Michigan's 3rd Senate district

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Michigan's 3rd
State Senate district
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Senator
  Stephanie Chang
D Detroit
Demographics41%  White
51%  Black
4%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)250,092 [1]

Michigan's 3rd Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Stephanie Chang since 2023, succeeding fellow Democrat Sylvia Santana. [2] [3]

Contents

It is the most Democratic-leaning district in the Senate, giving both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama over 80% of the vote.

Geography

District 3 encompasses parts of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties. [4]

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 3, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in the city of Dearborn and parts of western Detroit in Wayne County, also covering the smaller community of Melvindale. [5]

The district overlapped with Michigan's 12th, 13th, and 14th congressional districts, and with the 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 14th, and 15th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives. [6]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 3 [7]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sylvia Santana 12,646 41.5
Democratic Gary Woronchak 11,78538.7
Democratic Anita Belle4,36714.3
Democratic Terry Burrell1,6685.5
Total votes30,466 100
General election
Democratic Sylvia Santana 58,405 81.8
Republican Kathy Stecker10,92815.3
Working Class Hali McEachern2,0952.9
Total votes71,428 100
Democratic hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 3 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Morris Hood III (incumbent) 45,546 80.4
Republican Matthew Keller11,08619.6
Total votes56,632 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [8]
2020 President Biden 81.6 – 17.2%
2018 Senate Stabenow 81.7 – 16.3%
Governor Whitmer 82.4 – 15.3%
2016 President Clinton 80.7 – 16.1%
2014 Senate Peters 81.6 – 15.6%
Governor Schauer 74.9 – 23.5%
2012 President Obama 85.0 – 14.4%
Senate Stabenow 85.7 – 11.9%

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
1964 Apportionment Plan [9]
1972 Apportionment Plan [10]
1982 Apportionment Plan [11]
1992 Apportionment Plan [12]
2001 Apportionment Plan [13]
Michigan Senate District 3 (2010).png 2011 Apportionment Plan [14]

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