Michigan's 35th Senate district

Michigan's 35th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Republican Curt VanderWall since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican Darwin Booher.[2]

Michigan's 35th
State Senate District
Senator
  Curt VanderWall
R–Ludington
Demographics93% White
1% Black
3% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Native American
2% Other
Population (2018)251,735[1]

Geography

District 35 covers a large swath of Northern Michigan, including all of Benzie, Crawford, Kalkaska, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Missaukee, Ogemaw, Osceola, Roscommon, and Wexford Counties. Communities within the district include Cadillac, Ludington, Manistee, Frankfort, Grayling, Kalkaska, Baldwin, Greilickville, Scottville, Lake City, West Branch, Reed City, Evart, Houghton Lake, St. Helen, and Roscommon.[3]

The district overlaps with Michigan's 1st, 2nd, and 4th congressional districts, and with the 97th, 100th, 101st, 102nd, and 103rd districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2018
2018 Michigan Senate election, District 35[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Curt VanderWall 19,713 48.9
Republican Bruce Rendon 9,832 24.4
Republican Ray Franz 9,424 23.4
Republican Cary Urka 1,307 3.2
Total votes 40,276 100
General election
Republican Curt VanderWall 73,688 63.2
Democratic Mike Taillard 39,923 34.2
Libertarian Timothy Coon 3,031 2.6
Total votes 116,642 100
Republican hold

2014
2014 Michigan Senate election, District 35[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Darwin Booher (incumbent) 51,299 59.5
Democratic Glenn Lottie 34,872 40.5
Total votes 86,171 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 35
Year Office Results[6]
2018 Senate James 58.1 – 39.4%
Governor Schuette 56.7 – 39.9%
2016 President Trump 61.3 – 33.5%
2014 Senate Land 48.7 – 46.5%
Governor Snyder 55.0 – 42.0%
2012 President Romney 53.9 – 45.0%
Senate Stabenow 51.6 – 44.9%

References
  1. "State Senate District 35, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. "State Senator Curt Vanderwall". 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 35". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
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