Michigan's 4th Senate 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.

Geography

District 4 encompasses part of Wayne County.

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.
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. At just over 47 square miles, it was the smallest Senate district in the state.

Recent election results

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.

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes

1964 Apportionment Plan
  • Wayne County
  • *Detroit
  • 1972 Apportionment Plan
  • Wayne County
  • *Detroit
  • 1982 Apportionment Plan
  • Wayne County
  • *Detroit
  • 1992 Apportionment Plan
  • Wayne County
  • *Detroit
  • 2001 Apportionment Plan
  • Wayne County
  • *Allen Park
  • *Detroit
  • *Lincoln Park
  • *Southgate
  • 2011 Apportionment Plan