Michigan's 16th Senate district

Michigan's 16th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Republican Joe Bellino since 2023, succeeding fellow Republican Mike Shirkey.^[2][3]

Michigan's 16th State Senate district
Senator	Joe Bellino R–Monroe
Demographics	88% White 6% Black 3% Hispanic 1% Asian 2% Other
Population (2018)	248,327^[1]

Geography

District 16 encompasses parts of Hillsdale, Lenawee, and Monroe counties.^[4]

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 16, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, covered Branch, Hillsdale, and Jackson Counties, including the communities of Jackson, Michigan Center, Vandercook Lake, Hillsdale, Jonesville, Coldwater, Bronson, Summit Township, Blackman Township, and Leoni Township.^[5]

The district was located entirely within Michigan's 7th congressional district, and overlapped with the 58th, 64th, and 65th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.^[6] It bordered the states of Indiana and Ohio.^[1]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 16^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Shirkey (incumbent)	18,105	63.5
	Republican	Matt Dame	10,389	36.5
Total votes			28,494	100
General election
	Republican	Mike Shirkey (incumbent)	56,980	62.7
	Democratic	Val Cochran Toops	31,129	34.3
	Libertarian	Ronald Muszynski	2,760	3.0
Total votes			90,869	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 16^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Shirkey	41,667	60.8
	Democratic	Kevin Commet	26,823	39.2
Total votes			68,490	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 16

Year	Office	Results^[8]
2020	President	Trump 62.9 – 35.3%
2018	Senate	James 58.7 – 38.9%
	Governor	Schuette 56.5 – 40.0%
2016	President	Trump 61.3 – 33.3%
2014	Senate	Land 50.5 – 45.0%
	Governor	Snyder 57.9 – 39.6%
2012	President	Romney 55.0 – 43.9%
	Senate	Stabenow 49.9 – 46.6%

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Oakland County (part) Avon Township Birmingham Bloomfield Hills Bloomfield Township Clawson Pontiac Township Royal Oak Southfield Township Troy	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[9]
	Oakland County (part) Berkley Clawson Ferndale Hazel Park Madison Heights Pleasant Ridge Royal Oak Royal Oak Township (part) Troy (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[10]
	Oakland County (part) Berkley Birmingham Clawson Hazel Park Madison Heights Pleasant Ridge Royal Oak Troy	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[11]
	Oakland County (part) Addison Township Auburn Hills Independence Township Keego Harbor Lake Angelus Oakland Township Orchard Lake Village Orion Township Rochester Hills Springfield Township Sylvan Lake Waterford Township White Lake Township West Bloomfield Township (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[12]
	Branch County Hillsdale County Lenawee County St. Joseph County	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[13]
	Branch County Hillsdale County Jackson County	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[14]

References

1. "State Senate District 16, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
2. "Legislator Details - Joseph N. Bellino". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
3. "Legislator Details - Michael Shirkey". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
4. "Linden_Senate". Michigan. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
5. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
6. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
7. "Michigan State Senate District 16". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
8. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
9. "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 377. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
10. "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 456. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
11. "SENATORIAL DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
12. "SENATORIAL DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1997. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
13. "SENATORIAL DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
14. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2022.