Michigan's 2nd Senate district

Michigan's 2nd State Senate district
Senator	Sylvia Santana D – Detroit
Demographics	30%  White 52%  Black 9%  Hispanic 6%  Asian 2% Other
Population (2018)	231,616 [1]

Michigan's 2nd Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Sylvia Santana since 2023, succeeding fellow Democrat Adam Hollier. ^{[2] [3]}

Geography

District 2 encompasses part of Wayne County. ^[4]

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 2, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in northern Detroit in Wayne County, also covering the nearby communities of Highland Park, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, Grosse Pointe Woods, Grosse Pointe Shores, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe, and Grosse Pointe Park. ^[5] It shared a water border with Canada along Lake St. Clair.

The district overlapped with Michigan's 13th and 14th congressional districts, and with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives. ^[6]

Recent election results

2018

Following incumbent Bert Johnson's resignation, a special election and a regular election were held concurrently in 2018; in the special election, Adam Hollier won the primary against a similar slate of candidates and won the general election uncontested.

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 2 ^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Hollier	6,938	25.2
	Democratic	Abraham Aiyash	5,766	21.0
	Democratic	Brian Banks	4,725	17.2
	Democratic	Regina Williams	2,598	9.5
	Democratic	LaMar Lemmons Jr.	2,512	9.1
	Democratic	John Olumba	1,747	6.4
	Democratic	George Cushingberry Jr.	1,121	4.1
	Democratic	Anam Miah	931	3.4
	Democratic	Lawrence Gannan	555	2.0
	Democratic	William Phillips	328	1.2
	Democratic	Tommy Campbell	265	1.0
Total votes			27,486	100
	Republican	Lisa Papas	3,879	54.1
	Republican	John Hauler	3,289	45.9
Total votes			7,168	100
General election
	Democratic	Adam Hollier	53,920	75.7
	Republican	Lisa Papas	17,288	24.3
Total votes			71,209	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 2 ^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bert Johnson (incumbent)	10,407	63.0
	Democratic	John Olumba	3,663	22.2
	Democratic	Georgia Lemmons	1,733	10.5
	Democratic	Taras Nykoriak	721	4.4
Total votes			16,524	100
General election
	Democratic	Bert Johnson (incumbent)	41,452	71.6
	Republican	Mark Price	14,354	24.8
	Independent	Jeff Hall	2,088	3.6
Total votes			57,894	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [8]
2020	President	Biden 78.5 – 20.5%
2018	Senate	Stabenow 74.9 – 23.4%
	Governor	Whitmer 76.4 – 21.6%
2016	President	Clinton 77.4 – 19.9%
2014	Senate	Peters 75.0 – 22.7%
	Governor	Schauer 66.3 – 32.5%
2012	President	Obama 80.4 – 19.2%
	Senate	Stabenow 80.4 – 17.4%

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Grosse Pointe Township Grosse Pointe Woods Harper Woods	1964 Apportionment Plan	[9]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Grosse Pointe Woods (part) Hamtramck Harper Woods	1972 Apportionment Plan	[10]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Hamtramck Highland Park	1982 Apportionment Plan	[11]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Hamtramck Highland Park	1992 Apportionment Plan	[12]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe Farms Grosse Pointe Park Grosse Pointe Township Grosse Pointe Woods Hamtramck Harper Woods Highland Park	2001 Apportionment Plan	[13]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe Farms Grosse Pointe Park Grosse Pointe Shores Grosse Pointe Woods Hamtramck Harper Woods Highland Park	2011 Apportionment Plan	[14]

References

1. "State Senate District 2, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
2. "Legislator Details - Sylvia Santana". Library of Michigan . Retrieved January 1, 2023.
3. "Legislator Details - Adam Hollier". Library of Michigan . Retrieved January 1, 2023.
4. "Linden_Senate". Michigan . Retrieved November 22, 2022.
5. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
6. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
7. "Michigan State Senate District 2". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
8. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
9. "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 376. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
10. "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 454. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
11. "SENATORIAL DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
12. "SENATORIAL DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1997. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
13. "SENATORIAL DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
14. "MICHIGAN SENATE DISTRICT 2" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2022.