Michigan's 18th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 18th 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 Thomas Albert since 2023, succeeding Democrat Jeff Irwin.
Geography District 18 encompasses all of Barry County, as well as parts of Allegan, Calhoun, Ionia, Kalamazoo, and Kent counties.
2011 Apportionment Plan District 18, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in the city of Ann Arbor – home to the University of Michigan – also covering the nearby Washtenaw County communities of Ypsilanti, Saline, Pittsfield Township, Ypsilanti Township, and Superior Township.
The district was largely located within Michigan's 12th congressional district, with a small portion extending into the 7th district. It overlapped with the 52nd, 53rd, 54th, and 55th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.
List of senators Senator Party Dates Residence Notes Jesse G. Beeson Whig 1853–1854 Dowagiac James Sullivan Democratic 1855–1856 Dowagiac Alexander H. Morrison Republican 1857–1858 St. Joseph Franklin Muzzy Democratic 1859–1860 Niles Elijah Lacey Republican 1861–1862 Niles Died in office. Rufus W. Landon Democratic 1863–1864 Niles Warren Chapman Republican 1865–1868 St. Joseph Nathan H. Bitely Republican 1867–1870 Lawton George Hannahs Republican 1871–1872 South Haven James M. Goodell Republican 1873–1874 Corunna Charles M. Wood Democratic 1875–1876 Pinckney Elliot R. Wilcox Democratic 1877–1878 Pontiac Peter Dow Republican 1879–1882 Pontiac Joel W. McMahon Republican 1883–1884 Marlette Carl Heisterman Democratic 1885–1886 Bad Axe Chauncey W. Wisner Democratic 1887–1891 East Saginaw Resigned. J. Milton Earl Republican 1893–1896 Belding Edgar S. Wagar Republican 1897–1900 Edmore George E. Nichols Republican 1901–1902 Ionia Charles H. Laflamboy Republican 1903–1904 McBride Walter Yeomans Republican 1905–1908 Ionia William H. Bradley Republican 1909–1912 Greenville Herbert E. Powell Republican 1913–1916 Ionia George W. Miller Republican 1917–1920 Greenville Foss O. Eldred Republican 1921–1924 Ionia Charles R. Herrick Republican 1925–1926 Fenwick Harold E. Stoll Republican 1927–1928 Detroit Claude H. Stevens Republican 1929–1932 Highland Park John W. Reid Republican 1933–1936 Highland Park Thomas Burke Democratic 1937–1938 Detroit Clyde V. Fenner Republican 1939–1940 Highland Park Clarence A. Reid Republican 1941–1948 Detroit James P. Hannan Democratic 1949–1950 Detroit Clarence A. Reid Republican 1951–1952 Detroit Allen H. Blondy Democratic 1953–1954 Detroit John B. Swainson Democratic 1955–1958 Detroit Raymond D. Dzendzel Democratic 1959–1964 Detroit Gilbert E. Bursley Republican 1965–1978 Ann Arbor Edward C. Pierce Democratic 1979–1982 Ann Arbor Lana Pollack Democratic 1983–1994 Ann Arbor Alma Wheeler Smith Democratic 1995–2002 Salem Township Also resided in South Lyon. Elizabeth Brater Democratic 2003–2010 Ann Arbor Rebekah Warren Democratic 2011–2018 Ann Arbor Jeff Irwin Democratic 2019–2022 Ann Arbor Thomas Albert Republican 2023–present Lowell
Recent election results 2022
2018
2014
Federal and statewide results Year Office Results 2020 President Biden 77.2 – 21.5% 2018 Senate Stabenow 75.6 – 22.9% Governor Whitmer 76.4 – 21.4% 2016 President Clinton 73.2 – 22.2% 2014 Senate Peters 71.9 – 24.9% Governor Schauer 61.6 – 36.5% 2012 President Obama 72.2 – 26.7% Senate Stabenow 73.1 – 23.5%
Historical district boundaries
Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes Lenawee County (part) Blissfield Township Clinton Township Deerfield Township Fairfield Township Macon Township Madison Township Ogden Township Palmyra Township Raisin Township Ridgeway Township Riga Township Tecumseh Tecumseh Township Washtenaw County 1964 Apportionment Plan Jackson County (part) Waterloo Township Lenawee County (part) Clinton Township Tecumseh Township Livingston County (part) Brighton Green Oak Township Hamburg Township Howell Howell Township Iosco Township Marion Township Putnam Township Unadilla Township Washtenaw County (part) Ann Arbor Ann Arbor Township Augusta Township Bridgewater Township Dexter Township Freedom Township Lima Township Lodi Township Lyndon Township Northfield Township Pittsfield Township Salem Township Saline Saline Township Scio Township Superior Township Sylvan Township Webster Township York Township Ypsilanti Ypsilanti Township (part) 1972 Apportionment Plan Washtenaw County (part) Ann Arbor Ann Arbor Township Augusta Township Bridgewater Township Dexter Township Freedom Township Lima Township Lodi Township Lyndon Township Manchester Township Milan Northfield Township Pittsfield Township Salem Township Saline Scio Township Sharon Township Superior Township Sylvan Township Webster Township York Township Ypsilanti Ypsilanti Township 1982 Apportionment Plan Washtenaw County (part) Ann Arbor Ann Arbor Township Bridgewater Township Dexter Township Freedom Township Lima Township Lodi Township Lyndon Township Manchester Township Northfield Township Pittsfield Township Salem Township Saline Township Scio Township Sharon Township Superior Township Sylvan Township Webster Township Ypsilanti Ypsilanti Township 1992 Apportionment Plan Washtenaw County (part) Ann Arbor Ann Arbor Township Augusta Township Dexter Township Freedom Township Lima Township Lyndon Township Northfield Township Pittsfield Township (part) Salem Township Scio Township Sharon Township Superior Township Sylvan Township Webster Township Ypsilanti Ypsilanti Township 2001 Apportionment Plan Washtenaw County (part) Ann Arbor (part) Ann Arbor Township Augusta Township Lodi Township (part) Milan Pittsfield Township Salem Township Saline Saline Township (part) Scio Township (part) Superior Township York Township Ypsilanti Ypsilanti Township 2011 Apportionment Plan
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