# Michigan's 33rd Senate district

Michigan's 33rd Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 33rd 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 Rick Outman since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican Judy Emmons.

## Geography

District 33 encompasses all of Newaygo and Montcalm counties, as well as parts of Ionia, Kent, Lake, Muskegon, and Ottawa counties.

### 2011 Apportionment Plan

District 33, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, covered all of Clare, Gratiot, Isabella, Mecosta, and Montcalm Counties in the dead center of the state. Communities in the district included Mount Pleasant, Big Rapids, Alma, St. Louis, Greenville, Clare, Harrison, Ithaca, Canadian Lakes, and Union Township.
The district was located almost entirely within Michigan's 4th congressional district, also slightly extending into the 3rd district. It overlapped with the 70th, 93rd, 97th, 99th, and 102nd districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.

## List of senators

| Senator | Party | Dates | Residence |
| Lewis G. Christman | Republican | 1955–1960 | Ann Arbor |
| Stanley G. Thayer | Republican | 1961–1964 | Ann Arbor |
| Jan B. Vanderploeg | Democratic | 1965–1966 | North Muskegon |
| Oscar E. Bouwsma | Republican | 1967–1974 | Muskegon |
| Anthony A. Derezinski | Democratic | 1975–1978 | Muskegon |
| Phillip J. Arthurhultz | Republican | 1979–1994 | Whitehall |
| Jon Cisky | Republican | 1995–1998 | Thomas Township |
| Michael Goschka | Republican | 1999–2002 | Brant |
| Alan Cropsey | Republican | 2003–2010 | DeWitt |
| Judy Emmons | Republican | 2011–2018 | Sheridan |
| Rick Outman | Republican | 2019–present | Six Lakes |

## Recent election results
### 2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 33 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rick Outman | 16,681 | 71.8 |
| | Republican | Gregory Alexander | 6,554 | 28.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,235 | 100 |
| | Democratic | Mark Bignell | 8,293 | 57.9 |
| | Democratic | John Hoppough | 6,025 | 42.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,318 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Rick Outman | 49,856 | 58.7 |
| | Democratic | Mark Bignell | 32,375 | 38.1 |
| | U.S. Taxpayers | Christopher Comden | 2,633 | 3.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 84,864 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 33 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Judy Emmons (incumbent) | 36,420 | 57.2 |
| | Democratic | Fred Sprague | 27,235 | 42.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 63,655 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Federal and statewide results

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Trump 61.7 – 36.4% |
| 2018 | Senate | James 55.4 – 41.9% |
| 2018 | Governor | Schuette 53.4 – 43.0% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 58.6 – 35.4% |
| 2014 | Senate | Peters 49.1 – 45.4% |
| 2014 | Governor | Snyder 53.0 – 43.7% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 50.9 – 47.9% |
| 2012 | Senate | Stabenow 55.3 – 41.1% |

## Historical district boundaries

| Description | Apportionment Plan |
| Lake County Manistee County (part) Filer Township Manistee Manistee Township Mason County Muskegon County Oceana County | 1964 Apportionment Plan |
| Lake County (part) Excluding Chase Township Manistee County Mason County Muskegon County Newaygo County (part) Beaver Township Big Prairie Township Dayton Township Denver Township Everett Township Goodwell Township Lilley Township Lincoln Township Merrill Township Monroe Township Norwich Township Sherman Township Troy Township White Cloud Wilcox Township Oceana County | 1972 Apportionment Plan |
| Mason County Muskegon County Newaygo County Oceana County | 1982 Apportionment Plan |
| Gratiot County Saginaw County | 1992 Apportionment Plan |
| Clinton County Ionia County Isabella County Montcalm County | 2001 Apportionment Plan |
| Clare County Gratiot County Isabella County Mecosta County Montcalm County | 2011 Apportionment Plan |