Michigan's 35th Senate district

Michigan's 35th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 35th district was created with the adoption of the 1963 Michigan Constitution, as the previous 1908 state constitution only permitted 34 senatorial districts. It was represented by Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet from 2023 until 2025, following her election to Michigan’s 8th Congressional District.

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Michigan's 35th Senate district

Geography

Michigan's 35th Senate district

District 35 encompasses parts of Bay, Midland, and Saginaw counties.

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 35, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, covered a large swath of Northern Michigan, which included all of Benzie, Crawford, Kalkaska, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Missaukee, Ogemaw, Osceola, Roscommon, and Wexford Counties. Communities within the district included Cadillac, Ludington, Manistee, Frankfort, Grayling, Kalkaska, Baldwin, Greilickville, Scottville, Lake City, West Branch, Reed City, Evart, Houghton Lake, St. Helen, and Roscommon.

The district overlapped with Michigan's 1st, 2nd, and 4th congressional districts, and with the 97th, 100th, 101st, 102nd, and 103rd districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.

List of senators

Michigan's 35th Senate district

<table><thead><tr><th>Senator</th><th>Party</th><th>Dates</th><th>Residence</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Robert L. Richardson Jr.</td><td></td><td>Republican</td><td>1965–1974</td><td>Saginaw</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Robert D. Young</td><td></td><td>Republican</td><td>1975–1982</td><td>Saginaw</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>John Engler</td><td></td><td>Republican</td><td>1983–1990</td><td>Mount Pleasant</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Joanne G. Emmons</td><td></td><td>Republican</td><td>1991–1994</td><td>Big Rapids</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bill Schuette</td><td></td><td>Republican</td><td>1995–2002</td><td>Midland</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Michelle McManus</td><td></td><td>Republican</td><td>2003–2010</td><td>Lake Leelanau</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Darwin L. Booher</td><td></td><td>Republican</td><td>2011–2018</td><td>Evart</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Curt VanderWall</td><td></td><td>Republican</td><td>2019–2022</td><td>Ludington</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kristen McDonald Rivet</td><td></td><td>Democratic</td><td>2023–2025</td><td>Bay City</td><td>Resigned.</td></tr></tbody></table>

Recent election results

2022

<table><thead><tr><th>Primary election</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Party</td><td>Candidate</td><td>Votes</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Republican</td><td>Annette Glenn</td><td>12,360</td><td>40.5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Republican</td><td>Tim Kelly</td><td>6,815</td><td>22.3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Republican</td><td>Christian Velasquez</td><td>5,867</td><td>19.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Republican</td><td>Martin Blank</td><td>5,460</td><td>17.9</td></tr><tr><td>Total votes</td><td>30,502</td><td>100</td></tr><tr><td>General election</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Democratic</td><td>Kristen McDonald Rivet</td><td>62,105</td><td>53.4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Republican</td><td>Annette Glenn</td><td>54,246</td><td>46.6</td></tr><tr><td>Total votes</td><td>116,351</td><td>100</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Democratic gain from Republican</td></tr></tbody></table>

2018

<table><thead><tr><th>Primary election</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Party</td><td>Candidate</td><td>Votes</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Republican</td><td>Curt VanderWall</td><td>19,713</td><td>48.9</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Republican</td><td>Bruce Rendon</td><td>9,832</td><td>24.4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Republican</td><td>Ray Franz</td><td>9,424</td><td>23.4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Republican</td><td>Cary Urka</td><td>1,307</td><td>3.2</td></tr><tr><td>Total votes</td><td>40,276</td><td>100</td></tr><tr><td>General election</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Republican</td><td>Curt VanderWall</td><td>73,688</td><td>63.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Democratic</td><td>Mike Taillard</td><td>39,923</td><td>34.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Libertarian</td><td>Timothy Coon</td><td>3,031</td><td>2.6</td></tr><tr><td>Total votes</td><td>116,642</td><td>100</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Republican hold</td></tr></tbody></table>

2014

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Republican</td><td>Darwin Booher (incumbent)</td><td>51,299</td><td>59.5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Democratic</td><td>Glenn Lottie</td><td>34,872</td><td>40.5</td></tr><tr><td>Total votes</td><td>86,171</td><td>100</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Republican hold</td></tr></tbody></table>

Federal and statewide results

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Office</th><th>Results</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2020</td><td>President</td><td>Trump 62.5 – 36.0%</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Senate</td><td>James 58.1 – 39.4%</td></tr><tr><td>Governor</td><td>Schuette 56.7 – 39.9%</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>President</td><td>Trump 61.3 – 33.5%</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Senate</td><td>Land 48.7 – 46.5%</td></tr><tr><td>Governor</td><td>Snyder 55.0 – 42.0%</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>President</td><td>Romney 53.9 – 45.0%</td></tr><tr><td>Senate</td><td>Stabenow 51.6 – 44.9%</td></tr></tbody></table>

Historical district boundaries

Michigan's 35th Senate district

<table><thead><tr><th>Map</th><th>Description</th><th>Apportionment Plan</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td></td><td>1964 Apportionment Plan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>1972 Apportionment Plan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>1982 Apportionment Plan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>1992 Apportionment Plan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>2001 Apportionment Plan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>2011 Apportionment Plan</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>