Michigan's 15th Senate district

Michigan's 15th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jeff Irwin since 2023, succeeding Republican Jim Runestad.[2][3]

Michigan's 15th
State Senate district
Senator
  Jeff Irwin
D–Ann Arbor
Demographics80% White
7% Black
3% Hispanic
9% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)274,265[1]

Geography

District 15 encompasses parts of Lenawee, Monroe, and Washtenaw counties.[4]

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 15, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, covered western Oakland County in the outer suburbs of Detroit, including the communities of Novi, West Bloomfield Township, Commerce Township, White Lake Township, Wixom, Lyon Township, South Lyon, Walled Lake, and most of Northville.[5]

The district overlapped with Michigan's 11th and 14th congressional districts, and with the 29th, 38th, 39th, 40th, and 44th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[6]

Recent election results

2018
2018 Michigan Senate election, District 15[7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Runestad 25,757 89.5
Republican Michael Saari 3,013 10.5
Total votes 28,770 100
General election
Republican Jim Runestad 67,352 51.7
Democratic Julia Pulver 62,936 48.3
Total votes 130,288 100
Republican hold

2014
2014 Michigan Senate election, District 15[7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Kowall (incumbent) 11,344 49.8
Republican Matt Maddock 9,721 42.7
Republican Ron Molnar 1,707 7.5
Total votes 22,722 100
Democratic Michael Smith 6,867 61.3
Democratic Tom Crawford 4,332 38.7
Total votes 11,199 100
General election
Republican Mike Kowall (incumbent) 52,797 58.5
Democratic Michael Smith 37,489 41.5
Total votes 90,286 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 15
Year Office Results[8]
2020 President Biden 50.7 – 48.0%
2018 Senate Stabenow 51.0 – 47.7%
Governor Whitmer 52.2 – 45.7%
2016 President Trump 49.8 – 45.7%
2014 Senate Peters 50.2 – 46.1%
Governor Snyder 62.6 – 35.9%
2012 President Romney 52.6 – 46.8%
Senate Stabenow 51.3 – 45.6%

Historical district boundaries
Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
1964 Apportionment Plan[9]
1972 Apportionment Plan[10]
1982 Apportionment Plan[11]
1992 Apportionment Plan[12]
2001 Apportionment Plan[13]
2011 Apportionment Plan[14]

References
  1. "State Senate District 15, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. "Legislator Details - Jeff Irwin". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  3. "Legislator Details - Jim Runestad". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  4. "Linden_Senate". Michigan. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  5. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  6. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  7. "Michigan State Senate District 15". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  8. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  9. "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 377. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  10. "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 456. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  11. "SENATORIAL DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  12. "SENATORIAL DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1997. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  13. "SENATORIAL DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  14. "MICHIGAN SENATE DISTRICT 15" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
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