Michigan's 18th Senate district

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Senator
  Thomas Albert
R–Lowell
Demographics84% White
5% Black
5% Hispanic
2% Asian
4% Multiracial
Population(2022)267,620
Notes[1]
Michigan's 18th
State Senate district
Senator
  Thomas Albert
R–Lowell
Demographics84% White
5% Black
5% Hispanic
2% Asian
4% Multiracial
Population (2022)267,620
Notes[1]

Michigan's 18th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 18th 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 Thomas Albert since 2023, succeeding Democrat Jeff Irwin.[4][5]

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 18 encompasses all of Barry County, as well as parts of Allegan, Calhoun, Ionia, Kalamazoo, and Kent counties.[6]

District 18, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in the city of Ann Arbor – home to the University of Michigan – also covering the nearby Washtenaw County communities of Ypsilanti, Saline, Pittsfield Township, Ypsilanti Township, and Superior Township.[7]

The district was largely located within Michigan's 12th congressional district, with a small portion extending into the 7th district. It overlapped with the 52nd, 53rd, 54th, and 55th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[8]

List of senators

Senator Party Dates Residence Notes
Jesse G. Beeson Whig 1853–1854 Dowagiac [9][10][11]
James Sullivan Democratic 1855–1856 Dowagiac [9][12][13]
Alexander H. Morrison Republican 1857–1858 St. Joseph [9][14]
Franklin Muzzy Democratic 1859–1860 Niles [9][15][16]
Elijah Lacey Republican 1861–1862 Niles Died in office.[9][17][18]
Rufus W. Landon Democratic 1863–1864 Niles [9][19]
Warren Chapman Republican 1865–1868 St. Joseph [9][20]
Nathan H. Bitely Republican 1867–1870 Lawton [9][21]
George Hannahs Republican 1871–1872 South Haven [9][22]
James M. Goodell Republican 1873–1874 Corunna [9][23]
Charles M. Wood Democratic 1875–1876 Pinckney [9][24]
Elliot R. Wilcox Democratic 1877–1878 Pontiac [9][25]
Peter Dow Republican 1879–1882 Pontiac [9][26]
Joel W. McMahon Republican 1883–1884 Marlette [9][27]
Carl Heisterman Democratic 1885–1886 Bad Axe [9][28]
Chauncey W. Wisner Democratic 1887–1891 East Saginaw Resigned.[9][29][30]
J. Milton Earl Republican 1893–1896 Belding [9][31]
Edgar S. Wagar Republican 1897–1900 Edmore [9][32]
George E. Nichols Republican 1901–1902 Ionia [9][33]
Charles H. Laflamboy Republican 1903–1904 McBride [9][34]
Walter Yeomans Republican 1905–1908 Ionia [9][35]
William H. Bradley Republican 1909–1912 Greenville [9][36]
Herbert E. Powell Republican 1913–1916 Ionia [9][37]
George W. Miller Republican 1917–1920 Greenville [9][38]
Foss O. Eldred Republican 1921–1924 Ionia [9][39]
Charles R. Herrick Republican 1925–1926 Fenwick [9][40]
Harold E. Stoll Republican 1927–1928 Detroit [9][41]
Claude H. Stevens Republican 1929–1932 Highland Park [9][42]
John W. Reid Republican 1933–1936 Highland Park [9][43]
Thomas Burke Democratic 1937–1938 Detroit [9][44]
Clyde V. Fenner Republican 1939–1940 Highland Park [9][45]
Clarence A. Reid Republican 1941–1948 Detroit [9][46]
James P. Hannan Democratic 1949–1950 Detroit [9][47]
Clarence A. Reid Republican 1951–1952 Detroit [9][46]
Allen H. Blondy Democratic 1953–1954 Detroit [9][48]
John B. Swainson Democratic 1955–1958 Detroit [9][49]
Raymond D. Dzendzel Democratic 1959–1964 Detroit [9][50]
Gilbert E. Bursley Republican 1965–1978 Ann Arbor [9][51]
Edward C. Pierce Democratic 1979–1982 Ann Arbor [9][52]
Lana Pollack Democratic 1983–1994 Ann Arbor [9][53]
Alma Wheeler Smith Democratic 1995–2002 Salem Township Also resided in South Lyon.[9][54]
Elizabeth Brater Democratic 2003–2010 Ann Arbor [9][55]
Rebekah Warren Democratic 2011–2018 Ann Arbor [9][56]
Jeff Irwin Democratic 2019–2022 Ann Arbor [9][57]
Thomas Albert Republican 2023–present Lowell [58][59]

Recent election results

Historical district boundaries

References

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