2022 Michigan Senate election

2022 Michigan Senate election

November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
38 seats in the Michigan Senate 20 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Jim Ananich (term-limited) Mike Shirkey (term-limited) Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 14, 2015 January 9, 2019 Leader's seat 27th district 16th district Seats before 16 22 Seats after 20 18 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 2,183,727 2,111,775 Percentage 50.41% 48.75% Swing 0.16% 0.71%
Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold Results by gains and holds      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Results by winning party vote share
Majority Leader before election Mike Shirkey Republican Elected Majority Leader Winnie Brinks Democratic

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4] 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.^[5] 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.

• 16th district: Mike Shirkey
• 17th district: Dale Zorn
• 32nd district: Kenneth Horn
• 36th district: Jim Stamas
• 37th district: Wayne Schmidt

• 23rd district: Curtis Hertel Jr.
• 27th district: Jim Ananich

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. District 30, 0.3%
2. District 12, 0.32% (gain)
3. District 9, 0.7%
4. District 11, 5.38% (gain)
5. District 32, 5.66%
6. District 35, 6.76% (gain)

All results below are from the certified election results posted by the Secretary of State.^[7]

• 2022 Michigan House of Representatives election