Michigan's 5th Senate district

Michigan's 5th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Betty Jean Alexander since 2019, following her primary defeat of fellow Democrat David Knezek.[2]

Michigan's 5th State Senate District
Current senator	Betty Jean Alexander (D–Detroit)
Demographics	40% White 54% Black 3% Hispanic 1% Asian 2% Other
Population (2018)	258,011[1]

Geography

District 5 is based in central Wayne County, covering parts of western Detroit as well as the surrounding communities of Dearborn Heights, Garden City, Inkster, and Redford.[3]

The district is largely located within Michigan's 13th congressional district, also extending into the 12th and 14th districts. It overlaps with the 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 13th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 5[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Betty Jean Alexander	18,928	54.5
	Democratic	David Knezek (incumbent)	15,803	45.5
Total votes			34,731	100
General election
	Democratic	Betty Jean Alexander	70,010	77.4
	Republican	DeShawn Wilkins	16,479	18.2
	Working Class	Larry Betts	3,944	4.4
Total votes			90,433	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 5[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Knezek	8,470	32.2
	Democratic	Shanelle Jackson	6,317	24.0
	Democratic	David Nathan	5,526	21.0
	Democratic	Thomas Stallworth III	4,301	16.3
	Democratic	Carrie O'Connor	1,189	4.5
	Democratic	Frank Tomcsik	507	1.9
Total votes			26,310	100
General election
	Democratic	David Knezek	59,680	81.8
	Republican	Jennifer Rynicki	13,286	18.2
Total votes			72,966	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 5

Year	Office	Results[6]
2018	Senate	Stabenow 78.7 – 19.3%
	Governor	Whitmer 79.7 – 17.9%
2016	President	Clinton 76.1 – 20.7%
2014	Senate	Peters 81.1 – 15.9%
	Governor	Schauer 75.3 – 23.2%
2012	President	Obama 81.1 – 18.3%
	Senate	Stabenow 83.2 – 14.1%

References

1. "State Senate District 5, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
2. "Betty Jean Alexander, State Senator". Michigan Senate Dems. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
3. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
5. "Michigan State Senate District 5". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 17, 2020.