Michigan's 31st Senate district

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Michigan's 31st
State Senate district
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Senator
  Roger Victory
R – Georgetown Township
Demographics92%  White
1%  Black
5%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)246,238 [1]

Michigan's 31st Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 31st 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 Republican Roger Victory since 2023, succeeding fellow Republican Kevin Daley.

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Geography

District 31 encompasses parts of Allegan and Ottawa counties. [4]

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 31, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, covered all of Bay, Lapeer, and Tuscola Counties along Saginaw Bay, including the communities of Bay City, Essexville, Caro, Vassar, Lapeer, Imlay City, Almont, Bangor Township, Monitor Township, and Hampton Township. [5]

The district was exactly split between Michigan's 5th and 10th congressional districts, and overlapped with the 82nd, 84th, 96th, and 98th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives. [6]

List of senators

SenatorPartyDatesResidenceNotes
Daniel B. Harrington Democratic 1853–1854 Port Huron [7] [8] [9] [10]
Omar D. Conger Republican 1855–1856 Port Huron [7] [11] [12]
Thomas W. Ferry Republican 1857–1858 Grand Haven [7] [13]
Henry Pennoyer Democratic 1859–1860 Grand Haven [7] [14]
Nelson Green Republican 1861–1862White River [7] [15]
Charles Mears Republican 1863–1864 Mason County [7] [16] [17]
James B. Walker Republican 1865–1866 Benzonia [7] [18] [19]
John H. Standish Republican 1867–1870 Newaygo [7] [20]
Seth C. Moffatt Republican 1871–1872 Northport [7] [21]
William H. C. Mitchell Republican 1873–1876East Traverse Bay [7] [22]
Edward Breitung Republican 1877–1878 Negaunee [7] [23]
Samuel M. Stephenson Republican 1879–1880 Menominee [7] [24]
William F. Swift Republican 1881–1882 Ishpeming [7] [25]
Henry W. Seymour Republican 1883–1884 Sault St. Marie [7] [26]
Samuel M. Stephenson Republican 1885–1886 Menominee [7] [24]
William S. Laing Republican 1887–1888 Iron Mountain [7] [27]
Clinton G. Griffey Republican 1889–1890 Negaunee [7] [28]
Joseph Flesheim Republican 1891–1892 Menominee [7] [29]
Peter Pascoe Republican 1893–1896 Republic [7] [30]
Alexander Maitland Republican 1897–1900 Negaunee [7] [31]
Gad Smith Republican 1901–1902 Marquette [7] [32]
Michael H. Moriarty Republican 1903–1912 Crystal Falls [7] [33]
Charles T. Winegar Progressive 1913–1914 Iron Mountain [7] [34]
Alton T. Roberts Republican 1915–1918 Marquette [7] [35]
Frank H. Vandenboom Republican 1919–1922 Marquette [7] [36]
Walter F. Truettner Republican 1923–1928 Bessemer [7] [37]
Charles W. Richardson Republican 1929–1932 Marquette [7] [38]
Ray Derham Republican 1933–1934 Iron Mountain [7] [38]
John C. Wickstrom Democratic 1935–1938 Norway [7] [39]
D. Stephen Benzie Democratic 1939–1942 Norway [7] [40]
Joseph P. Cloon Republican 1943–1944 Wakefield [7] [41]
Alvin C. Hampton Democratic 1945–1946 Negaunee [7] [42]
Joseph P. Cloon Republican 1947–1948 Wakefield [7] [41]
Albert J. Wilke Democratic 1949–1950 Iron Mountain [7] [43]
Joseph P. Cloon Republican 1951–1954 Wakefield [7] [41]
Philip Rahoi Democratic 1955–1964 Iron Mountain [7] [44]
Robert VanderLaan Republican 1965–1982 Grand Rapids [7] [45]
Dick Posthumus Republican 1983–1998 Alto Lived in Lowell from around 1983 to 1988. [7] [46] [47] [48] [49]
Ken Sikkema Republican 1999–2002 Grandville [7] [50]
Jim Barcia Democratic 2003–2010 Bay City [51] [7]
Mike Green Republican 2011–2018 Mayville [52] [7]
Kevin Daley Republican 2019–2022 Lum [53] [54] [55]
Roger Victory Republican 2023–present Georgetown Township [56]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 31 [57]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kevin Daley 18,548 58.5
Republican Gary Glenn 13,15441.5
Total votes31,702 100
Democratic Cynthia Luczak 11,511 53.7
Democratic Bill Jordan4,29020.0
Democratic Chuck Stadler2,82613.2
Democratic Joni Batterbee2,78913.0
Total votes21,416 100
General election
Republican Kevin Daley 63,394 60.2
Democratic Cynthia Luczak41,83339.8
Total votes105,227 100
Republican hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 31 [57]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Green (incumbent) 10,645 49.6
Republican Kevin Daley 9,87346.0
Republican Jeffery Phillips9644.5
Total votes21,482 100
General election
Republican Mike Green (incumbent) 45,699 54.5
Democratic Ron Mindykowski38,08645.5
Total votes83,745 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [58]
2020 President Trump 62.4 – 35.9%
2018 Senate James 56.0 – 41.8%
Governor Schuette 53.9 – 42.7%
2016 President Trump 61.0 – 33.8%
2014 Senate Peters 51.4 – 43.6%
Governor Snyder 52.2 – 44.9%
2012 President Romney 51.4 – 47.5%
Senate Stabenow 56.3 – 40.1%

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
1964 Apportionment Plan [59]
1972 Apportionment Plan [60]
1982 Apportionment Plan [61]
1992 Apportionment Plan [62]
2001 Apportionment Plan [63]
Michigan Senate District 31 (2010).png 2011 Apportionment Plan [64]

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