Michigan's 20th Senate district

Michigan's 20th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Sean McCann since 2019, following his defeat of incumbent Republican Margaret O'Brien.[2]

Michigan's 20th State Senate District
Senator	Sean McCann D–Kalamazoo
Demographics	78% White 11% Black 5% Hispanic 2% Asian 4% Other
Population (2018)	261,573[1]

Geography

District 20 is exactly coterminous with Kalamazoo County, including the city of Kalamazoo and the surrounding communities of Portage, Comstock Northwest, Eastwood, Westwood, Vicksburg, Kalamazoo Township, Oshtemo Township, Texas Township, Comstock Township, and Cooper Township.[3]

The district is located entirely within Michigan's 6th congressional district, and overlaps with the 60th, 61st, 63rd, and 66th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 20[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean McCann	60,528	53.1
	Republican	Margaret O'Brien (incumbent)	48,195	42.3
	Libertarian	Lorence Wenke	5,274	4.6
Total votes			113,997	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 20[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Margaret O'Brien	11,342	77.4
	Republican	Ron Zuiderveen	3,308	22.6
Total votes			14,650	100
General election
	Republican	Margaret O'Brien	36,630	45.5
	Democratic	Sean McCann	36,571	45.5
	Libertarian	Lorence Wenke	7,263	9.0
Total votes			80,464	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 20

Year	Office	Results[6]
2018	Senate	Stabenow 57.3 – 40.3%
	Governor	Whitmer 58.4 – 38.5%
2016	President	Clinton 53.3 – 40.5%
2014	Senate	Peters 54.1 – 40.7%
	Governor	Snyder 51.0 – 46.2%
2012	President	Obama 56.2 – 42.9%
	Senate	Stabenow 57.1 – 39.4%

References

1. "State Senate District 20, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
2. "Sean McCann, State Senator". Michigan Senate Dems. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
3. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
5. "Michigan State Senate District 20". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 27, 2020.