Michigan's 23rd Senate district


Michigan's 23rd Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 23rd district was created by the 1850 Michigan Constitution, as the 1835 constitution only permitted a maximum of eight senate districts. It has been represented by Republican Jim Runestad since 2023, succeeding Democrat Curtis Hertel Jr.

Geography

District 23 encompasses part of Oakland County.

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 23, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in Lansing and covered most of Ingham County, also included the surrounding communities of East Lansing, Mason, Haslett, Holt, Okemos, Edgemont Park, Meridian Township, and Delhi Township.
The district was located entirely within Michigan's 8th congressional district, and overlapped with the 67th, 68th, and 69th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes

1964 Apportionment Plan
  • Allegan County
  • Barry County
  • *Prairieville Township
  • Kalamazoo County
  • *Alamo Township
  • Kent County
  • *Grandville
  • Ottawa County
  • Van Buren County
  • *Arlington Township
  • *Bangor
  • *Bloomingdale Township
  • *Columbia Township
  • *Covert Township
  • *Geneva Township
  • *Gobles
  • *South Haven
  • *South Haven Township
    		• 1972 Apportionment Plan
  • Allegan County
  • Ottawa County
  • *Allendale Township
  • *Blendon Township
  • *Chester Township
  • *Coopersville
  • *Crockery Township
  • *Ferrysburg
  • *Georgetown Township
  • *Grand Haven
  • *Grand Haven Township
  • *Holland
  • *Holland Township
  • *Hudsonville
  • *Olive Township
  • *Park Township
  • *Polkston Township
  • *Port Sheldon Township
  • *Robinson Township
  • *Spring Lake Township
  • *Tallmadge Township
  • *Wright Township
  • *Zeeland
  • *Zeeland Township
    		• 1982 Apportionment Plan
  • Barry County
  • Ionia County
  • Isabella County
  • Mecosta County
  • Montcalm County
    		• 1992 Apportionment Plan
  • Ingham County
  • *Alaiedon Township
  • *Aurelius Township
  • *Delhi Township
  • *East Lansing
  • *Ingham Township
  • *Lansing
  • *Lansing Township
  • *Leroy Township
  • *Locke Township
  • *Meridian Township
  • *Onondaga Township
  • *Wheatfield Township
  • *White Oak Township
  • *Williamston
  • *Williamstown Township
    		• 2001 Apportionment Plan
  • Ingham County
  • *Alaiedon Township
  • *Aurelius Township
  • *Bunker Hill Township
  • *Delhi Township
  • *East Lansing
  • *Ingham Township
  • *Lansing
  • *Lansing Township
  • *Leslie
  • *Leslie Township
  • *Mason
  • *Meridian Township
  • *Onondaga Township
  • *Stockbridge Township
  • *Vevay Township
  • *White Oak Township
    		• 2011 Apportionment Plan