Michigan's 8th Senate district

Michigan's 8th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Republican Peter Lucido since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican Jack Brandenburg.[2]

Michigan's 8th
State Senate District
Senator
  Peter Lucido
R–Shelby Charter Township
Demographics87% White
6% Black
3% Hispanic
2% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)281,196[1]

Geography

District 8 is based in northern and coastal Macomb County to the north of Detroit, including the communities of St. Clair Shores, Harrison Township, Mount Clemens, Chesterfield Township, New Baltimore, Lenox Township, New Haven, Ray Township, Utica, Shelby Township, Washington Township, Romeo, and Bruce Township.[3]

The district overlaps with Michigan's 9th and 10th congressional districts, and with the 18th, 24th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, and 36th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2018
2018 Michigan Senate election, District 8[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter Lucido 24,261 71.7
Republican Ken Goike 9,565 28.3
Total votes 33,826 100
Democratic Paul Francis 10,113 46.6
Democratic Patrick Biange 6,612 30.5
Democratic Raymond Filipek 4,989 23.0
Total votes 21,714 100
General election
Republican Peter Lucido 76,172 61.8
Democratic Paul Francis 47,154 38.2
Total votes 123,326 100
Republican hold

2014
2014 Michigan Senate election, District 8[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Brandenburg (incumbent) 55,304 61.7
Democratic Christine Bell 34,279 38.3
Total votes 89,583 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 8
Year Office Results[6]
2018 Senate James 54.2 – 44.3%
Governor Schuette 52.9 – 44.6%
2016 President Trump 59.7 – 35.9%
2014 Senate Peters 48.6 – 46.7%
Governor Snyder 59.6 – 38.4%
2012 President Romney 53.5 – 45.6%
Senate Stabenow 54.4 – 42.3%

References
  1. "State Senate District 8, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. "Senate Majority Whip Peter J. Lucido". MI Senate GOP. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  3. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  5. "Michigan State Senate District 8". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
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