Michigan's 29th Senate district

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Michigan's 29th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Winnie Brinks
D – Grand Rapids
Demographics57%  White
16%  Black
18%  Hispanic
4%  Asian
4%  Multiracial
Population (2022)264,488
Notes [1]

Michigan's 29th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 29th district was created by the 1850 Michigan Constitution, as the 1835 constitution only permitted a maximum of eight senate districts. [2] [3] It has been represented by Democrat Winnie Brinks since 2019, succeeding Republican Dave Hildenbrand. [4]

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Geography

District 29 encompasses part of Kent County. [5]

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 29, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in Grand Rapids, which also covered the surrounding Kent County communities of East Grand Rapids, Lowell, Forest Hills, Cascade Township, Grand Rapids Township, Ada Township, and Caledonia Township. [6]

The district was located entirely within Michigan's 3rd congressional district, and overlapped with the 73rd, 75th, 76th, and 86th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives. [7]

List of senators

SenatorPartyDatesResidenceNotes
Daniel S. Johnson Democratic 1853–1854 Zilwaukee [8] [9] [10]
Henry J. Alvord Democratic 1855–1856 Lapeer [8] [11] [12]
Smith Lapham Republican 1857–1858 Laphamville [8] [13] [14]
Lewis Porter Republican 1859–1860 Grand Rapids [8] [15]
Solomon L. Withey Republican 1861–1862 Grand Rapids [8] [16]
Milton C. Watkins Republican 1863–1866 Ashley [8] [17]
Henry Seymour Republican 1867–1868 Grand Rapids [8] [18]
Peter R. L. Pierce Republican 1869–1870 Grand Rapids [8] [19]
Byron D. Ball Republican 1871–1872 Grand Rapids [8] [20]
Henry S. Clubb Republican 1873–1874 Grand Haven [8] [21]
Charles D. Nelson Republican 1875–1876 Muskegon [8] [22]
Columbus V. Tyler Democratic 1877–1880 Bay City [8] [23]
Charles F. Gibson Republican 1881–1882 Bay City [8] [24]
Freeman O. Gullifer Republican 1883–1884 Au Sable [8] [25]
Charles R. Henry Republican 1885–1886 Au Sable [8] [26]
Walter W. Barton Republican 1887–1888 Leland [8] [27]
Roswell Leavitt Republican 1889–1890 Bellaire [8] [28]
Robert R. Wilkinson Republican 1891–1892 Eastport [8] [29]
James D. Turnbull Democratic 1893–1894 Alpena [8] [30]
Ezra C. Barnum Republican 1895–1898 Petoskey [8] [31]
Daniel P. McMullen Republican 1899–1902 Cheboygan [8] [32]
William L. Curtis Republican 1903–1906 Petoskey [8] [33]
Fred R. Ming Republican 1907–1910 Cheboygan [8] [34]
Frank D. Scott Republican 1911–1914 Alpena [8] [35]
J. Lee Morford Republican 1915–1918 Gaylord [8] [36]
Herbert F. Baker Republican 1919–1922Weadock [8] [37]
William J. Pearson Republican 1923–1926 Boyne Falls [8] [38]
Calvin A. Campbell Republican 1927–1933 Indian River Died in office. [8] [39]
Otto W. Bishop Republican 1935–1948 Alpena [8] [40]
Frank Andrews Republican 1949–1960 Hillman [8] [41]
Thomas F. Schweigert Republican 1961–1964 Petoskey [8] [42]
Garland B. Lane Democratic 1965–1974 Flint [8] [43]
Dale Kildee Democratic 1975–1977 Flint Resigned. [8] [44]
Harold J. Scott Democratic 1977–1982 Flint [8] [45]
Gary G. Corbin Democratic 1983–1986 Clio [8] [46]
John D. Cherry Democratic 1987–1994 Clio [8] [47]
Joe Conroy Democratic 1995–1998 Flint [8] [48]
Robert L. Emerson Democratic 1999–2002 Flint [8] [49]
Bill Hardiman Republican 2003–2010 Kentwood [8] [50]
Dave Hildenbrand Republican 2011–2018 Lowell [51] [8]
Winnie Brinks Democratic 2019–present Grand Rapids [52] [53]

Recent election results

2022

2022 Michigan Senate election, District 29 [54]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Winnie Brinks (incumbent) 59,407 60.3
Republican Tommy Brann 39,11539.7
Total votes98,522 100
Democratic hold

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 29 [54]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chris Afendoulis 19,374 81.3
Republican Daniel Oesch4,44518.7
Total votes23,819 100
General election
Democratic Winnie Brinks 70,715 56.9
Republican Chris Afendoulis 50,22540.4
Libertarian Robert VanNoller1,8401.5
Working Class Louis Palus1,4451.2
Total votes124,225 100
Democratic gain from Republican

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 29 [54]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lance Penny 4,219 51.3
Democratic Michael Scruggs4,00848.7
Total votes8,227 100
General election
Republican Dave Hildenbrand (incumbent) 47,200 57.9
Democratic Lance Penny34,27842.1
Total votes81,478 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [55]
2020 President Biden 61.5 – 36.4%
2018 Senate Stabenow 57.0 – 40.9%
Governor Whitmer 58.7 – 38.4%
2016 President Clinton 54.3 – 39.2%
2014 Senate Peters 50.0 – 46.2%
Governor Snyder 57.1 – 40.8%
2012 President Obama 52.7 – 46.3%
Senate Stabenow 52.5 – 44.1%

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
1964 Apportionment Plan [56]
1972 Apportionment Plan [57]
1982 Apportionment Plan [58]
1992 Apportionment Plan [59]
2001 Apportionment Plan [60]
Michigan Senate District 29 (2010).png 2011 Apportionment Plan [61]

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  2. ↑ "CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1850". Michigan Legislature . Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ "CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1835". Michigan Legislature . Retrieved November 21, 2022.
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  14. ↑ "Michigan Legislature--1857". The Hillsdale Standard. November 25, 1856. p. 2. Retrieved December 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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  16. ↑ "Legislator Details - Solomon L. Withey". Library of Michigan . Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Legislator Details - Milton C. Watkins". Library of Michigan . Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Legislator Details - Henry Seymour". Library of Michigan . Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Legislator Details - Peter R. L. Pierce". Library of Michigan . Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Legislator Details - Byron D. Ball". Library of Michigan . Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Legislator Details - Henry S. Clubb". Library of Michigan . Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Legislator Details - Charles D. Nelson". Library of Michigan . Retrieved December 1, 2022.
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  24. ↑ "Legislator Details - Charles F. Gibson". Library of Michigan . Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Legislator Details - Freeman O. Gullifer". Library of Michigan . Retrieved December 1, 2022.
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  52. ↑ "Winnie Brinks". Ballotpedia . Retrieved December 1, 2022.
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