Elections for the

Michigan Senate The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. Along with the Michigan House of Representatives, it composes the state legislature, which has powers, roles and duties defined by Article IV of the Michigan Constitution, ado ...

was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, with partisan

primary election Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...

s to select the party's nominees held on August 5. All 38 seats in the

were contested, and those elected will serve in the 98th and 99th Michigan Legislatures. This was the first election for the Michigan Senate contested under the constituency boundaries drawn in consequence of the 2010 U.S. Census.Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget: 2011 Michigan Legislative Districts—Senate District Statewide Map
/ref> The election resulted in the Republicans expanding their majority to 27 seats over the Democrats 11 seats.

Members not seeking re-election

State Senators are only allowed to serve 2 four-year terms, a maximum of 8 years. The following Senators were not running for a new term in 2014.

Results

Due to the

redistricting Redistribution (re-districting in the United States and in the Philippines) is the process by which electoral districts are added, removed, or otherwise changed. Redistribution is a form of boundary delimitation that changes electoral dist ...

done as a result of the 2010 U.S. Census, there were consolidation of districts that resulted in a "new" 26th District to be created. The new 26th District was a won by the Republicans, causing a gain for Republicans as consolidation effectively resulted in two Democratic held districts being merged. A recount in the 20th District resulted in Margaret O'Brien's win widening from 59 votes to 61 votes. The election resulted in the Republicans expanding their majority to 27 seats over the Democrats 11 seats. Shortly after the election, Arlan Meekhof, Republican from the 30th District, was elected Senate

Majority Leader In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.

Mike Kowall Mike Kowall (born September 10, 1951) is a former Republican member of the Michigan Senate, representing the 15th district from 2011 until 2018. He served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002. Kowall's wife, Eileen, ser ...

, Republican from the 15th District, was elected Senate Majority Floor Leader,

Jim Ananich James Ananich ( ; born September 20, 1975) is a politician from the State of Michigan. He is a Democratic Party member of the Michigan State Senate representing the 27th district, which is located in Genesee County and includes the cities Burt ...

, Democrat from the 27th District, was elected Senate Minority Leader, and

Morris Hood III Morris W. Hood III (May 21, 1965 – May 11, 2020) was an American politician who served as a member of the Michigan Senate. He represented District 3, encompassing Dearborn, Melvindale, and a portion of Detroit from 2011 to 2018. Early life ...

, Democrat from the 3rd District, was elected Senate Minority Floor Leader.

District 1-9

Districts 10-19

Districts 20-29

Districts 30-38

Maps

File:2014 Michigan Senate election - Results by district.svg, Results shaded by the percentage of the party vote in each district File:2014 Michigan Senate election - Republican vote share by district.svg, Support for Republican Party candidates by district File:2014 Michigan Senate election - Democratic vote share by district.svg, Support for Democratic Party candidates by district

Special election

On November 8, 2016, a special election was held in the 4th District to fill the vacancy left when Virgil Smith Jr. resigned.

References

{{2014 United States elections 2014 Michigan elections Michigan Senate elections

November 2014 events in the United States