Michigan State Senate District 2
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Sylvia Santana Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28Sylvia Santana isn’t on the ballot for this seat
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- Abbas AlawiehDemocratic
- Harry SawickiRepublican
- Larry Darnell BettsOther(Working Class Party)
- Last result, older lines
- Sylvia Santana (Democratic) won by 38.6 points, 2022
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The current holder, Sylvia Santana, is not on the candidate list.
- Abbas AlawiehDemocratic
- Harry SawickiRepublican
- Larry Darnell BettsOther(Working Class Party)
Source: mi-boe.entellitrak.com, dated Oct 28
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History (14 elections for this seat)
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Our source for older results, Carl Klarner’s State Legislative Election Returns, ends in 2022. The rows under History are from the older district with this number, which covered different territory.
- Votes for listed candidates
- 63,620
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
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- Older district map (2022 to 2023)
Michigan Senate District 2, 1970 to 2022, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSylvia SantanaWon(incumbent) Democratic 43,25868.0% RepublicanHarry T. Sawicki Republican 18,72629.4% OtherLarry Darnell Betts Other 1,6322.6% Michael Lynn Beasley Write-in 40.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 71,208
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
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- Older district map (2014 to 2021)
Michigan Senate District 2, 1970 to 2022, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAdam HollierWon Democratic 53,92075.7% RepublicanLisa Papas Republican 17,28824.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 57,894
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
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- Older district map (2014 to 2021)
Michigan Senate District 2, 1970 to 2022, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBert JohnsonWon(incumbent) Democratic 41,45271.6% RepublicanMark Price Republican 14,35424.8% IndependentJeffrey Hall Independent 2,0883.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 52,317
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
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- Older district map (2002 to 2013)
Michigan Senate District 2, 1970 to 2022, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBert JohnsonWon Democratic 34,85866.6% RepublicanJohn Chouinard Republican 17,45933.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 64,328
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
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- Older district map (2002 to 2013)
Michigan Senate District 2, 1970 to 2022, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMartha ScottWon(incumbent) Democratic 47,22373.4% RepublicanMichael Hoehn Republican 17,10526.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 58,986
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
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- Older district map (2002 to 2013)
Michigan Senate District 2, 1970 to 2022, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMartha ScottWon Democratic 40,08768.0% RepublicanJeffrey Schroder Republican 18,89932.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 46,473
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
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- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Michigan Senate District 2, 1970 to 2022, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticVirgil C. Smith Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 42,83292.2% RepublicanWanda Gray Republican 3,6417.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 53,255
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
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- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Michigan Senate District 2, 1970 to 2022, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticVirgil C. Smith Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 47,17488.6% RepublicanCarolyn Smith Republican 6,08111.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 34,224
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
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- Older district map (1982 to 1993)
Michigan Senate District 2, 1970 to 2022, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticVirgil C. Smith Jr.Won Democratic 34,224100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 48,639
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
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- Older district map (1982 to 1993)
Michigan Senate District 2, 1970 to 2022, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBasil BrownWon(incumbent) Democratic 41,02484.3% RepublicanMitchell Lewandowski Republican 7,61515.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 57,375
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
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- Older district map (1982 to 1993)
Michigan Senate District 2, 1970 to 2022, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBasil BrownWon(incumbent) Democratic 57,369100.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 60.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 57,492
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
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- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Michigan Senate District 2, 1970 to 2022, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn C. HertelWon(incumbent) Democratic 48,53384.4% RepublicanDonald Larue Republican 8,95915.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 64,188
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
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- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Michigan Senate District 2, 1970 to 2022, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn C. HertelWon Democratic 52,16581.3% RepublicanRaymond L. Gorney Republican 12,02318.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 69,070
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1964 to 1973)
Michigan Senate District 2, 1970 to 2022, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCharles N. Youngblood Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 41,86260.6% RepublicanRoss C. Christie Jr. Republican 27,20839.4%
1970 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2022.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Michigan State Senate District 2, election results 1970 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/mi/senate/2. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 28, 2026