Michigan's 4th Senate district
American legislative district
Michigan 's 4th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate . It has been represented by Democrat Darrin Camilleri since 2023, succeeding fellow Democrat Marshall Bullock .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Geography
District 4 encompasses part of Wayne County .[ 5]
2011 Apportionment Plan
District 4, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in central Detroit in Wayne County , also covering the nearby communities of Allen Park , Lincoln Park , and Southgate .[ 6]
The district was split three ways among Michigan's 12th , 13th , and 14th congressional districts , and overlapped with the 3rd , 4th , 5th , 6th , 7th , 10th , 13th , and 14th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives .[ 7] At just over 47 square miles, it was the smallest Senate district in the state.[ 8]
List of senators
Recent election results
2018
2016 special election
In March 2016, incumbent Virgil Smith Jr. resigned after being sentenced to prison for shooting up his wife's car, and a special election was called to fill the seat.[ 91]
2016 Michigan Senate special election, District 4[ 90]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Ian Conyers
6,063
34.5
Democratic
Fred Durhal Jr.
4,482
25.5
Democratic
Patricia Holmes
1,362
7.8
Democratic
James Cole Jr.
1,327
7.6
Democratic
Helena Scott
1,272
7.2
Democratic
Carron Pinkins
1,104
6.3
Democratic
Vanessa Simpson Olive
773
4.4
Democratic
Ralph Rayner
602
3.4
Democratic
Howard Worthy
581
3.3
Total votes
17,566
100
General election
Democratic
Ian Conyers
69,305
76.6
Republican
Keith Franklin
21,225
23.4
Total votes
90,530
100
Democratic hold
2014
Federal and statewide results
Historical district boundaries
Map
Description
Apportionment Plan
Notes
1964 Apportionment Plan
[ 93]
1972 Apportionment Plan
[ 94]
1982 Apportionment Plan
[ 95]
1992 Apportionment Plan
[ 96]
2001 Apportionment Plan
[ 97]
2011 Apportionment Plan
[ 98]
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