Michigan's 35th Senate district
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Michigan's 35th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 35th district was created with the adoption of the 1963 Michigan Constitution, as the previous 1908 state constitution only permitted 34 senatorial districts.[2][3] It was represented by Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet until 2025, following her election to Michigan’s 8th Congressional District. She succeeded Republican Curt VanderWall.
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Geography
District 35 encompasses parts of Bay, Midland, and Saginaw counties.[4]
2011 Apportionment Plan
District 35, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, covered a large swath of Northern Michigan, which included all of Benzie, Crawford, Kalkaska, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Missaukee, Ogemaw, Osceola, Roscommon, and Wexford Counties. Communities within the district included Cadillac, Ludington, Manistee, Frankfort, Grayling, Kalkaska, Baldwin, Greilickville, Scottville, Lake City, West Branch, Reed City, Evart, Houghton Lake, St. Helen, and Roscommon.[5]
The district overlapped with Michigan's 1st, 2nd, and 4th congressional districts, and with the 97th, 100th, 101st, 102nd, and 103rd districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[6]
List of senators
| Senator | Party | Dates | Residence | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert L. Richardson Jr. | Republican | 1965–1974 | Saginaw | [7][8] | |
| Robert D. Young | Republican | 1975–1982 | Saginaw | [7][9] | |
| John Engler | Republican | 1983–1990 | Mount Pleasant | [7][10] | |
| Joanne G. Emmons | Republican | 1991–1994 | Big Rapids | [7][11] | |
| Bill Schuette | Republican | 1995–2002 | Midland | [7][12][13] | |
| Michelle McManus | Republican | 2003–2010 | Lake Leelanau | [14][7][15][16] | |
| Darwin L. Booher | Republican | 2011–2018 | Evart | [17][18] | |
| Curt VanderWall | Republican | 2019–2022 | Ludington | [19][20][21] | |
| Kristen McDonald Rivet | Democratic | 2023–2025 | Bay City | [22] | |
Recent election results
2018
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Curt VanderWall | 19,713 | 48.9 | |
| Republican | Bruce Rendon | 9,832 | 24.4 | |
| Republican | Ray Franz | 9,424 | 23.4 | |
| Republican | Cary Urka | 1,307 | 3.2 | |
| Total votes | 40,276 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Curt VanderWall | 73,688 | 63.2 | |
| Democratic | Mike Taillard | 39,923 | 34.2 | |
| Libertarian | Timothy Coon | 3,031 | 2.6 | |
| Total votes | 116,642 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Darwin Booher (incumbent) | 51,299 | 59.5 | |
| Democratic | Glenn Lottie | 34,872 | 40.5 | |
| Total votes | 86,171 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
Historical district boundaries
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References
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