# Michigan's 1st Senate district

Michigan's 1st Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Erika Geiss since 2023, succeeding fellow Democrat Stephanie Chang.

## Geography

District 1 encompasses part of Wayne County.

### 2011 Apportionment Plan

District 1, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, covered parts of Wayne County along the Canadian border, including much of Detroit as well as River Rouge, Ecorse, Wyandotte, Riverview, Trenton, Woodhaven, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile, and parts of Brownstown.
The district was split three ways among Michigan's 12th, 13th, and 14th congressional districts. It overlapped with the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 14th, and 23rd districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.

## Recent election results
### 2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 1 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stephanie Chang | 16,427 | 49.8 |
| | Democratic | Alberta Tinsley-Talabi | 8,710 | 26.4 |
| | Democratic | Bettie Cook Scott | 3,698 | 11.2 |
| | Democratic | James Cole Jr. | 1,717 | 5.2 |
| | Democratic | Stephanie Roehm | 1,464 | 4.4 |
| | Democratic | Nicholas Rivera | 941 | 2.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,957 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Stephanie Chang | 62,071 | 72.0 |
| | Republican | Pauline Montie | 20,879 | 24.2 |
| | Green | David Bullock | 3,257 | 3.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 86,207 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Coleman Young II (incumbent) | 48,510 | 71.8 |
| | Republican | Barry Berk | 19,021 | 28.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 67,531 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal and statewide results

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 70.4 – 28.3% |
| 2018 | Senate | Stabenow 72.0 – 26.1% |
| 2018 | Governor | Whitmer 73.4 – 24.2% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 70.6 – 26.2% |
| 2014 | Senate | Peters 77.1 – 19.9% |
| 2014 | Governor | Schauer 70.0 – 28.4% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 78.0 – 21.4% |
| 2012 | Senate | Stabenow 80.0 – 17.2% |

## Historical district boundaries

| Description | Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe Farms Grosse Pointe Park | 1964 Apportionment Plan |
| Macomb County (part) Lake Township Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe Farms Grosse Pointe Park Grosse Pointe Township | 1972 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe Farms Grosse Pointe Park Grosse Pointe Township Grosse Pointe Woods Harper Woods | 1982 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe Farms Grosse Pointe Park Grosse Pointe Township Grosse Pointe Woods Harper Woods | 1992 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) | 2001 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Brownstown Township (part) Detroit (part) Ecorse Gibraltar Grosse Ile Township River Rouge Riverview Trenton Woodhaven Wyandotte | 2011 Apportionment Plan |