The

Michigan Senate The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. Along with the Michigan House of Representatives, it composes the state legislature, which has powers, roles and duties defined by Article IV of the Michigan Constitution, ado ...

election of 2022 occurred on November 8, 2022, to elect all 38 members to the

. The election coincided with

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for all of Michigan's constitutional offices;

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, Attorney General, Secretary of State and all 110 seats in the

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. Seats in the Michigan Senate were last elected in

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. Democrats won control of the chamber for the first time in 38 years.

Background

This was the first election to take place after redistricting based on the 2020 United States census. Following a voter-passed constitutional amendment in 2018, the state legislature no longer creates legislative and congressional districts and was replaced by Michigan's Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, a 13-member bipartisan committee.

Term-limited members

Under the Michigan Constitution, state representatives and senators are limited to twelve years combined in either chamber of the legislature, after voters approved on November 8 a constitutional amendment that revised term limits. Until this election, members of the state Senate were able to serve only two four-year terms, and members of the House of Representatives were limited to three two-year terms. Michigan has what is considered the toughest term limits in the country. The following members are prevented by previous term limits from seeking re-election to the Senate in 2022. This list does not include members that are eligible for re-election, but chose instead to seek other office or voluntarily retire.

Republicans (5)

* 16th district:

Mike Shirkey Michael J. Shirkey (born December 5, 1954) is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the Michigan State Senate and former member of the Michigan House of Representatives. He was first elected to the House in 2010 and to the Se ...

* 17th district: Dale Zorn * 32nd district:

Kenneth Horn Ken Horn (born July 10, 1959) is an American politician from the state of Michigan. A Republican, Horn has represented the 32nd district of the Michigan Senate since 2015. He is also a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives f ...

* 36th district:

Jim Stamas Jim Stamas (born February 17, 1965) was a member of the Michigan State Senate and former Majority Floor Leader of the Michigan House of Representatives. He was inaugurated in the Michigan Senate on January 1, 2015 and left office on January 1, ...

* 37th district:

Wayne Schmidt Wayne Schmidt (born October 6, 1966) is a Republican member of the Michigan Senate and former member of the Michigan House of Representatives. He has represented Grand Traverse (and formerly Kalkaska) County in the 37th district since January 1, ...

Democrats (2)

* 23rd district:

Curtis Hertel Jr. Curtis Hertel Jr. (born January 9, 1978) is an American politician serving as a state senator for the 23rd district in Michigan, which represents the cities of Lansing and East Lansing, as well as the townships of Alaiedon Township, Michigan, ...

* 27th district:

Jim Ananich James Ananich ( ; born September 20, 1975) is a politician from the State of Michigan. He is a Democratic Party member of the Michigan State Senate representing the 27th district, which is located in Genesee County and includes the cities Burton ...

Predictions

Results

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: # # (gain) # # (gain) # # (gain)

General election

All results below are from the certified election results posted by the Secretary of State.

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References

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