| State: | Michigan |
| District: | 23 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Jim Runestad |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | White Lake |
| Percent White: | 69 |
| Percent Black: | 12 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 8 |
| Percent Asian: | 7 |
| Percent Other Race: | 5 |
| Population: | 273,334[1] |
| Population Year: | 2018 |
Michigan's 23rd Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 23rd 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 Jim Runestad since 2023, succeeding Democrat Curtis Hertel Jr.
District 23 encompasses part of Oakland County.[4]
District 23, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in Lansing and covered most of Ingham County, also included the surrounding communities of East Lansing, Mason, Haslett, Holt, Okemos, Edgemont Park, Meridian Township, and Delhi Township.[5]
The district was located entirely within Michigan's 8th congressional district, and overlapped with the 67th, 68th, and 69th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[6]
| Senator | Party | Dates | Residence | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel V. Harris | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1853–1854 | Tallmadge | [7] [8] | ||
| Mordecai L. Hopkins | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1855–1856 | Ottawa County | [9] [10] | ||
| Marcus B. Wilcox | bgcolor= | Republican | 1857–1858 | Pinckney | [11] | ||
| Robert Crouse | bgcolor= | Republican | 1859–1860 | Hartland | [12] | ||
| John H. Galloway | bgcolor= | Republican | 1861–1862 | Howell | [13] | ||
| William A. Clark | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1863–1864 | Howell | [14] | ||
| Hugh McCurdy | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1865–1866 | Corunna | [15] | ||
| Willard B. Arms | bgcolor= | Republican | 1867–1868 | Fentonville | [16] | ||
| Thaddeus G. Smith | bgcolor= | Republican | 1869–1870 | Fentonville | [17] | ||
| Josiah W. Begole | bgcolor= | Republican | 1871–1872 | Flint | [18] | ||
| Ira H. Butterfield | bgcolor= | Republican | 1873–1874 | Lapeer | [19] | ||
| Jeremiah Jenks | bgcolor= | Republican | 1875–1876 | Huron County | [20] | ||
| Dan P. Foote | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1877–1878 | Saginaw | [21] | ||
| William H. P. Benjamin | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1879–1880 | Bridgeport | [22] | ||
| John Welch | bgcolor= | Republican | 1881–1882 | East Saginaw | [23] | ||
| John Roost | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1883–1884 | Holland | [24] | ||
| John W. Moon | bgcolor= | Republican | 1885–1886 | Muskegon | [25] | ||
| Lewis G. Palmer | bgcolor= | Republican | 1887–1890 | Big Rapids | [26] | ||
| Aaron B. Brown | bgcolor= | Patrons[27] | 1891–1892 | Sheridan | [28] [29] | ||
| Charles L. Brundage | bgcolor= | Republican | 1893–1896 | Muskegon | [30] | ||
| William Savidge | bgcolor= | Republican | 1897–1898 | Spring Lake | [31] | ||
| Suel A. Sheldon | bgcolor= | Republican | 1899–1900 | Berlin | |||
| William D. Kelly | bgcolor= | Republican | 1901–1904 | Muskegon | [32] | ||
| Suel A. Sheldon | bgcolor= | Republican | 1905–1906 | Berlin | [33] | ||
| Luke Lugers | bgcolor= | Republican | 1907–1908 | Holland | [34] | ||
| Tom J. G. Bolt | bgcolor= | Republican | 1909–1910 | Ravenna | [35] | ||
| John Vanderwerp | bgcolor= | Republican | 1911–1912 | Muskegon | |||
| Joseph B. Hadden | bgcolor= | Progressive | 1913–1914 | Holland | [36] | ||
| Edward Hofma | bgcolor= | Republican | 1915–1916 | Spring Lake | [37] | ||
| Vincent A. Martin | bgcolor= | Republican | 1917–1918 | Fruitport | |||
| William M. Connelly | bgcolor= | Republican | 1919–1920 | Spring Lake | |||
| Arthur J. Bolt | bgcolor= | Republican | 1921–1922 | Muskegon | [38] | ||
| William M. Connelly | bgcolor= | Republican | 1923–1924 | Spring Lake | [39] | ||
| Vincent A. Martin | bgcolor= | Republican | 1925–1928 | Fruitport | [40] | ||
| Gordon F. Van Eenenaam | bgcolor= | Republican | 1929–1936 | Muskegon | [41] | ||
| Earnest C. Brooks | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1937–1938 | Holland | |||
| John Vanderwerp | bgcolor= | Republican | 1939 | Muskegon | Died in office.[42] | ||
| Earnest C. Brooks | bgcolor= | Democratic | 1941–1942 | Holland | [43] | ||
| Frank E. McKee | bgcolor= | Republican | 1943–1944 | Muskegon | |||
| William C. Vandenberg | bgcolor= | Republican | 1945–1950 | Holland | [44] | ||
| Frank E. McKee | bgcolor= | Republican | 1951 | Muskegon | Died in office.[45] | ||
| Clyde H. Geerlings | bgcolor= | Republican | 1951–1964 | Holland | [46] | ||
| Harold J. Volkema | bgcolor= | Republican | 1965–1967 | Holland | Died in office.[47] | ||
| Gary Byker | bgcolor= | Republican | 1968–1978 | Hudsonville | [48] | ||
| Edgar Fredricks | bgcolor= | Republican | 1979–1990 | Holland | [49] | ||
| William Van Regenmorter | bgcolor= | Republican | 1991–1994 | Jenison | [50] | ||
| Joanne G. Emmons | bgcolor= | Republican | 1995–2002 | Big Rapids | [51] | ||
| Virgil Bernero | bgcolor= | Democratic | 2003–2005 | Lansing | Resigned after elected mayor of Lansing.[52] | ||
| Gretchen Whitmer | bgcolor= | Democratic | 2006–2014 | East Lansing | [53] | ||
| Curtis Hertel Jr. | bgcolor= | Democratic | 2015–2022 | East Lansing | [54] [55] [56] | ||
| Jim Runestad | bgcolor= | Republican | 2023–present | White Lake | [57] | ||
| Year | Office | Results[58] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 66.6 – 31.5% |
| 2018 | Senate | Stabenow 66.9 – 31.2% |
| Governor | Whitmer 68.7 – 28.4% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 61.9 – 32.2% |
| 2014 | Senate | Peters 66.0 – 30.7% |
| Governor | Schauer 58.8 – 39.3% | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 64.8 – 34.2% |
| Senate | Stabenow 68.3 – 28.5% |
| Map | Description | Apportionment Plan | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Apportionment Plan | [59] | ||
| 1972 Apportionment Plan | [60] | |
| 1982 Apportionment Plan | [61] | |
| 1992 Apportionment Plan | [62] | ||
| 2001 Apportionment Plan | [63] | ||
| 2011 Apportionment Plan | [64] | ||