Michigan's 36th Senate district

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Michigan's 36th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Michele Hoitenga
R Manton
Demographics94%  White
1%  Black
2%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
1%  Native American
1% Other
Population (2018)242,798 [1]

Michigan's 36th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 36th district was created with the adoption of the 1963 Michigan Constitution, as the previous 1908 state constitution only permitted 34 senatorial districts. [2] [3] It has been represented by Republican Michele Hoitenga since 2023, succeeding fellow Republican Jim Stamas.

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Geography

District 36 encompasses the entirety of Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Crawford, Iosco, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon, and Wexford counties, as well as parts of Bay and Manistee counties. [4]

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 36, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, stretched from Midland to the northern end of the Lower Peninsula, where it covered all of Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Gladwin, Iosco, Midland, Montmorency, Oscoda, Otsego, and Presque Isle Counties. Other communities in the district included Alpena, Gladwin, Standish, Tawas City, East Tawas, Harrisville, Mio, Lewiston, Gaylord, Rogers City, and Alpena Township. [5]

The district overlapped with Michigan's 1st, 4th, and 5th congressional districts, and with the 97th, 98th, 99th, 105th, and 106th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives. [6] Most of the district lied along Lake Huron and Saginaw Bay. [1]

List of senators

SenatorPartyDatesResidenceNotes
Guy Vander Jagt Republican 1965–1966 Cadillac Resigned. [7] [8]
John Toepp Republican 1967–1978 Cadillac [7] [9]
John Engler Republican 1979–1982 Mount Pleasant [7] [10]
Connie Binsfeld Republican 1983–1990 Maple City [7] [11]
John Pridnia Republican 1991–1994 Hubbard Lake [12] [13] [7]
George A. McManus Jr. Republican 1995–2002 Traverse City [14] [15] [16]
Tony Stamas Republican 2003–2010 Midland [17] [18]
John Moolenaar Republican 2011–2014 Midland [19] [20]
Jim Stamas Republican 2015–2022 Midland [21] [22] [23]
Michele Hoitenga Republican 2023–present Manton [24]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 36 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Stamas (incumbent) 71,013 64.3
Democratic Joe Weir39,44035.7
Total votes110,453 100
Republican hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 36 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Stamas 51,849 61.3
Democratic Joe Lucasiewicz32,78838.7
Total votes84,637 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [26]
2020 President Trump 62.8 – 35.6%
2018 Senate James 58.7 – 39.3%
Governor Schuette 57.2 – 39.7%
2016 President Trump 61.9 – 32.7%
2014 Senate Land 48.7 – 47.0%
Governor Snyder 56.1 – 40.9%
2012 President Romney 55.4 – 43.5%
Senate Stabenow 52.1 – 44.5%

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
1964 Apportionment Plan [27]
1972 Apportionment Plan [28]
1982 Apportionment Plan [29]
1992 Apportionment Plan [30]
2001 Apportionment Plan [31]
Michigan Senate District 36 (2010).png 2011 Apportionment Plan [32]

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