Randy Richardville Republican Arlan Meekhof Republican Elections for the Michigan Senate was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, with partisan primary elections to select the party's nominees held on August 5.
This was the first election for the Michigan Senate contested under the constituency boundaries drawn in consequence of the 2010 U.S.
[2] State Senators are only allowed to serve 2 four-year terms, a maximum of 8 years.
[2] Shortly after the election, Arlan Meekhof, Republican from the 30th District, was elected Senate Majority Leader, Mike Kowall, Republican from the 15th District, was elected Senate Majority Floor Leader, Jim Ananich, Democrat from the 27th District, was elected Senate Minority Leader, and Morris Hood III, Democrat from the 3rd District, was elected Senate Minority Floor Leader.
[4] On November 8, 2016, a special election was held in the 4th District to fill the vacancy left when Virgil Smith Jr. resigned.