Michigan's 34th Senate district

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Michigan's 34th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Roger Hauck
R Mount Pleasant
Demographics80%  White
10%  Black
7%  Hispanic
0%  Asian
1%  Native American
3% Other
Population (2018)247,602 [1]

Michigan's 34th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 34th district was created in 1953, as dictated by the 1908 Michigan Constitution. [2] The previous 1850 constitution only allowed for 32 senate districts. [3] It has been represented by Republican Jon Bumstead since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican Goeff Hansen. [4]

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Geography

District 34 encompasses all of Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Isabella, Mecosta, and Osceola counties, as well as parts of Bay, Clinton, Lake, Midland, and Saginaw counties. [5]

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 34, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in Muskegon, covered all of Muskegon County as well as nearby Newaygo and Oceana Counties. Other communities in the district included Norton Shores, Muskegon Heights, North Muskegon, Roosevelt Park, Whitehall, Wolf Lake, Hart, Fremont, Muskegon Township, and Fruitport Township. [6]

The district was located entirely within Michigan's 2nd congressional district, and overlapped with the 91st, 92nd, and 100th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives. [7] Much of the district lied along Lake Michigan. [1]

List of senators

SenatorPartyDatesResidenceNotes
Frank D. Beadle Democratic 1955–1964 St. Clair [8] [9]
Jerome T. Hart Democratic 1965–1982 Saginaw [8] [10]
James Barcia Democratic 1983–1993 Bay City Resigned. [8] [11]
Joel Gougeon Republican 1993–2002 Bay City [8] [12] [13]
Gerald Van Woerkom Republican 2003–2010 Muskegon [8] [14]
Goeff Hansen Republican 2011–2018 Hart [8] [15]
Jon Bumstead Republican 2019–2022 Newaygo [16] [17] [18]
Roger Hauck Republican 2023–present Mount Pleasant [19]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 34 [20]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jon Bumstead 13,379 51.7
Republican Holly Hughes 12,49448.3
Total votes25,873 100
Democratic Poppy Sias-Hernandez 11,803 53.9
Democratic Collene Lamonte 10,08446.1
Total votes21,887 100
General election
Republican Jon Bumstead 50,313 50.7
Democratic Poppy Sias-Hernandez45,94146.3
Libertarian Max Riekse2,8962.9
Total votes99,150 100
Republican hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 34 [20]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Goeff Hansen (incumbent) 9,203 62.4
Republican Nick Sundquist5,53837.6
Total votes14,741 100
General election
Republican Goeff Hansen (incumbent) 39,129 55.6
Democratic Cathy Forbes31,24644.4
Total votes70,375 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [21]
2020 President Trump 54.5 – 43.7%
2018 Senate James 50.1 – 47.1%
Governor Schuette 46.2 – 46.0%
2016 President Trump 52.0 – 42.2%
2014 Senate Peters 52.1 – 42.5%
Governor Snyder 51.3 – 45.7%
2012 President Obama 53.5 – 45.5%
Senate Stabenow 56.1 – 40.6%

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
1964 Apportionment Plan [22]
1972 Apportionment Plan [23]
1982 Apportionment Plan [24]
1992 Apportionment Plan [25]
2001 Apportionment Plan [26]
Michigan Senate District 34 (2010).png 2011 Apportionment Plan [27]

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