Michigan's 3rd Senate district

Michigan's 3rd Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Sylvia Santana since 2019, succeeding fellow Democrat Morris Hood III.[2] It is the most Democratic-leaning district in the Senate, giving both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama over 80% of the vote.

Michigan's 3rd
State Senate District
Senator
  Sylvia Santana
D–Detroit
Demographics41% White
51% Black
4% Hispanic
1% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)250,092[1]

Geography

District 3 is based in the city of Dearborn and parts of western Detroit in Wayne County, also covering the smaller community of Melvindale.[3]

The district overlaps with Michigan's 12th, 13th, and 14th congressional districts, and with the 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 14th, and 15th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2018
2018 Michigan Senate election, District 3[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sylvia Santana 12,646 41.5
Democratic Gary Woronchak 11,785 38.7
Democratic Anita Belle 4,367 14.3
Democratic Terry Burrell 1,668 5.5
Total votes 30,466 100
General election
Democratic Sylvia Santana 58,405 81.8
Republican Kathy Stecker 10,928 15.3
Working Class Hali McEachern 2,095 2.9
Total votes 71,428 100
Democratic hold

2014
2014 Michigan Senate election, District 3[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Morris Hood III (incumbent) 45,546 80.4
Republican Matthew Keller 11,086 19.6
Total votes 56,632 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 3
Year Office Results[6]
2018 Senate Stabenow 81.7 – 16.3%
Governor Whitmer 82.4 – 15.3%
2016 President Clinton 80.7 – 16.1%
2014 Senate Peters 81.6 – 15.6%
Governor Schauer 74.9 – 23.5%
2012 President Obama 85.0 – 14.4%
Senate Stabenow 85.7 – 11.9%

References
  1. "State Senate District 3, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  2. "Sylvia Santana, State Senator". Michigan Senate Dems. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  3. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  5. "Michigan State Senate District 3". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
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