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Michigan, State Senate, District 29

Michigan State Senate District 29
Current incumbentWinnie Brinks Democratic Party
Population271,410
Gender51.4% Female, 48.6% Male
Race69.4% White, 17.4% Black, 6.1% Other, 3.8% Two or More Races, 2.7% Asian, 0.6% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander
Ethnicity87.4% Non-Hispanic, 12.6% Hispanic

Michigan's twenty-ninth state senate district is held by Democratic Senator Winnie Brinks.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 271,410 civilians reside within Michigan's twenty-ninth state senate district. Michigan state senators represent an average of 260,096 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 261,538 residents.

About the office

Members of the Michigan State Senate serve four-year terms with term limits. Senators are elected at the same time as the governor and serve four-year terms concurrent with the governor's term of office. Senate elections are offset by two years from U.S. Presidential elections (e.g., Presidential elections were in 2000 and 2004, senate elections were in 2002 and 2006). Michigan legislators assume office the at noon on first day of January.

Qualifications

Section 7 of Article 4 of the Michigan Constitution states, "Each senator and representative must be a citizen of the United States, at least 21 years of age, and an elector of the district he represents. The removal of his domicile from the district shall be deemed a vacation of the office. No person who has been convicted of subversion or who has within the preceding 20 years been convicted of a felony involving a breach of public trust shall be eligible for either house of the legislature."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$71,685/year$10,800/year expense allowance for session and interim. Set by the compensation commission.

Term limits

The Michigan legislature is one of 15 state legislatures with term limits. Voters enacted the Michigan Term Limits Act in 1992. That initiative said that Michigan senators are subject to term limits of no more than two four-year terms, or a total of eight years. Senators who have not served more than half of someone else's Senate term are eligible for two full terms (i.e. - eight years). Michigan legislators assume office the at noon on first day of January.

The first year that the term limits enacted in 1992 impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office was in 2002.

Vacancies

Whenever a vacancy occurs in the senate, it is up to the Governor to call for a special election. A special election must be held during the next scheduled general election. If the vacancy happened after the statewide primary, leaders of the respective party organizations within the Senate district can submit a list of nominees to be voted on by party leadership. A vote must be held no later than 21 days after the vacancy.

Elections

2018

General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 29

Winnie Brinks (D) defeated Chris Afendoulis (R), Robert VanNoller (L), and Louis Palus (Working Class Party) in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 29 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Winnie Brinks (D)
56.9
70,715

Chris Afendoulis (R)
40.4
50,225

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Robert VanNoller (L)
1.5
1,840

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Louis Palus (Working Class Party)
1.2
1,445

Total votes: 124,225
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 29

Winnie Brinks advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 29 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Winnie Brinks (D)
100
32,882

Total votes: 32,882
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 29

Chris Afendoulis defeated Daniel Oesch in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 29 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Chris Afendoulis (R)
81.3
19,374

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Daniel Oesch (R)
18.7
4,445

Total votes: 23,819
Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Michigan State Senate District 29

Robert VanNoller advanced from the Libertarian primary for Michigan State Senate District 29 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Robert VanNoller (L)
100
172

Total votes: 172

2014

Elections for the Michigan State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Lance Penny defeated Michael Scruggs in the Republican primary. Incumbent Dave Hildenbrand was unopposed in the Republican primary. Hildenbrand defeated Penny in the general election.

Michigan State Senate, District 29 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDave Hildenbrand Incumbent 57.9% 47,200
Democratic Lance Penny 42.1% 34,278
Total Votes 81,478

Michigan State Senate, District 29 Democratic Primary, 2014

2010

Elections for the office of Michigan State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 3, 2010 and a general election on November 2, 2010. The signature filing deadline for major party candidates wishing to run in this election was May 11, 2010. The deadline for independent candidates was July 15, 2010. Dave Hildenbrand (R) defeated David LaGrand (D) in the general election. Hildenbrand defeated Lori Wiersma and Judith Kapteyn in the Republican primary. LaGrand defeated Robert Dean in the Democratic primary.

Michigan State Senate, District 29, General Election, 2010

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDave Hildenbrand 51.8% 41,042
Democratic David LaGrand 46.5% 36,830
Libertarian Bill Gelineau 1.8% 1,406
Total Votes 79,278

Michigan State Senate, District 29 Republican Primary, 2010

Michigan State Senate, District 29 Democratic Primary, 2010

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Michigan State Senate District 29 raised a total of $3,399,439. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $226,629 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Michigan State Senate District 29

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $350,969 3 $116,990
2010 $1,616,809 5 $323,362
2006 $369,835 3 $123,278
2002 $1,061,826 4 $265,457
Total $3,399,439 15 $226,629