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American legislative district

Michigan's 5th
State Senate district
Senator
  Dayna Polehanki
D–Livonia
Demographics63% White
19% Black
4% Hispanic
9% Asian
4% Multiracial
Population (2022)259,502
Notes

Michigan's 5th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Dayna Polehanki since 2023, following her primary defeat of fellow Democrat Betty Jean Alexander.

Geography

District 5 encompasses part of Wayne County.

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 5, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in central Wayne County, covering parts of western Detroit as well as the surrounding communities of Dearborn Heights, Garden City, Inkster, and Redford.

The district was largely located within Michigan's 13th congressional district, also extending into the 12th and 14th districts. It overlapped with the 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 13th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.

List of senators

Senator Party Dates Residence Notes
Charles C. Hascall Democratic 1835–1836 Mount Clemens Resigned.
John Stockton Democratic 1835–1836 Mount Clemens
Ebenezer Raynale Democratic 1835–1837 Franklin
John Clark Democratic 1835–1838 China
Randolph Manning Democratic 1837 Pontiac
Jacob Summers Democratic 1837–1838 Utica
John Bartow Democratic 1838 Flint
Elijah F. Cook Democratic 1838 Farmington
James Kingsley Democratic 1839 Ann Arbor
Olney Hawkins Whig 1839–1840 Ann Arbor
Townsend E. Gidley Whig 1839–1841 Jackson County
James M. Edmunds Whig 1840–1841 Ypsilanti
Edward L. Fuller Whig 1841 Ann Arbor
David E. Deming Whig 1842 Kalamazoo
Digby V. Bell Democratic 1842–1843 Ada
George R. Redfield Democratic 1842–1844 Adamsville Elected in 1842 to fill a vacancy left by John S. Barry's election as governor.
Lewis F. Starkey Democratic 1843–1844 Kalamazoo
William A. Richmond Democratic 1844–1845 Grand Rapids
Joseph S. Chipman Democratic 1845–1846 Niles
Flavius J. Littlejohn Democratic 1845–1846 Allegan
Rix Robinson Democratic 1846 Ada
Loren Maynard Democratic 1847 Marengo
Nathaniel A. Balch Democratic 1847–1848 Kalamazoo
Campbell Waldo Democratic 1848–1849 Albion
David S. Walbridge Whig 1849–1850 Kalamazoo
Charles Dickey Whig 1850–1852 Marshall
George Thomas Whig 1851–1852 Yorkville
The 1850 Michigan Constitution takes effect, changing the district from a multi-member district to a single-member district.
David A. Wright Democratic 1853–1854 Oakland County
Rowland E. Trowbridge Republican 1857–1860 Birmingham
Byron G. Stout Democratic 1861–1862 Oakland County
Charles V. Babcock Democratic 1863–1864 Southfield
Loren Ludlow Treat Democratic 1865–1866 Oxford
Charles Draper Republican 1867–1868 Pontiac
P. Dean Warner Republican 1869–1870 Farmington
Layman B. Price Unknown 1871–1872 Lakeville
John J. Sumner Republican 1873–1874 Bedford Township
Heman J. Redfield Democratic 1875–1878 Monroe
Harry A. Conant Republican 1879–1880 Monroe
John Strong Jr. Democratic 1881–1884 South Rockwood
Christian Hertzler Democratic 1885–1886 Monroe County Elected on a fusion ticket.
George Howell Republican 1887–1888 Tecumseh
Arthur Dodge Gilmore Republican 1889–1890 Blissfield
George B. Horton Republican 1891 Lenawee County Lost seat after election challenge.
James H. Morrow Democratic 1891–1894 Adrian
Edwin Eaton Republican 1895–1896 Hudson
William Jibb Republican 1897–1898 Maybee
James W. Helme Jr. Democratic 1899–1902 Adrian
Simeon Van Akin Republican 1903–1906 Ida
Fred B. Kline Republican 1907–1908 Addison
George G. Scott Republican 1909–1918 Wayne County
Fred C. Rowe Republican 1919–1920 Detroit
Oscar A. Riopelle Republican 1921–1924 Detroit
Ari H. Woodruff Republican 1925–1926 Wayne County
George M. Condon Republican 1927–1930 Detroit
Clarence J. Dacey Republican 1931–1932 Detroit
Lee A. Gorman Democratic 1933–1936 Detroit
William M. Bradley Democratic 1937–1940 Detroit
Charles S. Blondy Democratic 1941–1954 Detroit
Stanley J. Novak Democratic 1955–1964 Detroit
Bernard F. O'Brien Jr. Democratic 1965–1966 Detroit
Arthur Cartwright Democratic 1967–1978 Detroit Resigned.
Jackie Vaughn III Democratic 1978–1982 Detroit
Michael J. O'Brien Jr. Democratic 1983–1998 Detroit
Burton Leland Democratic 1999–2006 Detroit
Tupac A. Hunter Democratic 2007–2014 Detroit
David Knezek Democratic 2015–2018 Dearborn Heights
Betty Jean Alexander Democratic 2019–2022 Detroit
Dayna Polehanki Democratic 2023–present Livonia

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 5
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Betty Jean Alexander 18,928 54.5
Democratic David Knezek (incumbent) 15,803 45.5
Total votes 34,731 100
General election
Democratic Betty Jean Alexander 70,010 77.4
Republican DeShawn Wilkins 16,479 18.2
Working Class Larry Betts 3,944 4.4
Total votes 90,433 100
Democratic hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 5
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Knezek 8,470 32.2
Democratic Shanelle Jackson 6,317 24.0
Democratic David Nathan 5,526 21.0
Democratic Thomas Stallworth III 4,301 16.3
Democratic Carrie O'Connor 1,189 4.5
Democratic Frank Tomcsik 507 1.9
Total votes 26,310 100
General election
Democratic David Knezek 59,680 81.8
Republican Jennifer Rynicki 13,286 18.2
Total votes 72,966 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year Office Results
2020 President Biden 77.4 – 21.3%
2018 Senate Stabenow 78.7 – 19.3%
Governor Whitmer 79.7 – 17.9%
2016 President Clinton 76.1 – 20.7%
2014 Senate Peters 81.1 – 15.9%
Governor Schauer 75.3 – 23.2%
2012 President Obama 81.1 – 18.3%
Senate Stabenow 83.2 – 14.1%

Historical district boundaries

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2022)
Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
1964 Apportionment Plan
1972 Apportionment Plan
1982 Apportionment Plan
1992 Apportionment Plan
2001 Apportionment Plan
2011 Apportionment Plan

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Members of the Michigan State Senate
102nd Legislature (2023–2025)
President of the Senate
Garlin Gilchrist (D)
President pro tempore
Jeremy Moss (D)
Majority Leader
Winnie Brinks (D)
Minority Leader
Aric Nesbitt (R)
  1. ▌Erika Geiss (D)
  2. ▌Sylvia Santana (D)
  3. ▌Stephanie Chang (D)
  4. ▌Darrin Camilleri (D)
  5. ▌Dayna Polehanki (D)
  6. ▌Mary Cavanagh (D)
  7. ▌Jeremy Moss (D)
  8. ▌Mallory McMorrow (D)
  9. ▌Michael Webber (R)
  10. ▌Paul Wojno (D)
  11. ▌Veronica Klinefelt (D)
  12. ▌Kevin Hertel (D)
  13. ▌Rosemary Bayer (D)
  14. ▌Sue Shink (D)
  15. ▌Jeff Irwin (D)
  16. ▌Joe Bellino (R)
  17. ▌Jonathan Lindsey (R)
  18. ▌Thomas Albert (R)
  19. ▌Sean McCann (D)
  20. ▌Aric Nesbitt (R)
  21. ▌Sarah Anthony (D)
  22. ▌Lana Theis (R)
  23. ▌Jim Runestad (R)
  24. ▌Ruth Johnson (R)
  25. ▌Dan Lauwers (R)
  26. ▌Kevin Daley (R)
  27. ▌John D. Cherry (D)
  28. ▌Sam Singh (D)
  29. ▌Winnie Brinks (D)
  30. ▌Mark Huizenga (R)
  31. ▌Roger Victory (R)
  32. ▌Jon Bumstead (R)
  33. ▌Rick Outman (R)
  34. ▌Roger Hauck (R)
  35. ▌Kristen McDonald Rivet (D)
  36. ▌Michele Hoitenga (R)
  37. ▌John Damoose (R)
  38. ▌Ed McBroom (R)
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