Michigan's 35th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 35th district was created with the adoption of the 1963 Michigan Constitution, as the previous 1908 state constitution only permitted 34 senatorial districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Chedrick Greene, who was sworn in following a special election in May 2026.
Geography District 35 encompasses parts of Bay, Midland, and Saginaw counties.
2011 Apportionment Plan District 35, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, covered a large swath of Northern Michigan, which included all of Benzie, Crawford, Kalkaska, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Missaukee, Ogemaw, Osceola, Roscommon, and Wexford Counties. Communities within the district included Cadillac, Ludington, Manistee, Frankfort, Grayling, Kalkaska, Baldwin, Greilickville, Scottville, Lake City, West Branch, Reed City, Evart, Houghton Lake, St. Helen, and Roscommon.
The district overlapped with Michigan's 1st, 2nd, and 4th congressional districts, and with the 97th, 100th, 101st, 102nd, and 103rd districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.
List of senators Senator Party Dates Residence Notes Robert L. Richardson Jr. Republican 1965–1974 Saginaw Robert D. Young Republican 1975–1982 Saginaw John Engler Republican 1983–1990 Mount Pleasant Joanne G. Emmons Republican 1991–1994 Big Rapids Bill Schuette Republican 1995–2002 Midland Michelle McManus Republican 2003–2010 Lake Leelanau Darwin L. Booher Republican 2011–2018 Evart Curt VanderWall Republican 2019–2022 Ludington Kristen McDonald Rivet Democratic 2023–2025 Bay City Resigned.Chedrick Greene Democratic2026–presentSaginawElected in special election.
Recent election results 2026
2022
2018
2014
Federal and statewide results Year Office Results 2020 President Trump 62.5 – 36.0% 2018 Senate James 58.1 – 39.4% Governor Schuette 56.7 – 39.9% 2016 President Trump 61.3 – 33.5% 2014 Senate Land 48.7 – 46.5% Governor Snyder 55.0 – 42.0% 2012 President Romney 53.9 – 45.0% Senate Stabenow 51.6 – 44.9%
Historical district boundaries
Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes Alcona County Arenac County Bay County (part) Auburn Beaver Township Fraser Township Garfield Township Gibson Township Kawkawlin Township Merritt Township Mount Forest Township Pinconning Pinconning Township Williams Township Gladwin County Iosco County Midland County Ogemaw County Oscoda County Saginaw County (part) Albee Township Birch Run Township Blumfield Township Brady Township Brant Township Bridgeport Township Chapin Township Chesaning Township Frankenmuth Frankenmuth Township Fremont Township James Township Jonesfield Township Lakefield Township Maple Grove Township Marion Township Richland Township Saginaw Township St. Charles Township Spaulding Township Swan Creek Township Taymouth Township Thomas Township Tittabawassee Township Tuscola County (part) Arbela Township Denmark Township Tuscola Township 1964 Apportionment Plan Arenac County Bay County (part) Midland Gladwin County Gratiot County (part) Acarda Township Bethany Township Emerson Township Hamilton Township Ithaca Lafayette Township North Star Township St. Louis Wheeler Township Iosco County (part) Burleigh Township Plainfield Township Reno Township Whittemore Midland County Ogemaw County Roscommon County Saginaw County (part) Albee Township Birch Run Township Blumfield Township Brady Township Brant Township Bridgeport Township Chapin Township Chesaning Township Frankenmuth Frankenmuth Township Fremont Township James Township Jonesfield Township Lakefield Township Maple Grove Township Marion Township Richland Township Saginaw (part) Saginaw Township St. Charles Township Spaulding Township Swan Creek Township Taymouth Township Thomas Township Tittabawassee Township 1972 Apportionment Plan Clare County Gratiot County Isabella County Mecosta County Midland County Osceola County 1982 Apportionment Plan Clare County Gladwin County Lake County Mason County Midland County Newaygo County Oceana County Osceola County 1992 Apportionment Plan Benzie County Clare County Kalkaska County Lake County Leelanau County Manistee County Mecosta County Missaukee County Osceola County Roscommon County Wexford County 2001 Apportionment Plan Benzie County Crawford County Kalkaska County Lake County Leelanau County Manistee County Mason County Missaukee County Ogemaw County Osceola County Roscommon County Wexford County 2011 Apportionment Plan
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