# Michigan's 29th Senate district

Michigan's 29th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 29th 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 Democrat Winnie Brinks since 2019, succeeding Republican Dave Hildenbrand.

## Geography

District 29 encompasses part of Kent County.

### 2011 Apportionment Plan

District 29, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in Grand Rapids, which also covered the surrounding Kent County communities of East Grand Rapids, Lowell, Forest Hills, Cascade Township, Grand Rapids Township, Ada Township, and Caledonia Township.
The district was located entirely within Michigan's 3rd congressional district, and overlapped with the 73rd, 75th, 76th, and 86th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.

## List of senators

| Senator | Party | Dates | Residence | Notes |
| Daniel S. Johnson | Democratic | 1853–1854 | Zilwaukee | |
| Henry J. Alvord | Democratic | 1855–1856 | Lapeer | |
| Smith Lapham | Republican | 1857–1858 | Laphamville | |
| Lewis Porter | Republican | 1859–1860 | Grand Rapids | |
| Solomon L. Withey | Republican | 1861–1862 | Grand Rapids | |
| Milton C. Watkins | Republican | 1863–1866 | Ashley | |
| Henry Seymour | Republican | 1867–1868 | Grand Rapids | |
| Peter R. L. Pierce | Republican | 1869–1870 | Grand Rapids | |
| Byron D. Ball | Republican | 1871–1872 | Grand Rapids | |
| Henry S. Clubb | Republican | 1873–1874 | Grand Haven | |
| Charles D. Nelson | Republican | 1875–1876 | Muskegon | |
| Columbus V. Tyler | Democratic | 1877–1880 | Bay City | |
| Charles F. Gibson | Republican | 1881–1882 | Bay City | |
| Freeman O. Gullifer | Republican | 1883–1884 | Au Sable | |
| Charles R. Henry | Republican | 1885–1886 | Au Sable | |
| Walter W. Barton | Republican | 1887–1888 | Leland | |
| Roswell Leavitt | Republican | 1889–1890 | Bellaire | |
| Robert R. Wilkinson | Republican | 1891–1892 | Eastport | |
| James D. Turnbull | Democratic | 1893–1894 | Alpena | |
| Ezra C. Barnum | Republican | 1895–1898 | Petoskey | |
| Daniel P. McMullen | Republican | 1899–1902 | Cheboygan | |
| William L. Curtis | Republican | 1903–1906 | Petoskey | |
| Fred R. Ming | Republican | 1907–1910 | Cheboygan | |
| Frank D. Scott | Republican | 1911–1914 | Alpena | |
| J. Lee Morford | Republican | 1915–1918 | Gaylord | |
| Herbert F. Baker | Republican | 1919–1922 | Weadock | |
| William J. Pearson | Republican | 1923–1926 | Boyne Falls | |
| Calvin A. Campbell | Republican | 1927–1933 | Indian River | Died in office. |
| Otto W. Bishop | Republican | 1935–1948 | Alpena | |
| Frank Andrews | Republican | 1949–1960 | Hillman | |
| Thomas F. Schweigert | Republican | 1961–1964 | Petoskey | |
| Garland B. Lane | Democratic | 1965–1974 | Flint | |
| Dale Kildee | Democratic | 1975–1977 | Flint | Resigned. |
| Harold J. Scott | Democratic | 1977–1982 | Flint | |
| Gary G. Corbin | Democratic | 1983–1986 | Clio | |
| John D. Cherry | Democratic | 1987–1994 | Clio | |
| Joe Conroy | Democratic | 1995–1998 | Flint | |
| Robert L. Emerson | Democratic | 1999–2002 | Flint | |
| Bill Hardiman | Republican | 2003–2010 | Kentwood | |
| Dave Hildenbrand | Republican | 2011–2018 | Lowell | |
| Winnie Brinks | Democratic | 2019–present | Grand Rapids | |

## Recent election results
### 2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 29 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chris Afendoulis | 19,374 | 81.3 |
| | Republican | Daniel Oesch | 4,445 | 18.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,819 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Winnie Brinks | 70,715 | 56.9 |
| | Republican | Chris Afendoulis | 50,225 | 40.4 |
| | Libertarian | Robert VanNoller | 1,840 | 1.5 |
| | Working Class | Louis Palus | 1,445 | 1.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 124,225 | 100 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 29 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lance Penny | 4,219 | 51.3 |
| | Democratic | Michael Scruggs | 4,008 | 48.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,227 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Dave Hildenbrand (incumbent) | 47,200 | 57.9 |
| | Democratic | Lance Penny | 34,278 | 42.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 81,478 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Federal and statewide results

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 61.5 – 36.4% |
| 2018 | Senate | Stabenow 57.0 – 40.9% |
| 2018 | Governor | Whitmer 58.7 – 38.4% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 54.3 – 39.2% |
| 2014 | Senate | Peters 50.0 – 46.2% |
| 2014 | Governor | Snyder 57.1 – 40.8% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 52.7 – 46.3% |
| 2012 | Senate | Stabenow 52.5 – 44.1% |

## Historical district boundaries

| Description | Apportionment Plan |
| Genesee County (part) Genesee Township (part) Flint | 1964 Apportionment Plan |
| Genesee County (part) Atlas Township Burton Davison Davison Township Flint (part) Forest Township Genesee Township Grand Blanc Township Grand Blanc Township Richfield Township Thetford Township | 1972 Apportionment Plan |
| Genesee County (part) Argentine Township Atlas Township Burton Clio Davison Davison Township Fenton Fenton Township Forest Township Gaines Township Genesee Township (part) Grand Blanc Grand Blanc Township Montrose Township Mount Morris Mount Morris Township Mundy Township Richfield Township Thetford Township Vienna Township | 1982 Apportionment Plan |
| Genesee County (part) Argentine Township Clayton Township Fenton Fenton Township Flint Flint Township Flushing Flushing Township Gaines Township Linden Mundy Township Swartz Creek | 1992 Apportionment Plan |
| Kent County (part) Cascade Township Grand Rapids Grattan Township Kentwood Lowell Lowell Township Vergennes Township | 2001 Apportionment Plan |
| Kent County (part) Ada Township Bowne Township Caledonia Township Cascade Township East Grand Rapids Grand Rapids Grand Rapids Township Lowell Lowell Township | 2011 Apportionment Plan |