American legislative district
Michigan's 24th Senate district is one of 38 districts in theMichigan Senate. The 24th district was created by the 1850Michigan Constitution, as the 1835 constitution only permitted a maximum of eight senate districts.[2][3] It has been represented byRepublicanRuth Johnson since 2023, succeeding fellow RepublicanTom Barrett.
District 24 encompasses parts ofGenesee,Lapeer,Macomb andOakland counties.[4]
2011 Apportionment Plan
[edit]District 24, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, surroundedLansing, and covered all ofClinton,Eaton, andShiawassee Counties and parts of easternIngham County. Communities in the district includedCharlotte,Grand Ledge,Eaton Rapids,Potterville,Waverly,DeWitt,St. Johns,Corunna,Durand,Owosso,Williamston,Delta Township,Bath Township,DeWitt Township, and small parts ofEast Lansing and Lansing proper.[5]
The district overlapped with Michigan's4th,7th, and8th congressional districts, and with the65th,67th,69th,71st,85th, and93rd districts of theMichigan House of Representatives.[6]
Recent election results
[edit]Federal and statewide results
[edit]Historical district boundaries
[edit]| Map | Description | Apportionment Plan | Notes |
|---|
| | 1964 Apportionment Plan | [66] |
| | 1972 Apportionment Plan | [67] |
| | 1982 Apportionment Plan | [68] |
| | 1992 Apportionment Plan | [69] |
| | 2001 Apportionment Plan | [70] |
 | | 2011 Apportionment Plan | [71] |
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- ^"Legislator Details - John W. Hance".Library of Michigan. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Legislator Details - Captain Henry Woodruff".Library of Michigan. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Legislator Details - Floyd Lewelleyn Post".Library of Michigan. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Legislator Details - Edbert B. Green".Library of Michigan. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Princehouse to Procter".Political Graveyard. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Legislator Details - Peter Gilbert".Library of Michigan. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Beuch to Biddison".Political Graveyard. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Legislator Details - Alexander Forsyth".Library of Michigan. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Headden to Heally".Political Graveyard. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Weston-patterson to Weza".Political Graveyard. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Legislator Details - Albert Oscar Heine".Library of Michigan. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Ede to Edlund".Political Graveyard. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Collins, U to Z".Political Graveyard. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Legislator Details - William H. Allswede".Library of Michigan. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^ab"Gamblin to Garchow".Political Graveyard. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Bidelman to Bigelman".Political Graveyard. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Legislator Details - Ralph William Phillips".Library of Michigan. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Ashley-cotleur to Ather".Political Graveyard. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Costigan to Cottom".Political Graveyard. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Coughran to Courtlandt".Political Graveyard. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
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- ^"Potter".Political Graveyard. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Humphreyville to Hunstein".Political Graveyard. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Legislator Details - Philip O. Pittenger".Library of Michigan. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Nelson".Political Graveyard. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Secrest to Seeldrayers".Political Graveyard. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Sproat to Staffin".Political Graveyard. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Legislator Details - Dr. John (Joe) J. H. Schwarz".Library of Michigan. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
- ^"Legislator Details - Patricia L. Birkholz".Library of Michigan. RetrievedDecember 24, 2022.
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