian
1% Native American
3% Other
Population (2018)247,602[1]

Geography

District 34 is based in Muskegon, covering all of Muskegon County as well as nearby Newaygo and Oceana Counties. Other communities in the district include Norton Shores, Muskegon Heights, North Muskegon, Roosevelt Park, Whitehall, Wolf Lake, Hart, Fremont, Muskegon Township, and Fruitport Township.[3]

The district is located entirely within Michigan's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 91st, 92nd, and 100th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4] Much of the district lies along Lake Michigan.[1]

Recent election results

2018
2018 Michigan Senate election, District 34[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jon Bumstead 13,379 51.7
Republican Holly Hughes 12,494 48.3
Total votes 25,873 100
Democratic Poppy Sias-Hernandez 11,803 53.9
Democratic Collene Lamonte 10,084 46.1
Total votes 21,887 100
General election
Republican Jon Bumstead 50,313 50.7
Democratic Poppy Sias-Hernandez 45,941 46.3
Libertarian Max Riekse 2,896 2.9
Total votes 99,150 100
Republican hold

2014
2014 Michigan Senate election, District 34[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Goeff Hansen (incumbent) 9,203 62.4
Republican Nick Sundquist 5,538 37.6
Total votes 14,741 100
General election
Republican Goeff Hansen (incumbent) 39,129 55.6
Democratic Cathy Forbes 31,246 44.4
Total votes 70,375 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 34
Year Office Results[6]
2018 Senate James 50.1 – 47.1%
Governor Schuette 46.2 – 46.0%
2016 President Trump 52.0 – 42.2%
2014 Senate Peters 52.1 – 42.5%
Governor Snyder 51.3 – 45.7%
2012 President Obama 53.5 – 45.5%
Senate Stabenow 56.1 – 40.6%

References
  1. "State Senate District 34, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. "Senate Senator Jon Bumstead". MI Senate GOP. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  3. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  5. "Michigan State Senate District 34". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
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