Michigan's 35th Senate district

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.

Michigan's 35th State Senate district
Senator	Vacant
Demographics	75% White 12% Black 8% Hispanic 2% Asian 3% Multiracial
Population (2022)	270,246
Notes	[1]

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

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 35^[23]

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

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 35^[23]

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

Year	Office	Results[24]
2020	President	Trump 62.5 – 36.0%
2018	Senate	James 58.1 – 39.4%
	Governor	Schuette 56.7 – 39.9%
2016	President	Trump 61.3 – 33.5%
2014	Senate	Land 48.7 – 46.5%
	Governor	Snyder 55.0 – 42.0%
2012	President	Romney 53.9 – 45.0%
	Senate	Stabenow 51.6 – 44.9%

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Alcona County Arenac County Bay County (part) Auburn Beaver Township Fraser Township Garfield Township Gibson Township Kawkawlin Township Merritt Township Mount Forest Township Pinconning Pinconning Township Williams Township Gladwin County Iosco County Midland County Ogemaw County Oscoda County Saginaw County (part) Albee Township Birch Run Township Blumfield Township Brady Township Brant Township Bridgeport Township Chapin Township Chesaning Township Frankenmuth Frankenmuth Township Fremont Township James Township Jonesfield Township Lakefield Township Maple Grove Township Marion Township Richland Township Saginaw Township St. Charles Township Spaulding Township Swan Creek Township Taymouth Township Thomas Township Tittabawassee Township Tuscola County (part) Arbela Township Denmark Township Tuscola Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	[25]
	Arenac County Bay County (part) Midland Gladwin County Gratiot County (part) Acarda Township Bethany Township Emerson Township Hamilton Township Ithaca Lafayette Township North Star Township St. Louis Wheeler Township Iosco County (part) Burleigh Township Plainfield Township Reno Township Whittemore Midland County Ogemaw County Roscommon County Saginaw County (part) Albee Township Birch Run Township Blumfield Township Brady Township Brant Township Bridgeport Township Chapin Township Chesaning Township Frankenmuth Frankenmuth Township Fremont Township James Township Jonesfield Township Lakefield Township Maple Grove Township Marion Township Richland Township Saginaw (part) Saginaw Township St. Charles Township Spaulding Township Swan Creek Township Taymouth Township Thomas Township Tittabawassee Township	1972 Apportionment Plan	[26]
	Clare County Gratiot County Isabella County Mecosta County Midland County Osceola County	1982 Apportionment Plan	[27]
	Clare County Gladwin County Lake County Mason County Midland County Newaygo County Oceana County Osceola County	1992 Apportionment Plan	[28]
	Benzie County Clare County Kalkaska County Lake County Leelanau County Manistee County Mecosta County Missaukee County Osceola County Roscommon County Wexford County	2001 Apportionment Plan	[29]
	Benzie County Crawford County Kalkaska County Lake County Leelanau County Manistee County Mason County Missaukee County Ogemaw County Osceola County Roscommon County Wexford County	2011 Apportionment Plan	[30]