Michigan's 34th Senate district

Michigan's 34th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 34th district was created in 1953, as dictated by the 1908 Michigan Constitution.^[2] The previous 1850 constitution only allowed for 32 senate districts.^[3] It has been represented by Republican Jon Bumstead since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican Goeff Hansen.^[4]

Michigan's 34th State Senate district
Senator	Roger Hauck R–Mount Pleasant
Demographics	89% White 2% Black 4% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Native American 3% Multiracial
Population (2022)	269,970
Notes	[1]

Geography

District 34 encompasses all of Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Isabella, Mecosta, and Osceola counties, as well as parts of Bay, Clinton, Lake, Midland, and Saginaw counties.^[5]

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 34, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in Muskegon, covered all of Muskegon County as well as nearby Newaygo and Oceana Counties. Other communities in the district included Norton Shores, Muskegon Heights, North Muskegon, Roosevelt Park, Whitehall, Wolf Lake, Hart, Fremont, Muskegon Township, and Fruitport Township.^[6]

The district was located entirely within Michigan's 2nd congressional district, and overlapped with the 91st, 92nd, and 100th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.^[7] Much of the district lied along Lake Michigan.^[8]

List of senators

Senator	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
Frank D. Beadle		Democratic	1955–1964	St. Clair	[9][10]
Jerome T. Hart		Democratic	1965–1982	Saginaw	[9][11]
James Barcia		Democratic	1983–1993	Bay City	Resigned.[9][12]
Joel Gougeon		Republican	1993–2002	Bay City	[9][13][14]
Gerald Van Woerkom		Republican	2003–2010	Muskegon	[9][15]
Goeff Hansen		Republican	2011–2018	Hart	[9][16]
Jon Bumstead		Republican	2019–2022	Newaygo	[17][18][19]
Roger Hauck		Republican	2023–present	Mount Pleasant	[20]

Recent election results

2022

2022 Michigan Senate election, District 34^[21]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roger Hauck	27,721	76.9
	Republican	Lisa M. Sowers	8,335	23.1
Total votes			36,056	100
	Democratic	Christine Gerace	13,323	100
Total votes			13,323	100
General election
	Republican	Roger Hauck	71,202	64.4
	Democratic	Christine Gerace	36,757	33.2
	Constitution	Becky McDonald	2,682	2.4
Total votes			110,641	100
	Republican hold

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 34^[22]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jon Bumstead	13,379	51.7
	Republican	Holly Hughes	12,494	48.3
Total votes			25,873	100
	Democratic	Poppy Sias-Hernandez	11,803	53.9
	Democratic	Collene Lamonte	10,084	46.1
Total votes			21,887	100
General election
	Republican	Jon Bumstead	50,313	50.7
	Democratic	Poppy Sias-Hernandez	45,941	46.3
	Libertarian	Max Riekse	2,896	2.9
Total votes			99,150	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 34^[22]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Goeff Hansen (incumbent)	9,203	62.4
	Republican	Nick Sundquist	5,538	37.6
Total votes			14,741	100
General election
	Republican	Goeff Hansen (incumbent)	39,129	55.6
	Democratic	Cathy Forbes	31,246	44.4
Total votes			70,375	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[23]
2020	President	Trump 54.5 – 43.7%
2018	Senate	James 50.1 – 47.1%
	Governor	Schuette 46.2 – 46.0%
2016	President	Trump 52.0 – 42.2%
2014	Senate	Peters 52.1 – 42.5%
	Governor	Snyder 51.3 – 45.7%
2012	President	Obama 53.5 – 45.5%
	Senate	Stabenow 56.1 – 40.6%

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Bay County (part) Bangor Township Bay City Essexville Frankenlust Township Hampton Township Monitor Township Portsmouth Township Saginaw County (part) Buena Vista Township Carrollton Township Kochville Township Saginaw Zilwaukee Zilwaukee Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	[24]
	Bay County (part) Excluding Midland Saginaw County (part) Buena Vista Township Carrollton Township Kochville Township Saginaw (part) Zilwaukee Zilwaukee Township	1972 Apportionment Plan	[25]
	Arenac County Bay County Gladwin County Huron County Tuscola County	1982 Apportionment Plan	[26]
	Arenac County Bay County Huron County Ogemaw County Tuscola County	1992 Apportionment Plan	[27]
	Mason County Muskegon County Newaygo County Oceana County	2001 Apportionment Plan	[28]
	Muskegon County Newaygo County Oceana County	2011 Apportionment Plan	[29]