# Michigan's 34th Senate district

Michigan's 34th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 34th district was created in 1953, as dictated by the 1908 Michigan Constitution. The previous 1850 constitution only allowed for 32 senate districts. It has been represented by Republican Jon Bumstead since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican Goeff Hansen.

## Geography

District 34 encompasses all of Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Isabella, Mecosta, and Osceola counties, as well as parts of Bay, Clinton, Lake, Midland, and Saginaw counties.

### 2011 Apportionment Plan

District 34, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in Muskegon, covered all of Muskegon County as well as nearby Newaygo and Oceana Counties. Other communities in the district included Norton Shores, Muskegon Heights, North Muskegon, Roosevelt Park, Whitehall, Wolf Lake, Hart, Fremont, Muskegon Township, and Fruitport Township.
The district was located entirely within Michigan's 2nd congressional district, and overlapped with the 91st, 92nd, and 100th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives. Much of the district lied along Lake Michigan.

## List of senators

| Senator | Party | Dates | Residence | Notes |
| Frank D. Beadle | Democratic | 1955–1964 | St. Clair | |
| Jerome T. Hart | Democratic | 1965–1982 | Saginaw | |
| James Barcia | Democratic | 1983–1993 | Bay City | Resigned. |
| Joel Gougeon | Republican | 1993–2002 | Bay City | |
| Gerald Van Woerkom | Republican | 2003–2010 | Muskegon | |
| Goeff Hansen | Republican | 2011–2018 | Hart | |
| Jon Bumstead | Republican | 2019–2022 | Newaygo | |
| Roger Hauck | Republican | 2023–present | Mount Pleasant | |

## Recent election results
### 2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 34 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jon Bumstead | 13,379 | 51.7 |
| | Republican | Holly Hughes | 12,494 | 48.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,873 | 100 |
| | Democratic | Poppy Sias-Hernandez | 11,803 | 53.9 |
| | Democratic | Collene Lamonte | 10,084 | 46.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,887 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Jon Bumstead | 50,313 | 50.7 |
| | Democratic | Poppy Sias-Hernandez | 45,941 | 46.3 |
| | Libertarian | Max Riekse | 2,896 | 2.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 99,150 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 34 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Goeff Hansen (incumbent) | 9,203 | 62.4 |
| | Republican | Nick Sundquist | 5,538 | 37.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,741 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Goeff Hansen (incumbent) | 39,129 | 55.6 |
| | Democratic | Cathy Forbes | 31,246 | 44.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 70,375 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Federal and statewide results

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Trump 54.5 – 43.7% |
| 2018 | Senate | James 50.1 – 47.1% |
| 2018 | Governor | Schuette 46.2 – 46.0% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 52.0 – 42.2% |
| 2014 | Senate | Peters 52.1 – 42.5% |
| 2014 | Governor | Snyder 51.3 – 45.7% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 53.5 – 45.5% |
| 2012 | Senate | Stabenow 56.1 – 40.6% |

## Historical district boundaries

| Description | Apportionment Plan |
| Bay County (part) Bangor Township Bay City Essexville Frankenlust Township Hampton Township Monitor Township Portsmouth Township Saginaw County (part) Buena Vista Township Carrollton Township Kochville Township Saginaw Zilwaukee Zilwaukee Township | 1964 Apportionment Plan |
| Bay County (part) Excluding Midland Saginaw County (part) Buena Vista Township Carrollton Township Kochville Township Saginaw (part) Zilwaukee Zilwaukee Township | 1972 Apportionment Plan |
| Arenac County Bay County Gladwin County Huron County Tuscola County | 1982 Apportionment Plan |
| Arenac County Bay County Huron County Ogemaw County Tuscola County | 1992 Apportionment Plan |
| Mason County Muskegon County Newaygo County Oceana County | 2001 Apportionment Plan |
| Muskegon County Newaygo County Oceana County | 2011 Apportionment Plan |