Michigan's 24th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 24th 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 Ruth Johnson since 2023, succeeding fellow Republican Tom Barrett.
Geography District 24 encompasses parts of Genesee, Lapeer, Macomb and Oakland counties.
2011 Apportionment Plan District 24, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, surrounded Lansing, and covered all of Clinton, Eaton, and Shiawassee Counties and parts of eastern Ingham County. Communities in the district included Charlotte, Grand Ledge, Eaton Rapids, Potterville, Waverly, DeWitt, St. Johns, Corunna, Durand, Owosso, Williamston, Delta Township, Bath Township, DeWitt Township, and small parts of East Lansing and Lansing proper.
The district overlapped with Michigan's 4th, 7th, and 8th congressional districts, and with the 65th, 67th, 69th, 71st, 85th, and 93rd districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.
List of senators Senator Party Dates Residence Notes Truman H. Lyon Democratic 1853–1854 Grand Rapids Wilder D. Foster Republican 1855–1856 Grand Rapids James Seymour Republican 1857–1858 Flushing Alexander P. Davis Republican 1859–1860 Flint Elbridge E. Gale Republican 1861–1862 Goodrich Henry H. Crapo Republican 1863–1864 Flint Alexander P. Davis Republican 1865–1866 Flint William Sanborn Republican 1867–1868 Port Huron Bela W. Jenks Republican 1869–1872 St. Clair Harrison H. Wheeler Republican 1873–1874 Wenona Resigned. John D. Lewis Republican 1874 Bay City Townsend North Republican 1875–1876 Vassar Franklin S. Freeman Republican 1877–1878 Ionia Joseph P. Shoemaker Greenback 1879–1880 Montcalm County Endorsed by the Democrats. Erastus H. Stanton Republican 1881–1882 Ionia John W. Hance Republican 1883–1884 Mt. Pleasant Henry Woodruff Republican 1885–1886 Farwell Floyd L. Post Republican 1887–1888 Coleman Edbert B. Green Republican 1889–1890 Alma Frank L. Prindle Republican 1891–1892 Gladwin Peter Gilbert Democratic 1893–1894 Sterling Mendel J. Bialy Republican 1895–1896 Bay City Alexander Forsyth Democratic 1897–1898 Standish Elected on a Democratic, Populist and free silver ticket. Perley C. Heald Republican 1899–1900 Midland Frank L. Westover Republican 1901–1904 Bay City Albert O. Heine Republican 1905–1906 Bay City Frank L. Edinborough Republican 1907–1908 Bay City William A. Collins Republican 1909–1912 Bay City William H. Allswede Progressive 1913–1914 Sanford Augustus H. Gansser Republican 1915–1918 Bay City William J. Bierd Republican 1919–1920 Auburn Ralph William Phillips Republican 1921–1922 Bay City Augustus H. Gansser Republican 1923–1932 Bay City Charles B. Asselin Democratic 1933–1934 Bay City Gerald J. Cotter Republican 1935–1936 Mt. Pleasant Joseph V. Coumans Democratic 1937–1938 Bay City Jerry T. Logie Republican 1939–1944 Bay City Resigned amid criminal charges. Frank Heath Republican 1945–1954 Bay City Died in office. Lynn O. Francis Republican 1955–1962 Midland Lester O. Begick Republican 1963–1964 Bay City S. Don Potter Republican 1965–1966 Lansing Harold W. Hungerford Republican 1967–1970 Lansing Philip O. Pittenger Republican 1971–1974 Lansing Earl E. Nelson Democratic 1975–1978 Lansing William A. Sederburg Republican 1979–1990 East Lansing Debbie Stabenow Democratic 1991–1994 Lansing Joe Schwarz Republican 1995–2002 Battle Creek Patricia L. Birkholz Republican 2003–2010 Saugatuck Township Rick Jones Republican 2011–2018 Grand Ledge Tom Barrett Republican 2019–2022 Charlotte Lived in Potterville until around 2021. Ruth Johnson Republican 2023–present Groveland Township
Recent election results 2022
2018
2014
Federal and statewide results Year Office Results 2020 President Trump 53.4 – 44.7% 2018 Senate James 49.8 – 48.2% Governor Whitmer 50.2 – 46.7% 2016 President Trump 52.4 – 41.3% 2014 Senate Peters 52.5 – 43.7% Governor Snyder 51.5 – 46.5% 2012 President Romney 49.6 – 49.4% Senate Stabenow 55.2 – 41.5%
Historical district boundaries
Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes Ingham County (part) Alaiedon Township Aurelius Township Bunker Hill Township Delhi Township East Lansing Ingham Township Lansing (part) Lansing Township Leroy Township Leslie Township Mason Meridian Township Onondaga Township Stockbridge Township Vevay Township Wheatfield Township White Oak Township 1964 Apportionment Plan Ingham County (part) Alaiedon Township (part) Delhi Township East Lansing Lansing Lansing Township Locke Township Meridian Township Williamston Williamstown Township 1972 Apportionment Plan Ingham County (part) Alaiedon Township Aurelius Township Bunker Hill Township East Lansing Ingham Township Lansing Lansing Township Leroy Township Leslie Leslie Township Locke Township Mason Meridian Township Onondaga Township Stockbridge Township Vevay Township Wheatfield Township White Oak Township Williamston Williamstown Township 1982 Apportionment Plan Calhoun County Eaton County Ingham County (part) Delhi Charter Township 1992 Apportionment Plan Allegan County Barry County Eaton County 2001 Apportionment Plan Clinton County Eaton County Ingham County (part) Leroy Township Locke Township Wheatfield Township Williamston Williamstown Township Shiawassee County 2011 Apportionment Plan
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