| State: | Michigan |
| District: | 16 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Joe Bellino |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Monroe |
| Percent White: | 88 |
| Percent Black: | 6 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 3 |
| Percent Asian: | 1 |
| Percent Other Race: | 2 |
| Population: | 248,327[1] |
| Population Year: | 2018 |
Michigan's 16th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 16th 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 Joe Bellino since 2023, succeeding fellow Republican Mike Shirkey.[4] [5]
District 16 encompasses parts of Hillsdale, Lenawee, and Monroe counties.[6]
District 16, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, covered Branch, Hillsdale, and Jackson Counties, including the communities of Jackson, Michigan Center, Vandercook Lake, Hillsdale, Jonesville, Coldwater, Bronson, Summit Township, Blackman Township, and Leoni Township.[7]
The district was located entirely within Michigan's 7th congressional district, and overlapped with the 58th, 64th, and 65th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[8] It bordered the states of Indiana and Ohio.[1]
| Senator | Party | Dates | Residence | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph C. Leonard | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1853–1854 | Union City | [9] | ||
| Louis T. N. Wilson | bgcolor= | Republican | 1855–1856 | Coldwater | [10] | ||
| Frederick Shurtz | bgcolor= | Republican | 1857–1858 | White Pigeon | [11] [12] | ||
| Comfort Tyler | bgcolor= | Republican | 1859–1860 | St. Joseph County | [13] | ||
| Joseph R. Williams | bgcolor= | Republican | 1861 | Constantine | Died in office.[14] | ||
| Henry H. Riley | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1862 | Constantine | [15] | ||
| Jonathan G. Wait | bgcolor= | Republican | 1863–1866 | Sturgis | [16] [17] | ||
| Warren Chapman | bgcolor= | Republican | 1867–1868 | St. Joseph | [18] | ||
| Evan J. Bonine | bgcolor= | Republican | 1869–1870 | Niles | [19] | ||
| Lorenzo P. Alexander | bgcolor= | Republican | 1871–1872 | Buchanan | [20] | ||
| George M. Dewey | bgcolor= | Republican | 1873–1874 | Hastings | [21] | ||
| Asa K. Warren | bgcolor= | Republican | 1875–1876 | Olivet | [22] [23] | ||
| Porter K. Perrin | bgcolor= | Republican | 1877–1878 | St. Johns | [24] | ||
| John S. Tooker | bgcolor= | Republican | 1879–1882 | Lansing | [25] | ||
| Joshua Manwaring | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1883–1886 | Lapeer | [26] | ||
| Jonathan W. Babcock | bgcolor= | Republican | 1887–1888 | Lexington | [27] | ||
| Robert L. Taylor | bgcolor= | Republican | 1889–1892 | Lapeer | [28] | ||
| Peter Doran | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1893–1894 | Grand Rapids | [29] | ||
| Julius M. Jamison | bgcolor= | Republican | 1895–1896 | Grand Rapids | [30] | ||
| Robert B. Loomis | bgcolor= | Republican | 1897–1902 | Grand Rapids | [31] | ||
| David E. Burns | bgcolor= | Republican | 1903–1904 | Grand Rapids | [32] | ||
| Andrew Fyfe | bgcolor= | Republican | 1905–1908 | Grand Rapids | [33] | ||
| Carl E. Mapes | bgcolor= | Republican | 1909–1912 | Grand Rapids | [34] | ||
| Leonard D. Verdier | bgcolor= | Republican | 1913–1916 | Grand Rapids | [35] | ||
| Harry C. White | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1917–1918 | Grand Rapids | [36] | ||
| Roy M. Watkins | bgcolor= | Republican | 1919–1920 | Grand Rapids | [37] | ||
| Eva McCall Hamilton | bgcolor= | Republican | 1921–1922 | Grand Rapids | [38] | ||
| Charles R. Sligh | bgcolor= | Republican | 1923–1924 | Grand Rapids | [39] | ||
| Howard F. Baxter | bgcolor= | Republican | 1925–1928 | Grand Rapids | [40] | ||
| Ernest T. Conlon | bgcolor= | Republican | 1929–1932 | Grand Rapids | [41] | ||
| Earl W. Munshaw | bgcolor= | Republican | 1933–1944 | Grand Rapids | Died in office.[42] | ||
| Perry W. Greene | bgcolor= | Republican | 1945–1962 | Grand Rapids | [43] | ||
| Milton Zaagman | bgcolor= | Republican | 1963–1964 | Grand Rapids | [44] | ||
| Robert J. Huber | bgcolor= | Republican | 1965–1970 | Birmingham | [45] | ||
| Donald E. Bishop | bgcolor= | Republican | 1971–1974 | Rochester | [46] | ||
| Bill Huffman | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1975–1982 | Madison Heights | Resigned.[47] | ||
| Dana F. Wilson | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1982 | Hazel Park | [48] | ||
| Doug Cruce | bgcolor= | Republican | 1983–1991 | Troy | Resigned.[49] | ||
| Michael J. Bouchard | bgcolor= | Republican | 1991–1994 | Birmingham | [50] | ||
| Mat J. Dunaskiss | bgcolor= | Republican | 1995–2002 | Lake Orion | [51] | ||
| Cameron S. Brown | bgcolor= | Republican | 2003–2010 | Fawn River Township | [52] | ||
| Bruce Caswell | bgcolor= | Republican | 2011–2014 | Hillsdale | [53] | ||
| Mike Shirkey | bgcolor= | Republican | 2015–2022 | Clarklake | [54] [55] | ||
| Joe Bellino | bgcolor= | Republican | 2023–present | Monroe | [56] | ||
| Year | Office | Results[57] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Trump 62.9 – 35.3% |
| 2018 | Senate | James 58.7 – 38.9% |
| Governor | Schuette 56.5 – 40.0% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 61.3 – 33.3% |
| 2014 | Senate | Land 50.5 – 45.0% |
| Governor | Snyder 57.9 – 39.6% | |
| 2012 | President | Romney 55.0 – 43.9% |
| Senate | Stabenow 49.9 – 46.6% |
| Map | Description | Apportionment Plan | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Apportionment Plan | [58] | ||
| 1972 Apportionment Plan | [59] | |
| 1982 Apportionment Plan | [60] | ||
| 1992 Apportionment Plan | [61] | ||
| 2001 Apportionment Plan | [62] | ||
| 2011 Apportionment Plan | [63] | ||