Michigan
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's 26th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the
Michigan Senate
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. The 26th district was created by the 1850
Michigan Constitution
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There have been four constitutions approved by the people of Michigan. The fi ...
, as the 1835 constitution only permitted a maximum of eight senate districts. It has been represented by
Republican Kevin Daley since 2023, succeeding fellow Republican
Aric Nesbitt.
Geography
District 26 encompasses parts of
Genesee,
Lapeer,
Saginaw
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, and
Tuscola counties.
2011 Apportionment Plan
District 26, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, stretched along the
Lake Michigan
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coast in
Allegan and
Van Buren Counties and parts of
Kent County. Communities within the district included
Kentwood,
South Haven,
Hartford
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,
Paw Paw,
Allegan,
Otsego,
Plainwell,
Wayland,
Antwerp Township,
Gaines Township, and southern
Holland
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.
The district was located largely within
Michigan's 6th congressional district
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, also extending into the
2nd
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and
3rd districts. It overlapped with the
66th,
72nd, and
80th districts of the
Michigan House of Representatives
The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2020 ...
.
List of senators
Recent election results
2018
2014
Federal and statewide results
Historical district boundaries
References
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26
Allegan County, Michigan
Kent County, Michigan
Van Buren County, Michigan