The 2022 Michigan Senate election occurred on November 8, 2022, to elect all 38 members to the Michigan Senate. The election coincided with elections for all of Michigan's constitutional offices; governor, attorney general, secretary of state and all 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives. Seats in the Michigan Senate were last elected in 2018.
Democrats gained four seats, giving them a majority of 20 out of 38 seats and winning control of the chamber for the first time since 1984. Simultaneously, Democrats made gains in the state house, winning control of that chamber for the first time since 2008, while Gretchen Whitmer won re-election. As a result, Democrats won a trifecta in the state for the first time in 40 years.
Background This was the first election to take place after redistricting based on the 2020 United States census. Following a voter-passed constitutional amendment in 2018, the state legislature no longer creates legislative and congressional districts and was replaced by Michigan's Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, a 13-member bipartisan committee.
Term-limited members Under the Michigan Constitution, state representatives and senators are limited to twelve years combined in either chamber of the legislature, after voters approved on November 8 a constitutional amendment that revised term limits. Until this election, members of the state Senate were able to serve only two four-year terms, and members of the House of Representatives were limited to three two-year terms. Michigan has what are considered the toughest term limits in the country. The following members are prevented by previous term limits from seeking re-election to the Senate in 2022. This list does not include members that are eligible for re-election, but chose instead to seek other office or voluntarily retire.
Republicans (5) 16th district: Mike Shirkey 17th district: Dale Zorn 32nd district: Kenneth Horn 36th district: Jim Stamas 37th district: Wayne Schmidt
Democrats (2) 23rd district: Curtis Hertel Jr. 27th district: Jim Ananich
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball May 19, 2022
Results
Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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General election District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38__NOTOC__ All results below are from the certified election results posted by the Secretary of State.
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See also 2022 Michigan House of Representatives election
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