Michigan's 19th Senate district

Michigan's 19th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 19th 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 Sean McCann since 2023, succeeding Republican John Bizon.[4][5]

Michigan's 19th
State Senate district
Senator
  Sean McCann
D–Kalamazoo
Demographics84% White
7% Black
5% Hispanic
1% Asian
3% Other
Population (2018)258,706[1]

Geography

District 19 encompasses parts of Kalamazoo and Van Buren counties.[6]

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 19, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in Battle Creek and covered all of Barry, Calhoun, and Ionia Counties. Other communities in the district included Ionia, Albion, Marshall, Springfield, Level Park-Oak Park, Hastings, Middleville, Belding, Portland, Emmett Township, Bedford Township, and Pennfield Township.[7]

The district was located entirely within Michigan's 3rd congressional district, and overlapped with the 62nd, 63rd, 86th, and 87th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[8]

List of senators
Senator Party Dates Residence Notes
Royal T. Twombly Democratic 1853–1854 Niles [9][10]
Rodney C. Paine Republican 1855–1856 Niles [9][11][12]
Gilbert Moyers Republican 1857–1858 Allegan [9][13]
Philotus Haydon Republican 1859–1860 Decatur [9][14]
Henry C. Briggs Republican 1861–1862 Allegan [9][15]
Samuel H. Blackman Republican 1863–1864 Paw Paw [9][16]
Wilson C. Edsell Republican 1865–1866 Otsego [9][17][18]
Frederick W. Curtenius Republican 1867–1868 Kalamazoo [9][19]
Delos Phillips Republican 1869–1870 Kalamazoo [9][20]
James N. Neasmith Republican 1871–1872 Schoolcraft Township [9][21]
James L. Curry Republican 1873–1874 Clio [9][22]
George W. Fish Democratic 1875–1876 Flint [9][23]
Francis H. Rankin Sr. Republican 1877–1878 Flint [9][24]
Simeon R. Billings Republican 1879–1882 Flint [9][25]
George E. Taylor Republican 1883–1884 Flint [9][26]
Horace C. Spencer Republican 1885–1886 Flint [9][27]
Albert K. Roof Republican 1887–1888 Lyons [9][28]
William Toan Republican 1889–1892 Portland [9][29]
George A. Steel Republican 1893–1894 St. Johns [9][30]
Chester W. Martin Republican 1895–1896 Ithaca [9][31]
Elisha Mudge Democratic 1897–1898 Maple Rapids Elected on a Democratic, Populist and free silver ticket.[9][32]
Charles W. Giddings Republican 1899–1900 St. Louis [9][33]
Hiram M. High Republican 1901–1902 Ovid [9][34]
Coleman C. Vaughan Republican 1903–1904 St. Johns [9][35]
Townsend A. Ely Republican 1905–1908 Alma [9][36]
Fred B. Kline Republican 1909–1912 Addison [9][37]
Verne C. Amberson Democratic 1913–1914 Blissfield [9][38]
Frank A. Groger Democratic 1915–1916 Brooklyn [9][39]
Ernest J. Bryant Republican 1917–1922 Sand Creek [9][40]
Norman B. Horton Republican 1923–1932 Lenawee County [9][41]
Samuel W. Raymond Democratic 1933–1934 Adrian [9][42]
Denias Dawe Democratic 1935–1936 Monroe [9][43]
Elmer R. Porter Republican 1937–1964 Blissfield [9][44]
Haskell L. Nichols Republican 1965–1966 Jackson [9][45]
James G. Fleming Republican 1967–1974 Jackson [9][46]
Hal Ziegler Republican 1975–1978 Jackson [9][47]
John S. Mowat Jr. Republican 1979–1982 Adrian [9][48]
Nick Smith Republican 1983–1993 Addison Resigned after elected to the U. S. House of Representatives.[9][49]
Philip E. Hoffman Republican 1993–2002 Horton [9][49]
Mark Schauer Democratic 2003–2008 Battle Creek Resigned after elected to the U. S. House of Representatives.[9][50][51]
Mike Nofs Republican 2009–2018 Battle Creek [9][52]
John Bizon Republican 2019–2022 Battle Creek [9][53]
Sean McCann Democratic 2023–present Kalamazoo [54][55]

Recent election results

2018
2018 Michigan Senate election, District 19[56]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Bizon 17,163 58.9
Republican Mike Callton 11,960 41.1
Total votes 29,123 100
General election
Republican John Bizon 57,242 58.6
Democratic Jason Noble 37,462 38.3
Libertarian Joseph Gillotte 2,982 3.1
Total votes 97,686 100
Republican hold

2014
2014 Michigan Senate election, District 19[56]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Nofs (incumbent) 44,798 61.6
Democratic Greg Grieves 27,951 38.4
Total votes 72,749 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 19
Year Office Results[57]
2020 President Trump 59.7 – 38.3%
2018 Senate James 55.8 – 41.6%
Governor Schuette 52.9 – 43.4%
2016 President Trump 58.1 – 35.9%
2014 Senate Land 47.4 – 47.2%
Governor Snyder 57.4 – 40.2%
2012 President Romney 52.7 – 46.1%
Senate Stabenow 50.6 – 45.8%

Historical district boundaries
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]

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