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Michigan, State Senate, District 18

Michigan State Senate District 18
Current incumbentJeff Irwin Democratic Party
Population274,505
Gender50.9% Female, 49.1% Male
Race73.4% White, 13.8% Black, 7.9% Asian, 3.4% Two or More Races, 1.1% Other, 0.3% Native American
Ethnicity96.3% Non-Hispanic, 3.7% Hispanic

Michigan's eighteenth state senate district is held by Democratic Senator Jeff Irwin.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 274,505 civilians reside within Michigan's eighteenth 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 18

Jeff Irwin (D) defeated Martin Church (R) and Thomas Repasky (Working Class Party) in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 18 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jeff Irwin (D)
76.6
96,891

Martin Church (R)
21.0
26,620

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Thomas Repasky (Working Class Party)
2.3
2,954

Total votes: 126,465
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 18

Jeff Irwin defeated Michelle Deatrick, Anuja Rajendra, and Matthew Miller in the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 18 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jeff Irwin (D)
35.6
19,875

Michelle Deatrick (D)
35.2
19,634

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Anuja Rajendra (D)
26.3
14,673

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Matthew Miller (D)
2.9
1,597

Total votes: 55,779
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 18

Martin Church advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 18 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Martin Church (R)
100
9,770

Total votes: 9,770

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. Incumbent Rebekah Warren was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Terry Linden was unopposed in the Republican primary. Warren defeated Linden in the general election.

Michigan State Senate, District 18 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRebekah Warren Incumbent 72.1% 61,421
Republican Terry Linden 27.9% 23,745
Total Votes 85,166

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. Rebekah Warren (D) defeated John Hochstetler (R) in the general election. Warren defeated Pamela Byrnes and Thomas Partridge in the Democratic primary. Hochstetler defeated Gary Wellings in the Republican primary.

Michigan State Senate, District 18, General Election, 2010

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRebekah Warren 65.5% 60,333
Republican John Hochstetler 34.5% 31,771
Total Votes 92,104

Michigan State Senate, District 18 Democratic Primary, 2010

Michigan State Senate, District 18 Republican Primary, 2010

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Michigan State Senate District 18 raised a total of $1,001,880. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $91,080 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Michigan State Senate District 18

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $253,949 2 $126,975
2010 $442,782 4 $110,696
2006 $88,066 1 $88,066
2002 $217,083 4 $54,271
Total $1,001,880 11 $91,080