Michigan's 12th Senate district

Michigan's 12th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Kevin Hertel since 2023, succeeding fellow Democrat Rosemary Bayer.[2][3]

Michigan's 12th
State Senate district
Senator
  Kevin Hertel
D–St. Clair Shores
Demographics70% White
15% Black
7% Hispanic
5% Asian
3% Other
Population (2018)268,885[1]

Geography

District 12 encompasses parts of Macomb, St. Clair, and Wayne counties.[4]

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 12, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, covered much of central Oakland County in the northern suburbs of Detroit, including Pontiac, Southfield Township, Bloomfield Township, Auburn Hills, Keego Harbor, Orion Township, Oakland Township, Addison Township, Oxford Township, and Independence Township.[5]

The district overlapped with Michigan's 8th, 9th, 11th, and 14th congressional districts, and with the 29th, 35th, 40th, 43rd, 45th, and 46th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[6]

Recent election results

2018
2018 Michigan Senate election, District 12[7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael McCready 12,524 45.4
Republican Jim Tedder 12,239 44.3
Republican Terry Whitney 2,073 7.5
Republican Vernon Molnar 770 2.8
Total votes 27,606 100
General election
Democratic Rosemary Bayer 59,302 49.4
Republican Michael McCready 58,363 48.6
Libertarian Jeff Pittel 2,404 2.0
Total votes 120,071 100
Democratic gain from Republican

2014
2014 Michigan Senate election, District 12[7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Marleau (incumbent) 14,617 71.3
Republican Bob Gray 5,873 28.7
Total votes 20,490 100
Democratic Paul Secrest 7,649 68.4
Democratic Kenneth VanNorwick 3,540 31.6
Total votes 11,189 100
General election
Republican Jim Marleau (incumbent) 50,117 57.5
Democratic Paul Secrest 37,067 42.5
Total votes 87,184 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 12
Year Office Results[8]
2020 President Biden 52.2 – 46.3%
2018 Senate Stabenow 50.6 – 48.0%
Governor Whitmer 52.0 – 45.7%
2016 President Trump 47.9 – 47.4%
2014 Senate Peters 50.1 – 46.5%
Governor Snyder 60.5 – 37.9%
2012 President Romney 49.9 – 49.4%
Senate Stabenow 52.7 – 44.2%

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 12, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  2. "Legislator Details - Kevin Hertel". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  3. "Legislator Details - Rosemary Bayer". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  4. "Linden_Senate". Michigan. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  5. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  6. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  7. "Michigan State Senate District 12". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  8. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  9. "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 376. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  10. "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 455. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  11. "SENATORIAL DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  12. "SENATORIAL DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1997. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  13. "SENATORIAL DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  14. "MICHIGAN SENATE DISTRICT 12" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
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