Michigan's 24th Senate district

Michigan's 24th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Republican Tom Barrett since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican Rick Jones.[2]

Michigan's 24th State Senate District
Senator	Tom Barrett R–Charlotte
Demographics	89% White 3% Black 4% Hispanic 1% Asian 2% Other
Population (2018)	271,774[1]

Geography

District 24 surrounds Lansing, covering all of Clinton, Eaton, and Shiawassee Counties and parts of eastern Ingham County. Communities in the district include Charlotte, Grand Ledge, Eaton Rapids, Potterville, Waverly, DeWitt, St. Johns, Corunna, Durand, Owosso, Williamston, Delta Township, Bath Township, DeWitt Township, and small parts of East Lansing and Lansing proper.[3]

The district overlaps with Michigan's 4th, 7th, and 8th congressional districts, and with the 65th, 67th, 69th, 71st, 85th, and 93rd districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 24[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Barrett	22,127	70.4
	Republican	Brett Roberts	9,289	29.6
Total votes			31,416	100
General election
	Republican	Tom Barrett	66,969	53.5
	Democratic	Kelly Rossman-McKinney	54,352	43.4
	Libertarian	Katie Nepton	2,064	1.6
	U.S. Taxpayers	Matthew Shepard	1,711	1.4
Total votes			125,096	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 24[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Jones (incumbent)	55,332	56.4
	Democratic	Dawn Levey	42,776	43.6
Total votes			98,108	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 24

Year	Office	Results[6]
2018	Senate	James 49.8 – 48.2%
	Governor	Whitmer 50.2 – 46.7%
2016	President	Trump 52.4 – 41.3%
2014	Senate	Peters 52.5 – 43.7%
	Governor	Snyder 51.5 – 46.5%
2012	President	Romney 49.6 – 49.4%
	Senate	Stabenow 55.2 – 41.5%

References

1. "State Senate District 24, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
2. "Senate Senator Tom Barrett". MI Senate GOP. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
3. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
5. "Michigan State Senate District 24". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 29, 2020.