Michigan's 3rd Senate district

Michigan's 3rd Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Stephanie Chang since 2023, succeeding fellow Democrat Sylvia Santana.^[2][3]

Michigan's 3rd State Senate district
Senator	Stephanie Chang D–Detroit
Demographics	41% White 51% Black 4% Hispanic 1% Asian 2% Other
Population (2018)	250,092^[1]

It is the most Democratic-leaning district in the Senate, giving both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama over 80% of the vote.

Geography

District 3 encompasses parts of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties.^[4]

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 3, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in the city of Dearborn and parts of western Detroit in Wayne County, also covering the smaller community of Melvindale.^[5]

The district overlapped with Michigan's 12th, 13th, and 14th congressional districts, and with the 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 14th, and 15th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.^[6]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 3^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sylvia Santana	12,646	41.5
	Democratic	Gary Woronchak	11,785	38.7
	Democratic	Anita Belle	4,367	14.3
	Democratic	Terry Burrell	1,668	5.5
Total votes			30,466	100
General election
	Democratic	Sylvia Santana	58,405	81.8
	Republican	Kathy Stecker	10,928	15.3
	Working Class	Hali McEachern	2,095	2.9
Total votes			71,428	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 3^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Morris Hood III (incumbent)	45,546	80.4
	Republican	Matthew Keller	11,086	19.6
Total votes			56,632	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results^[8]
2020	President	Biden 81.6 – 17.2%
2018	Senate	Stabenow 81.7 – 16.3%
	Governor	Whitmer 82.4 – 15.3%
2016	President	Clinton 80.7 – 16.1%
2014	Senate	Peters 81.6 – 15.6%
	Governor	Schauer 74.9 – 23.5%
2012	President	Obama 85.0 – 14.4%
	Senate	Stabenow 85.7 – 11.9%

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Hamtramck	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[9]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Highland Park	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[10]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[11]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) River Rouge	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[12]
	Wayne County (part) Dearborn Detroit (part) River Rouge	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[13]
	Wayne County (part) Dearborn Detroit (part) Melvindale	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[14]

References

1. "State Senate District 3, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
2. "Legislator Details - Stephanie Chang". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
3. "Legislator Details - Sylvia Santana". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
4. "Linden_Senate". Michigan. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
5. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
6. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
7. "Michigan State Senate District 3". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
8. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
9. "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 376. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
10. "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 454. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
11. "SENATORIAL DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
12. "SENATORIAL DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1997. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
13. "SENATORIAL DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
14. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2022.