# Michigan's 9th Senate district

Michigan's 9th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 9th district was created by the 1850 Michigan Constitution, as the 1835 constitution only permitted a maximum of eight senate districts. It has been represented by Republican Michael Webber since 2023, succeeding Democrat Paul Wojno.

## Geography

District 9 encompasses parts of Macomb and Oakland counties.

### 2011 Apportionment Plan

District 9, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, covered the inner suburbs of Detroit in southern Macomb County, including Warren, Roseville, Eastpointe, Fraser, Center Line, and part of Clinton Township.
The district was located entirely within Michigan's 9th congressional district, and overlapped with the 18th, 22nd, 25th, 28th, and 31st districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.

## List of senators

| Senator | Party | Dates | Residence | Notes |
| Richard Kent | Democratic | 1853–1854 | Adrian | |
| Henry M. Boies | Republican | 1855–1856 | Hudson | |
| Lewis Welch | Republican | 1857–1860 | Exeter | |
| Samuel Mulholland | Republican | 1861–1862 | Vienna | |
| William Corbin | Democratic | 1863–1864 | Petersburg | Elected on a Fusionist ticket. |
| Nathaniel Langdon | Democratic | 1865–1866 | Ida | |
| Andrew Howell | Republican | 1867–1868 | Adrian | |
| Henry C. Conkling | Republican | 1869–1870 | Tecumseh | |
| William S. Wilcox | Republican | 1871–1872 | Adrian | |
| William R. Stoddard | Republican | 1873 | Litchfield | Died in office. |
| John P. Cook | Democratic | 1874 | Hillsdale | |
| John M. Osborn | Republican | 1875–1876 | Hudson | |
| Witter J. Baxter | Republican | 1877–1878 | Jonesville | |
| Alexander Hewitt | Republican | 1879–1880 | Hillsdale | |
| Albert Dickerman | Republican | 1881–1882 | Hillsdale | |
| Ezra L. Koon | Republican | 1883–1884 | Hillsdale | |
| George A. Smith | Republican | 1885–1886 | Somerset | |
| W. Irving Babcock | Republican | 1887–1890 | Niles | |
| John S. Beers | Democratic | 1891–1892 | Stevensville | |
| Frank W. Clapp | Republican | 1893–1896 | Battle Creek | |
| Huston B. Colman | Republican | 1897–1898 | Kalamazoo | |
| Addison M. Brown | Republican | 1899–1900 | Schoolcraft | |
| Arthur D. Bangham | Republican | 1901–1904 | Homer | |
| Jesse R. Cropsey | Republican | 1905–1908 | Vicksburg | |
| Albert C. Kingman | Republican | 1909–1912 | Battle Creek | |
| Henry E. Straight | Republican | 1913–1916 | Coldwater | |
| George L. Bolen | Democratic | 1917–1918 | Battle Creek | |
| James Henry | Republican | 1919–1925 | Battle Creek | Died in office. |
| Joseph E. Watson | Republican | 1925–1928 | Bronson | |
| Edward L. Branson | Republican | 1929–1932 | Battle Creek | |
| Francis A. Kulp | Democratic | 1933–1934 | Battle Creek | |
| Joseph A. Baldwin | Republican | 1935–1936 | Albion | |
| Mark L. Crawford | Democratic | 1937–1938 | Coldwater | |
| Joseph A. Baldwin | Republican | 1939–1944 | Albion | |
| Warren G. Hooper | Republican | 1945 | Albion | Murdered in office. |
| Robert J. Hamilton | Republican | 1945–1948 | Battle Creek | |
| Creighton R. Coleman | Republican | 1949–1956 | Marshall | |
| John P. Smeekens | Republican | 1957–1964 | Coldwater | |
| Stanley J. Novak | Democratic | 1965–1974 | Detroit | |
| Thomas Guastello | Democratic | 1975–1982 | Sterling Heights | |
| David M. Serotkin | Democratic | 1983 | Mount Clemens | Recalled. |
| Kirby Holmes | Republican | 1984–1986 | Utica | |
| Doug Carl | Republican | 1987–1994 | Mount Clemens | |
| R. Robert Geake | Republican | 1995–1998 | Northville | |
| Thaddeus McCotter | Republican | 1999–2002 | Livonia | |
| Dennis Olshove | Democratic | 2003–2010 | Warren | |
| Steve Bieda | Democratic | 2011–2018 | Warren | |
| Paul Wojno | Democratic | 2019–2022 | Warren | |
| Michael Webber | Republican | 2023–present | Rochester Hills | |

## Recent election results
### 2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 9 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Paul Wojno | 18,488 | 63.4 |
| | Democratic | Kristina Lodovisi | 10,688 | 36.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,176 | 100 |
| | Republican | Jeff Bonnell | 7,861 | 52.9 |
| | Republican | Fred Kuplicki | 7,003 | 47.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,864 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Paul Wojno | 65,736 | 65.9 |
| | Republican | Jeff Bonnell | 34,013 | 34.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 99,749 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 9 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Steve Bieda (incumbent) | 48,146 | 68.0 |
| | Republican | Hawke Fracassa | 22,699 | 32.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 70,845 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal and statewide results

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 56.9 – 41.6% |
| 2018 | Senate | Stabenow 60.6 – 37.0% |
| 2018 | Governor | Whitmer 61.0 – 35.8% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 53.4 – 42.3% |
| 2014 | Senate | Peters 63.6 – 31.4% |
| 2014 | Governor | Schauer 54.6 – 42.9% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 62.7 – 36.3% |
| 2012 | Senate | Stabenow 69.3 – 27.2% |

## Historical district boundaries

| Description | Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) | 1964 Apportionment Plan |
| Lapeer County (part) Almont Township Macomb County (part) Armada Township Bruce Township Chesterfield Township Clinton Township (part) Harrison Township Lenox Township Macomb Township New Baltimore (part) Ray Township Richmond Richmond Township Shelby Township Sterling Heights Utica Washington Township St. Clair County (part) Algonac Berlin Township Casco Township China Township Clay Township Columbus Township Cottrellville Township East China Township Ira Township Marine City Marysville New Baltimore (part) Port Huron Township St. Clair St. Clair Township Wales Township | 1972 Apportionment Plan |
| Macomb County (part) Armada Township Bruce Township Chesterfield Township Lenox Township Macomb Township Memphis New Baltimore Ray Township Richmond Township Shelby Township Sterling Heights Utica Richmond Washington Township | 1982 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Canton Township (part) Livonia Northville Northville Township Plymouth Plymouth Township Redford Township | 1992 Apportionment Plan |
| Macomb County (part) Center Line Eastpointe Fraser Lake Township St. Clair Shores Warren | 2001 Apportionment Plan |
| Macomb County (part) Center Line Clinton Township (part) Eastpointe Fraser Roseville Warren | 2011 Apportionment Plan |