Michigan's 6th Senate district

Michigan's 6th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Erika Geiss since 2019, succeeding fellow Democrat Hoon-Yung Hopgood.[2]

Michigan's 6th
State Senate District
Senator
  Erika Geiss
D–Taylor
Demographics72% White
18% Black
4% Hispanic
3% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)263,512[1]

Geography

District 6 covers much of Downriver to the southwest of Detroit in Wayne County, including the suburban communities of Westland, Taylor, Romulus, Rockwood, Flat Rock, Huron, Sumpter, Van Buren, Belleville, and most of Brownstown.[3]

The district is split between Michigan's 12th and 13th congressional districts, and with the 11th, 12th, 16th, 17th, 21st, and 23rd districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2018
2018 Michigan Senate election, District 6[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Erika Geiss 19,596 65.4
Democratic Robert Kosowski 10,359 34.6
Total votes 29,955 100
General election
Democratic Erika Geiss 60,789 61.3
Republican Brenda Jones 38,301 38.7
Total votes 99,090 100
Democratic hold

2014
2014 Michigan Senate election, District 6[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hoon-Yung Hopgood (incumbent) 42,835 62.3
Republican Darrell McNeill 25,919 37.7
Total votes 68,754 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 6
Year Office Results[6]
2018 Senate Stabenow 59.7 – 38.1%
Governor Whitmer 60.9 – 36.0%
2016 President Clinton 53.2 – 42.2%
2014 Senate Peters 64.6 – 30.4%
Governor Schauer 57.3 – 40.3%
2012 President Obama 64.3 – 34.8%
Senate Stabenow 69.6 – 26.7%

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