Michigan's 36th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 36th district was created with the adoption of the 1963 Michigan Constitution, as the previous 1908 state constitution only permitted 34 senatorial districts. It has been represented by Republican Michele Hoitenga since 2023, succeeding fellow Republican Jim Stamas.
Geography District 36 encompasses the entirety of Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Crawford, Iosco, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon, and Wexford counties, as well as parts of Bay and Manistee counties.
2011 Apportionment Plan District 36, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, stretched from Midland to the northern end of the Lower Peninsula, where it covered all of Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Gladwin, Iosco, Midland, Montmorency, Oscoda, Otsego, and Presque Isle Counties. Other communities in the district included Alpena, Gladwin, Standish, Tawas City, East Tawas, Harrisville, Mio, Lewiston, Gaylord, Rogers City, and Alpena Township.
The district overlapped with Michigan's 1st, 4th, and 5th congressional districts, and with the 97th, 98th, 99th, 105th, and 106th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives. Most of the district lied along Lake Huron and Saginaw Bay.
List of senators Senator Party Dates Residence Notes Guy Vander Jagt Republican 1965–1966 Cadillac Resigned. John Toepp Republican 1967–1978 Cadillac John Engler Republican 1979–1982 Mount Pleasant Connie Binsfeld Republican 1983–1990 Maple City John Pridnia Republican 1991–1994 Hubbard Lake George A. McManus Jr. Republican 1995–2002 Traverse City Senate Resolution 302 (2002): A resolution of tribute to the Honorable George A. McManus Tony Stamas Republican 2003–2010 Midland John Moolenaar Republican 2011–2014 Midland Jim Stamas Republican 2015–2022 Midland Michele Hoitenga Republican 2023–present Manton
Recent election results 2022
2018
2014
Federal and statewide results Year Office Results 2020 President Trump 62.8 – 35.6% 2018 Senate James 58.7 – 39.3% Governor Schuette 57.2 – 39.7% 2016 President Trump 61.9 – 32.7% 2014 Senate Land 48.7 – 47.0% Governor Snyder 56.1 – 40.9% 2012 President Romney 55.4 – 43.5% Senate Stabenow 52.1 – 44.5%
Historical district boundaries Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes Antrim County (part) Custer Township Elk Rapids Township Helena Township Milton Township Benzie County Clare County Crawford County Grand Traverse County Isabella County Kalkaska County Leelanau County Manistee County (part) Arcadia Township Bear Lake Township Brown Township Cleon Township Dickson Township Maple Grove Township Marilla Township Norman Township Onekama Township Pleasanton Township Springdale Township Stronach Township Mecosta County Missaukee County Newaygo County (part) Ashland Township Barton Township Beaver Township Big Prairie Township Bridgeton Township Brooks Township Dayton Township Denver Township Everett Township Fremont Garfield Township Goodwell Township Grant Township Home Township Lilley Township Lincoln Township Merrill Township Monroe Township Norwich Township Sheridan Township Sherman Township Troy Township White Cloud Wilcox Township Osceola County Roscommon County Wexford County 1964 Apportionment Plan Antrim County (part) Custer Township Benzie County Clare County Grand Traverse County Isabella County Kalkaska County (part) Excluding Bear Lake Township Garfield Township Lake County (part) Chase Township Leelanau County Mecosta County Missaukee County Montcalm County (part) Belvidere Township Cato Township Day Township Douglass Township Evergreen Township Home Township Maple Valley Township Montcalm Township (part) Pierson Township Pine Township Reynolds Township Richland Township Sidney Township (part) Stanton Winfield Township Newaygo County (part) Ashland Township Barton Township Bridgeton Township Brooks Township Croton Township Ensley Township Fremont Garfield Township Grant Township Home Township Newaygo Sheridan Township Osceola County Wexford County 1972 Apportionment Plan Alcona County Alpena County Benzie County Crawford County Iosco County Kalkaska County Lake County Leelanau County Manistee County Missaukee County Montmorency County Ogemaw County Oscoda County Presque Isle County Roscommon County Wexford County 1982 Apportionment Plan Antrim County Benzie County Crawford County Grand Traverse County Kalkaska County Leelanau County Manistee County Missaukee County Otsego County Roscommon County Wexford County 1992 Apportionment Plan Alcona County Alpena County Crawford County Gladwin County Iosco County Midland County Montmorency County Ogemaw County Oscoda County Otsego County 2001 Apportionment Plan Alcona County Alpena County Arenac County Gladwin County Iosco County Midland County Montmorency County Oscoda County Otsego County Presque Isle County 2011 Apportionment Plan
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