American legislative district
Michigan's 31st Senate district is one of 38 districts in theMichigan Senate. The 31st 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 byRepublicanRoger Victory since 2023, succeeding fellow RepublicanKevin Daley.
District 31 encompasses parts ofAllegan andOttawa counties.[4]
2011 Apportionment Plan
[edit]District 31, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, covered all ofBay,Lapeer, andTuscola Counties alongSaginaw Bay, including the communities ofBay City,Essexville,Caro,Vassar,Lapeer,Imlay City,Almont,Bangor Township,Monitor Township, andHampton Township.[5]
The district was exactly split between Michigan's5th and10th congressional districts, and overlapped with the82nd,84th,96th, and98th districts of theMichigan House of Representatives.[6]
Recent election results
[edit]2022 Michigan Senate election, District 31[57]| Primary election |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Republican | Roger Victory (Incumbent) | 33,205 | 66.2 |
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| Republican | Brian VanDussen | 16,974 | 33.8 |
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| Total votes | 50,179 | 100 |
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| Democratic | Kim S. Nagy | 14,454 | 100 |
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| Total votes | 14,454 | 100 |
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| General election |
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| Republican | Roger Victory (Incumbent) | 82,383 | 62.1 |
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| Democratic | Kim S. Nagy | 47,413 | 35.8 |
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| Libertarian | Jessica L. Fox | 2,845 | 2.1 |
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| Total votes | 132,641 | 100 |
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| Republicanhold |
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2018 Michigan Senate election, District 31[57]| Primary election |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Republican | Kevin Daley | 18,548 | 58.5 |
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| Republican | Gary Glenn | 13,154 | 41.5 |
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| Total votes | 31,702 | 100 |
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| Democratic | Cynthia Luczak | 11,511 | 53.7 |
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| Democratic | Bill Jordan | 4,290 | 20.0 |
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| Democratic | Chuck Stadler | 2,826 | 13.2 |
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| Democratic | Joni Batterbee | 2,789 | 13.0 |
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| Total votes | 21,416 | 100 |
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| General election |
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| Republican | Kevin Daley | 63,394 | 60.2 |
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| Democratic | Cynthia Luczak | 41,833 | 39.8 |
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| Total votes | 105,227 | 100 |
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| Republicanhold |
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Federal and statewide results
[edit]Historical district boundaries
[edit]| Map | Description | Apportionment Plan | Notes |
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| | 1964 Apportionment Plan | [59] |
| | 1972 Apportionment Plan | [60] |
| | 1982 Apportionment Plan | [61] |
| | 1992 Apportionment Plan | [62] |
| | 2001 Apportionment Plan | [63] |
 | | 2011 Apportionment Plan | [64] |
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