Michigan's 20th Senate district

Michigan's 20th
State Senate district
Senator
  Aric Nesbitt
R–Porter Township, Van Buren County
Demographics75% White
10% Black
9% Hispanic
2% Asian
4% Multiracial
Population (2022)262,363
Notes[1]

Michigan's 20th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 20th 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 Aric Nesbitt since 2023, succeeding Democrat Sean McCann.[4][5]

Geography

District 20 encompasses parts of Allegan, Berrien, Kent, and Van Buren counties.[6]

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 20, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was exactly coterminous with Kalamazoo County, including the city of Kalamazoo and the surrounding communities of Portage, Comstock Northwest, Eastwood, Westwood, Vicksburg, Kalamazoo Township, Oshtemo Township, Texas Township, Comstock Township, and Cooper Township.[7]

The district was located entirely within Michigan's 6th congressional district, and overlapped with the 60th, 61st, 63rd, and 66th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[8]

List of senators

Senator Party Dates Residence Notes
Fitz H. Stevens Democratic 1853–1854 Paw Paw [9][10]
Lyman A. Fitch Republican 1855–1856 Mattawan [9][11][12]
Lafayette W. Lovell Republican 1857–1858 Climax [9][13]
John Parker Republican 1859–1860 Portage [9][14]
Stephen F. Brown Republican 1861–1862 Schoolcraft [9][15]
Elijah O. Humphrey Republican 1863–1864 Kalamazoo [9][16]
Stephen F. Brown Republican 1865–1866 Schoolcraft [9][15]
Albertus L. Green Republican 1867–1868 Olivet [9][17]
George Thomas Republican 1869–1870 Barry County [9][18]
Homer G. Barber Republican 1871–1872 Vermontville [9][19]
Mark S. Brewer Republican 1873–1874 Pontiac [9][20]
Charles V. Babcock Democratic 1875–1876 Southfield [9][21]
William Jenney Republican 1877–1878 Mount Clemens [9][22]
Joseph B. Moore Republican 1879–1880 Lapeer [9][23]
John T. Rich Republican 1881 Elba Resigned to run for the U. S. House of Representatives.[9][24]
William W. Andrus Republican 1881–1882 Utica [9][25][26]
Alonzo T. Frisbee Greenback 1883–1884 Oak Grove [9][27]
Henry H. Pulver Democratic 1885–1886 Laingsburg Elected on a fusion ticket in 1884, backed by both the Democrats and the Greenback Party.[9][28][29]
George P. Stark Democratic 1887–1888 Cascade Elected on a fusion ticket in 1886, backed by both the Democrats and the Greenback Party.[9][30]
Sybrant Wesselius Republican 1889–1890 Grand Rapids [9][31]
Peter Doran Democratic 1891–1892 Grand Rapids [9][32]
Charles H. McGinley Republican 1893–1894 Minden City [9][33]
Joseph Moss Gaige Republican 1895–1896 Croswell [9][34]
Matthew D. Wagner Republican 1897–1900 Sand Beach [9][35]
Albert E. Sleeper Republican 1901–1904 Lexington [9][36]
Bela W. Jenks Republican 1905–1908 Harbor Beach [9][37]
William H. Aitkin Republican 1909–1910 Croswell [9][38]
Charles G. Putney Republican 1911–1912 Sandusky [9][39]
Frederick L. Woodworth Republican 1913–1916 Caseville [9][40]
George B. Forrester Republican 1917–1922 Deckerville [9][41]
Godfried Gettel Republican 1923–1926 Sebewaing [9][42]
Philip O'Connell Republican 1927–1930 McGregor [9][43]
Herbert P. Orr Republican 1931–1934 Caro [9][44]
Samuel H. Pangborn Republican 1935–1938 Bad Axe [9][45]
Leonard J. Paterson Republican 1939–1942 Sandusky [9][46]
Audley Rawson Republican 1943–1946 Cass City [9][47]
Edwin W. Klump Republican 1947–1950 Harbor Beach [9][48]
Alpheus P. Decker Republican 1951–1954 Deckerville [9][49]
Arthur A. Dehmel Republican 1955–1964 Unionville [9][50]
Roger Johnson Democratic 1965–1966 Marshall [9][51]
Harry A. DeMaso Republican 1967–1986 Battle Creek [9][52]
Joe Schwarz Republican 1987–1994 Battle Creek [9][53]
Harry Gast Republican 1995–2002 St. Joseph [9][54]
Tom George Republican 2003–2010 Texas Township Lived in Kalamazoo until around 2009.[9][55]
Tonya Schuitmaker Republican 2011–2014 Lawton [9][56]
Margaret O'Brien Republican 2015–2018 Portage [9][57]
Sean McCann Democratic 2019–2022 Kalamazoo [9][58]
Aric Nesbitt Republican 2023–present Porter Township [59][60]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 20[61]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean McCann 60,528 53.1
Republican Margaret O'Brien (incumbent) 48,195 42.3
Libertarian Lorence Wenke 5,274 4.6
Total votes 113,997 100
Democratic gain from Republican

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 20[61]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Margaret O'Brien 11,342 77.4
Republican Ron Zuiderveen 3,308 22.6
Total votes 14,650 100
General election
Republican Margaret O'Brien 36,630 45.5
Democratic Sean McCann 36,571 45.5
Libertarian Lorence Wenke 7,263 9.0
Total votes 80,464 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year Office Results[62]
2020 President Biden 58.3 – 39.6%
2018 Senate Stabenow 57.3 – 40.3%
Governor Whitmer 58.4 – 38.5%
2016 President Clinton 53.3 – 40.5%
2014 Senate Peters 54.1 – 40.7%
Governor Snyder 51.0 – 46.2%
2012 President Obama 56.2 – 42.9%
Senate Stabenow 57.1 – 39.4%

Historical district boundaries

Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
1964 Apportionment Plan [63]
1972 Apportionment Plan [64]
1982 Apportionment Plan [65]
1992 Apportionment Plan [66]
2001 Apportionment Plan [67]
2011 Apportionment Plan [68]

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