Michigan's 26th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 26th district was created by the 1850 Michigan Constitution, 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, and Tuscola counties.
2011 Apportionment Plan District 26, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, stretched along the Lake Michigan coast in Allegan and Van Buren Counties and parts of Kent County. Communities within the district included Kentwood, South Haven, Hartford, Paw Paw, Allegan, Otsego, Plainwell, Wayland, Antwerp Township, Gaines Township, and southern Holland.
The district was located largely within Michigan's 6th congressional district, also extending into the 2nd and 3rd districts. It overlapped with the 66th, 72nd, and 80th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.
List of senators Senator Party Dates Residence Notes Amos Gould Democratic 1853–1854 Owosso Charles P. Bush Democratic 1855–1856 Lansing Omar D. Conger Republican 1857–1860 Port Huron Ezra Hazen Republican 1861–1862 Dryden John Merritt Lamb Sr. Republican 1863–1864 Memphis William R. Nims Republican 1865–1866 Lexington David Jerome Republican 1867–1868 Saginaw Alfred B. Wood Republican 1869–1872 East Saginaw Ralph Ely Republican 1873–1874 Alma Isaac A. Fancher Republican 1875–1876 Mount Pleasant Charles D. Nelson Republican 1877–1878 Muskegon George A. Farr Republican 1879–1882 Grand Haven Shubael F. White Republican 1883–1884 Ludington Edward E. Edwards Republican 1885–1886 Fremont Andrew Harshaw Democratic 1887–1890 Alpena Elected on a fusion ticket in 1886, backed by both the Democrats and the Greenback Party. Charles A. Fridlender Democratic 1891–1892 Oscoda Enoch T. Mugford Democratic 1893–1894 Hart A. Oren Wheeler Republican 1895–1896 Manistee James K. Flood Republican 1897–1900 Hart Augustine W. Farr Republican 1901–1906 Onekama Earl Fairbanks Republican 1907–1910 Luther Charles E. Cartier Republican 1911–1912 Ludington Samuel Odell Republican 1913–1916 Shelby Charles W. Tufts Republican 1917–1922 Ludington Orville E. Atwood Republican 1923–1926 Newaygo Thomas Read Republican 1927–1928 Shelby Orville E. Atwood Republican 1929–1930 Newaygo Frank A. Smith Republican 1931–1932 Luther George Cutler Democratic 1933–1934 Luther Don VanderWerp Republican 1935–1956 Fremont Lloyd A. Stephens Republican 1957–1964 Scottville John T. Bowman Democratic 1965–1974 Roseville Joseph M. Snyder Democratic 1975–1978 St. Clair Shores Gilbert DiNello Democratic 1979–1992 East Detroit Republican 1992–1994 Mike Rogers Republican 1995–2000 Howell Resigned after elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Valde Garcia Republican 2001–2002 St. Johns Deborah Cherry Democratic 2003–2010 Burton Tonya Schuitmaker Republican 2011–2018 Lawton Aric Nesbitt Republican 2019–2022 Lawton Kevin Daley Republican 2023–present Lum
Recent election results 2022
2018
2014
Federal and statewide results Year Office Results 2020 President Trump 55.0 – 43.1% 2018 Senate James 54.8 – 42.9% Governor Schuette 52.5 – 44.2% 2016 President Trump 55.3 – 38.6% 2014 Senate Land 52.8 – 42.3% Governor Snyder 62.2 – 35.2% 2012 President Romney 54.8 – 44.1% Senate Hoekstra 50.4 – 46.3%
Historical district boundaries
Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes Macomb County (part) Chesterfield Township East Detroit Fraser Harrison Township Lake Township New Baltimore Roseville St. Clair Shores St. Clair County (part) Casco Township Ira Township New Baltimore 1964 Apportionment Plan Macomb County (part) Center Line East Detroit St. Clair Shores Warren (part) Wayne County (part) Grosse Pointe Woods (part) 1972 Apportionment Plan Macomb County (part) Clinton Township East Detroit Harrison Township Lake Township Mount Clemens St. Clair Shores 1982 Apportionment Plan Clinton County Livingston County Shiawassee County 1992 Apportionment Plan Genesee County (part) Atlas Township Burton Clio Davison Davison Township Forest Township Grand Blanc Grand Blanc Township Mount Morris Mount Morris Township Richfield Township Thetford Township Vienna Township Oakland County (part) Brandon Township Groveland Township Springfield Township Waterford Township 2001 Apportionment Plan Allegan County Kent County (part) Gaines Township Kentwood Van Buren County 2011 Apportionment Plan
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