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's 4th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by

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Darrin Camilleri since 2023, succeeding fellow Democrat

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Geography

District 4 encompasses part of Wayne County.

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 4, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in central

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in Wayne County, also covering the nearby communities of

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, Lincoln Park, and

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. The district was split three ways among Michigan's

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, and 14th congressional districts, and overlapped with the 3rd, 4th,

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, 6th,

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, and 14th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives. At just over 47 square miles, it was the smallest Senate district in the state.

Recent election results

2018

2016 special election

In March 2016, incumbent Virgil Smith Jr. resigned after being sentenced to prison for shooting up his wife's car, and a special election was called to fill the seat.

Geography

2011 Apportionment Plan

Recent election results

2018

2016 special election

2014

Federal and statewide results in District 4

Historical district boundaries

References