Michigan's 33rd Senate district

Michigan's 33rd Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 33rd district was created in 1953, as dictated by the 1908 Michigan Constitution.[2] The previous 1850 constitution only allowed for 32 senate districts.[3] It has been represented by Republican Rick Outman since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican Judy Emmons.[4]

Michigan's 33rd
State Senate district
Senator
  Rick Outman
R–Six Lakes
Demographics89% White
3% Black
4% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Native American
2% Other
Population (2018)248,931[1]

Geography

District 33 encompasses all of Newaygo and Montcalm counties, as well as parts of Ionia, Kent, Lake, Muskegon, and Ottawa counties.[5]

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 33, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, covered all of Clare, Gratiot, Isabella, Mecosta, and Montcalm Counties in the dead center of the state. Communities in the district included Mount Pleasant, Big Rapids, Alma, St. Louis, Greenville, Clare, Harrison, Ithaca, Canadian Lakes, and Union Township.[6]

The district was located almost entirely within Michigan's 4th congressional district, also slightly extending into the 3rd district. It overlapped with the 70th, 93rd, 97th, 99th, and 102nd districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[7]

List of senators
Senator Party Dates Residence Notes
Lewis G. Christman Republican 1955–1960 Ann Arbor [8][9]
Stanley G. Thayer Republican 1961–1964 Ann Arbor [8][10]
Jan B. Vanderploeg Democratic 1965–1966 North Muskegon [8][11]
Oscar E. Bouwsma Republican 1967–1974 Muskegon [8][12]
Anthony A. Derezinski Democratic 1975–1978 Muskegon [8][13]
Phillip J. Arthurhultz Republican 1979–1994 Whitehall [8][14]
Jon Cisky Republican 1995–1998 Thomas Township [8][15][16][17]
Michael Goschka Republican 1999–2002 Brant [8][18][19]
Alan Cropsey Republican 2003–2010 DeWitt [20][8]
Judy Emmons Republican 2011–2018 Sheridan [21][22]
Rick Outman Republican 2019–present Six Lakes [23][24]

Recent election results

2018
2018 Michigan Senate election, District 33[25]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Outman 16,681 71.8
Republican Gregory Alexander 6,554 28.2
Total votes 23,235 100
Democratic Mark Bignell 8,293 57.9
Democratic John Hoppough 6,025 42.1
Total votes 14,318 100
General election
Republican Rick Outman 49,856 58.7
Democratic Mark Bignell 32,375 38.1
U.S. Taxpayers Christopher Comden 2,633 3.1
Total votes 84,864 100
Republican hold

2014
2014 Michigan Senate election, District 33[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Judy Emmons (incumbent) 36,420 57.2
Democratic Fred Sprague 27,235 42.8
Total votes 63,655 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 33
Year Office Results[26]
2020 President Trump 61.7 – 36.4%
2018 Senate James 55.4 – 41.9%
Governor Schuette 53.4 – 43.0%
2016 President Trump 58.6 – 35.4%
2014 Senate Peters 49.1 – 45.4%
Governor Snyder 53.0 – 43.7%
2012 President Romney 50.9 – 47.9%
Senate Stabenow 55.3 – 41.1%

Historical district boundaries
Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
1964 Apportionment Plan[27]
1972 Apportionment Plan[28]
1982 Apportionment Plan[29]
1992 Apportionment Plan[30]
2001 Apportionment Plan[31]
2011 Apportionment Plan[32]

References
  1. "State Senate District 33, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. "CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN OF 1908". Michigan Legislature. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  3. "CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1850". Michigan Legislature. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  4. "State Senator Aric Nesbitt". MI Senate GOP. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  5. "Linden_Senate". Michigan. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  6. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  7. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  8. "STATE LEGISLATORS, 1835-2019" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  9. "Christin to Chuoke". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  10. "Thayer". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  11. "Vanche to Vandezande". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  12. "Boud to Bowell". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  13. "Denterfass to Derow". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  14. "Arnoldi to Arzt". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  15. "Jon Cisky" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1995. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  16. "Jon Cisky" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1997. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  17. "Cisafulli to Claiborn". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  18. "State Senator Michael J. Goschka" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1999. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  19. "State Senator Michael J. Goschka" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  20. "Alan Cropsey". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  21. "Judy Emmons". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  22. "State Senator Judy K. Emmons" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  23. "Rick Outman". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  24. "State Senator Rick Outman" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  25. "Michigan State Senate District 33". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  26. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  27. "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 380. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  28. "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 459. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  29. "SENATORIAL DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  30. "SENATORIAL DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1997. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  31. "SENATORIAL DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  32. "MICHIGAN SENATE DISTRICT 33" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
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