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2016 Michigan
House Elections

Primary| August 2, 2016
General| November 8, 2016
2016 Election Results

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All 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives were up for election in 2016. No changes occurred to the partisan balance of the chamber.[1]

A Ballotpedia analysis identified the Michigan State House as one of 20 battleground chambers in the November 2016 election. These were the chambers where one party might have, realistically, toppled the other party from its position of majority control. The Republican Legislative Campaign Committee (RLCC) identified the chamber as a defensive target, as Republicans looked to maintain their 16-seat majority.

HIGHLIGHTS

* Democrats and Republicans faced off in the general election in all 110 seats.

* Eleven Democrats and 27 Republicans were ineligible to run due to term limits.

* In 2014, six districts were considered competitive or mildly competitive.

* Michigan continues to have some of the country's most competitive legislative elections.

This election was one of Ballotpedia's top 10 state-level races in 2016.
Click here to read the full list.

## Contents

* 1 Introduction
* 1.1 Context
* 2 Majority control
* 3 Retired incumbents
* 4 2016 election competitiveness
* 5 Races we watched
* 5.1 General election contests
* 6 List of candidates
* 7 General election
* 8 Primary election
* 8.1 Margins of victory
* 8.2 Important dates and deadlines
* 8.3 Competitiveness
* 8.3.1 Candidates unopposed by a major party
* 8.3.2 Primary challenges
* 8.3.3 Retired incumbents
* 8.3.3.1 Impact of term limits
* 8.3.4 Results from 2014
* 8.3.5 Historical context
* 8.4 Campaign contributions
* 8.4.1 State comparison
* 8.5 Qualifications
* 8.6 See also
* 8.7 Footnotes

## Introduction[edit]

Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016.

### Context[edit]

Ahead of the 2020 census, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) targeted the state for redistricting purposes. The DLCC set the goal of raising $20 million for 2016 state legislative races. Following the 2010 election, when Republicans gained control of the governor's office and the House, Michigan's congressional boundaries were redrawn by the legislature; though Republicans did not gain seats in 2012, Democrats lost one seat in the state's congressional delegation.

In 2014, six districts were considered competitive or mildly competitive. That year, Republicans gained four seats.

## Majority control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state houses

Heading into the election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Michigan House of Representatives:

Michigan House of Representatives

Party  |  As of November 7, 2016  |  After November 8, 2016
|  Democratic Party |  45  |  47
|  Republican Party |  62 |  63
|  Vacancy  |  3  |  0
Total |  110 |  110

## Retired incumbents[edit]

Forty incumbent representatives did not run for re-election in 2016. Those incumbents were:

Name  |  Party  |  Current Office

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Alberta Tinsley-Talabi |  Democratic | House District 2
Harvey Santana |  Democratic | House District 9
Paul Clemente |  Democratic | House District 14
George Darany |  Democratic | House District 15
Sarah Roberts |  Democratic | House District 18
Kurt Heise |  Republican | House District 20
Pat Somerville |  Republican | House District 23
Anthony Forlini |  Republican | House District 24
Jim Townsend |  Democratic | House District 26
Jeff Farrington |  Republican | House District 30
Marilyn Lane |  Democratic | House District 31
Andrea LaFontaine |  Republican | House District 32
Ken Goike |  Republican | House District 33
Bradford Jacobsen |  Republican | House District 46
Charles Smiley |  Democratic | House District 50
Gretchen Driskell |  Democratic | House District 52
Jeff Irwin |  Democratic | House District 53
David Rutledge |  Democratic | House District 54
Nancy Jenkins |  Republican | House District 57
Earl Poleski |  Republican | House District 64
Aric Nesbitt |  Republican | House District 66
Rick Outman |  Republican | House District 70
Ken Yonker |  Republican | House District 72
Tom Hooker |  Republican | House District 77
Al Pscholka |  Republican | House District 79
Paul Muxlow |  Republican | House District 83
Ben Glardon |  Republican | House District 85
Lisa Posthumus Lyons |  Republican | House District 86
Mike Callton |  Republican | House District 87
Amanda Price |  Republican | House District 89
Marcia Hovey-Wright |  Democratic | House District 92
Charles Brunner |  Democratic | House District 96
Joel Johnson |  Republican | House District 97
Kevin Cotter |  Republican | House District 99
Jon Bumstead |  Republican | House District 100
Ray Franz |  Republican | House District 101
Phil Potvin |  Republican | House District 102
Bruce Rendon |  Republican | House District 103
Peter Pettalia |  Republican | House District 106
Ed McBroom |  Republican | House District 108

Note: District 11, District 28, and District 106 were vacant at the time of the 2016 general election. The seats were previously held by Julie Plawecki (D), Derek Miller (D), and Peter Pettalia (R).

## 2016 election competitiveness[edit]

Michigan saw improvement in electoral competitiveness.

Ballotpedia conducts a yearly study of electoral competitiveness in state legislative elections. Details on how well Michigan performed in the study are provided in the image below. Click here for the full 2016 Competitiveness Analysis »

* In the House, there were 47 Democratic incumbents and 63 Republican incumbents. Fourteen state representatives faced primary opposition in the Democratic Party. There were nine primary challenges in the Republican primary.

* Overall, 18.6 percent of Democratic incumbents and 21.4 percent of GOP incumbents faced primary opposition in all of the state legislatures with elections in 2016.

* The cumulative figure for how many state legislative candidates faced no major party opposition in November in these states was 41.8 percent. This compares to 32.7 percent in 2010, 38.3 percent in 2012, and 43.0 percent in 2014.

* More details on electoral competitiveness in Michigan can be found below.

## Races we watched[edit]

Ballotpedia identified four notable Michigan state legislative races in 2016, all four of which were state House contests.

Click here to read more about Ballotpedia's coverage of notable Michigan races »

### General election contests[edit]

State House District 71

A Democratic candidate challenged the Republican incumbent in a swing district.
☑ Tom Barrett (Inc.) ☐ Theresa Abed

State House District 91

A Democratic candidate challenged the Republican incumbent in a swing district.
☑ Holly Hughes (Inc.) ☐ Collene Lamonte

## List of candidates[edit]

# General election[edit]

2016 Michigan House general election candidates

District |  Democrat |  Republican | Other
1  |  Brian Banks: 24,947 (I) a |  William Broman: 11,558  |
2  |  Bettie Cook Scott: 25,409 a |  Anthony Murray: 9,962  |
3  |  Wendell Byrd: 28,766 (I) a |  John Brodersen: 955  |
4  |  Rose Mary Robinson: 24,970 (I) a |  Matt Schonert: 1,397  |  Dan Finn: 796 (G)
5  |  Fred Durhal III: 17,832 (I) a |  Dorothy Patterson: 1,444  |
6  |  Stephanie Chang: 26,301 (I) a |  Attie Pollard: 2,125  |
7  |  LaTanya Garrett: 32,896 (I) a |  Gina Barr: 806  |
8  |  Sherry Gay-Dagnogo: 33,270 (I) a |  Jennifer Rynicki: 1,470  |
9  |  Sylvia Santana: 27,560 a |  James Stephens: 1,668  |
10  |  Leslie Love: 32,787 (I) a |  William Brang: 6,027  |  Jeremy Morgan: 1,357 (L)
11  |  Jewell Jones: 23,721 a |  Robert Pope: 12,749  |
12  |  Erika Geiss: 24,716 (I) a |  Erik Soderquist: 12,112  |
13  |  Frank Liberati: 23,744 (I) a |  Annie Spencer: 15,336  |
14  |  Cara Clemente: 20,252 a |  Darrell Stasik: 12,178  |  Loel Gnadt: 1,639 (L)
15  |  Abdullah Hammoud: 21,739 a |  Terrance Guido Gerin: 13,452  |
16  |  Robert Kosowski: 24,147 (I) a |  Matthew Morrow: 13,599  |
17  |  Bill LaVoy: 17,151 (I) |  Joseph Bellino: 20,232 a |  Jeff Andring: 1,355 (U.S. Taxpayers)
18  |  Kevin Hertel: 29,247 a |  Renata Polonaise: 16,953  |
19  |  Steve King: 19,504  |  Laura Cox: 31,045 (I) a |
20  |  Colleen Pobur: 23,768  |  Jeff Noble: 27,440 a |
21  |  Kristy Pagan: 28,260 (I) a |  Derek Moss: 19,292  |
22  |  John Chirkun: 21,487 (I) a |  Jeff Bonnell: 12,341  |  Les Townsend: 1,780 (U.S. Taxpayers)
23  |  Darrin Camilleri: 24,100 a |  Bob Howey: 23,777  |
24  |  Dana Camphous-Peterson: 19,553  |  Steve Marino: 23,968 a |
25  |  Henry Yanez: 21,899 (I) a |  Steve Naumovski: 18,573  |
26  |  Jim Ellison: 26,785 a |  Randy LeVasseur: 18,333  |
27  |  Robert Wittenberg: 36,392 (I) a |  Kyle Forrest: 11,007  |
28  |  Patrick Green: 22,680 a |  Antoine M. Davison: 11,381  |
29  |  Tim Greimel: 23,097 (I) a |  Garren Griffith: 8,253  |  Artelia Marie Leak: 1,068 (G)
30  |  Michael Notte: 17,026  |  Diana Farrington: 19,863 a |
31  |  William Sowerby: 22,735 a |  Lisa Valerio-Nowc: 15,743  |  Michael Saliba: 2,007 (L)
32  |  Paul Manley: 14,631  |  Pamela Hornberger: 25,629 a |
33  |  Yani Warda: 12,987  |  Jeff Yaroch: 30,295 a |
34  |  Sheldon Neeley: 24,248 (I) a |  Page Brousseau: 3,136  |
35  |  Jeremy Moss: 44,737 (I) a |  Robert Brim: 8,639  |
36  |  Diane Young: 13,048  |  Peter Lucido: 33,293 (I) a |
37  |  Christine Greig: 29,181 (I) a |  Mitch Swoboda: 17,209  |  James Young: 1,743 (L)
38  |  Amy McCusker: 20,711  |  Kathy Crawford: 28,205 (I) a |
39  |  Michael Stack: 20,975  |  Klint Kesto: 25,024 (I) a |  Beth McGrath: 3,643 (Unaffiliated)
40  |  Nicole Bedi: 26,669  |  Michael McCready: 30,664 (I) a |
41  |  Cyndi Peltonen: 20,606  |  Martin Howrylak: 26,708 (I) a |
42  |  Timothy Johnson: 17,309  |  Lana Theis: 34,015 (I) a |  Jon Elgas: 2,167 (L)
43  |  Ted Villella: 16,309  |  Jim Tedder: 30,923 (I) a |
44  |  Mark Venie: 15,470  |  Jim Runestad: 33,731 (I) a |
45  |  Ted Golden: 17,792  |  Michael Webber: 29,121 (I) a |
46  |  David Lillis: 14,642  |  John Reilly: 33,073 a |
47  |  Keith Van Houten: 12,918  |  Henry Vaupel: 32,616 (I) a |  Rodger Young: 2,314 (L)
48  |  Pam Faris: 22,888 (I) a |  Joseph Reno: 19,641  |
49  |  Phil Phelps: 24,862 (I) a |  Jeremy Baker: 11,458  |
50  |  Tim Sneller: 22,773 a |  Michael Matheny: 20,992  |
51  |  Ryan Bladzik: 17,050  |  Joseph Graves: 30,468 (I) a |  Mark Sanborn: 2,677 (L)
52  |  Donna Lasinski: 27,620 a |  Randy Clark: 23,535  |  Eric Borregard: 1,519 (G)
53  |  Yousef Rabhi: 35,502 a |  Samuel Bissell: 7,176  |  Joseph Stevens: 1,476 (G)
54  |  Ronnie Peterson: 30,148 a |  Kevin Jardine: 10,053  |
55  |  Adam Zemke: 30,097 (I) a |  Bob Baird: 13,312  |
56  |  Tom Redmond: 16,316  |  Jason Sheppard: 24,509 (I) a |  R. Al Bain: 1,179 (U.S. Taxpayers)
57  |  Harvey Schmidt: 18,332  |  Bronna Kahle: 23,698 a |
58  |  Mary Hamaty: 8,968  |  Eric Leutheuser: 27,444 (I) a |
59  |  Carol Higgins: 12,117  |  Aaron Miller: 24,342 (I) a |
60  |  Jon Hoadley: 26,570 (I) a |  Alexander Ross: 9,595  |  Logan Fleckenstein: 2,170 (L)
61  |  John Fisher: 22,755  |  Brandt Iden: 25,149 (I) a |  Ryan Winfield: 3,018 (L)
62  |  Jim Haadsma: 17,490  |  John Bizon: 17,699 (I) a |  Shelly Gregoire: 1,660 (L)
63  |  Lynn Shiflea: 14,749  |  David Maturen: 26,878 (I) a |  John Anthony La Pietra: 2,523 (G)
64  |  Ron Brooks: 13,443  |  Julie Alexander: 22,426 a |
65  |  Bonnie Johnson: 14,321  |  Brett Roberts: 25,098 (I) a |  Ronald Muszynski: 2,055 (L)
66  |  Annie Brown: 18,568  |  Beth Griffin: 22,024 a |
67  |  Tom Cochran: 24,929 (I) a |  Leon Clark: 20,698  |
68  |  Andy Schor: 28,373 (I) a |  Randy Pilon: 8,365  |  Rob Powell: 2,132 (L)
69  |  Sam Singh: 29,366 (I) a |  George Nastas: 13,585  |
70  |  Ken Hart: 10,625  |  James Lower: 21,001 a |  Michael Anderson: 1,584 (G)
71  |  Theresa Abed: 20,926  |  Tom Barrett: 26,315 (I) a |  Marc Lord: 1,450 (L)
72  |  Steve Shoemaker: 18,693  |  Steven Johnson: 26,343 a |
73  |  Deb Havens: 17,855  |  Chris Afendoulis: 35,216 (I) a |  Ron Heeren: 2,165 (L)
74  |  Robin Bigger: 13,915  |  Rob VerHeulen: 29,255 (I) a |  William H. Gelineau: 2,183 (L)
75  |  David LaGrand: 25,868 (I) a |  Chad Rossiter: 7,996  |
76  |  Winnie Brinks: 27,046 (I) a |  Casey O'Neill: 18,473  |  John George: 1,558 (L)
Brandon Hoezee: 603 (U.S. Taxpayers)
77  |  Dana Knight: 14,528  |  Tommy Brann: 27,946 a |
78  |  Dean Hill: 12,529  |  Dave Pagel: 26,037 (I) a |
79  |  Marletta Seats: 15,461  |  Kim LaSata: 23,657 a |  Carl Oehling: 1,129 (U.S. Taxpayers)
80  |  John Andrysiak: 12,376  |  Mary Whiteford: 29,721 (I) a |  Arnie Davidsons: 1,990 (L)
81  |  Stewart Sternberg: 12,633  |  Dan Lauwers: 28,068 (I) a |
82  |  Margaret Guerrero DeLuca: 13,492  |  Gary Howell: 29,962 (I) a |
83  |  Jim Frank: 12,345  |  Shane Hernandez: 23,108 a |  Deena Marie Bruderick: 1,350 (G)
84  |  James Wencel: 14,026  |  Edward Canfield: 26,142 (I) a |
85  |  Anthony Karhoff: 15,124  |  Ben Frederick: 24,683 a |  Roger Snyder: 2,425 (L)
Matthew Shepard: 1,674 (U.S. Taxpayers)
86  |  Lynn Mason: 16,516  |  Thomas Albert: 28,617 a |  Bill Gelineau: 1,265 (L)
Cliff Yankovich: 1,461 (G)
87  |  Eric Anderson: 12,955  |  Julie Calley: 30,957 a |  Jay P. Gillotte: 2,238 (L)
88  |  Kim Nagy: 11,410  |  Roger Victory: 34,356 (I) a |
89  |  Tim Meyer: 17,051  |  Jim Lilly: 30,340 a |  Mary Buzuma: 2,231 (L)
90  |  Mary Yedinak: 11,533  |  Daniela Garcia: 30,968 (I) a |
91  |  Collene Lamonte: 18,558  |  Holly Hughes: 20,959 (I) a |  Max Riekse: 2,965 (L)
92  |  Terry Sabo: 22,584 a |  Marshall Davis: 10,528  |
93  |  Josh Derke: 15,508  |  Tom Leonard: 29,328 (I) a |  Tyler Palmer: 2,428 (L)
94  |  Kevin Seamon: 16,402  |  Tim Kelly: 30,150 (I) a |
95  |  Vanessa Guerra: 23,809 (I) a |  Dorothy Tanner: 8,419  |
96  |  Brian Elder: 22,992 a |  David Scholl: 16,665  |
97  |  Robert Townsend: 13,074  |  Jason Wentworth: 24,124 a |
98  |  Geoff Malicoat: 16,975  |  Gary Glenn: 25,642 (I) a |
99  |  Bryan Mielke: 15,291  |  Roger Hauck: 18,358 a |
100  |  Sandy Clarke: 12,514  |  Scott VanSingel: 25,721 a |
101  |  Dan Scripps: 23,719  |  Curt VanderWall: 27,852 a |
102  |  Douglas Gabert: 11,099  |  Michele Hoitenga: 24,761 a |
103  |  Jordan Stancil: 18,589  |  Daire Rendon: 25,988 a |
104  |  Betsy Coffia: 21,864  |  Larry Inman: 26,020 (I) a |  Kelly Clark: 2,714 (L)
105  |  Wyatt Knight: 14,322  |  Triston Cole: 33,509 (I) a |
106  |  Robert Kennedy: 16,937  |  Sue Allor: 29,798 a |  Dana Carver: 1,838 (L)
107  |  Phil Bellfy: 14,781  |  Lee Chatfield: 30,131 (I) a |
108  |  Scott Celello: 19,725  |  Beau LaFave: 22,013 a |
109  |  John Kivela: 25,380 (I) a |  Kevin Pfister: 13,892  |  Wade Roberts: 1,457 (G)
110  |  Scott Dianda: 23,532 (I) a |  Gregory Markkanen: 15,016  |
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Notes |  • An (I) denotes an incumbent.
|  • Candidate lists can change frequently throughout an election season. Ballotpedia staff update this list monthly. To suggest changes, click here to email our State Legislature Project.

# Primary election[edit]

State House District 106 (R)

Four Republican candidates competed for the open seat vacated by the Republican incumbent.
☑ Sue Allor ☐ David Chandler ☐ Jackie Krawczak ☐ Jesse Osmer

State House District 108 (R)

Three Republican candidates competed for the open seat vacated by the Republican incumbent.
☑ Beau LaFave ☐ Alan Arcand ☐ Darryl Shann
2016 Michigan House primary candidates

District |  Democrat |  Republican | Other
1  |  Kameshea Amos: 211
Brian Banks: 3,293 (I) a
Corey Gilchrist: 218
Keith Hollowell: 407
Pamela Sossi: 2,618
Washington Youson: 573  |  William Broman a |
2  |  Willie Bell: 1,328
Jeremy Henner: 1,217
Angles Hunt: 120
E. Regina Jones: 177
Bettie Cook Scott: 1,655 a
Joseph Tate: 1,060
Carla Tinsley-Smith: 1,632  |  Molly Augustine: 414
Anthony Murray: 679 a |
3  |  April Bonner-Archer: 754
Wendell Byrd: 3,129 (I) a
Burgess Foster: 357
Donavan McKinney: 1,060
Damian Mitchell: 172
Lee Qualls: 140
Al Williams: 1,283  |  John Brodersen a |
4  |  Charles Bell: 362
Mohammed Hassan: 319
Quincy Jones: 1,175
Jumar Motley: 158
Rose Mary Robinson: 3,249 (I) a
Tracy Russell: 267
Abraham Shaw: 77  |  Matt Schonert a |
5  |  Fred Durhal III: 2,246 (I) a
Cynthia Johnson: 1,666  |  Dorothy Patterson a |
6  |  Dennis Black: 559
Stephanie Chang: 5,276 (I) a
Donnie Malone: 110
Dwayne Redding: 139
David Sanchez: 485
Casondria Walker-Keith: 376
Deirdre Jackson: 505  |  Attie Pollard a |
7  |  LaTanya Garrett: 6,485 (I) a
Bernard Thompson: 1,406  |  Gina Barr a |
8  |  Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (I) a |  Jennifer Rynicki a |
9  |  Annie Carter: 151
Tijuana Morris: 192
Alicia Murphy: 241
William Phillips: 95
Gary Pollard: 1,834
Regina Ross: 535
Sylvia Santana: 2,967 a |  James Stephens a |
10  |  Mary Cavanagh: 1,623
Elizabeth Jefferson: 390
Leslie Love: 5,136 (I) a
Mary Mazur: 383  |  William Brang a |
11  |  Jewell Jones a |  Robert Pope: 588 a
Dale Prosser: 507  |
12  |  Erika Geiss: 3,976 (I) a
Edward Martell: 1,208  |  Erik Soderquist a |
13  |  Frank Liberati: 3,712 (I) a
Rebecca Reed: 1,338  |  Annie Spencer a |
14  |  Jeff Chicoine: 1,282
Cara Clemente: 2,397 a
John Maranian: 228
Daniela Peric: 657  |  Darrell Stasik a |
15  |  Norman Alsahoury: 42
Abdullah Hammoud: 3,477 a
Roxanne McDonald: 1,861
Alex Shami: 145
Brian Stone: 2,641
Jacklin Zeidan: 957  |  Terrance Guido Gerin: 1,033 a
Richard Johnson: 705
Paul Sophiea: 979  |
16  |  Robert Kosowski (I) a |  Pat Gaffka: 683
Matthew Morrow: 1,093 a |
17  |  Bill LaVoy (I) a |  Joseph Bellino a |
18  |  Steven Fleck: 509
Paul Francis: 1,184
Kevin Hertel: 5,454 a |  Renata Polonaise a |
19  |  Steve King: 2,606 a
Jon Smith: 1,881  |  Laura Cox (I) a |
20  |  Colleen Pobur: 2,937 a
John J. Sullivan: 1,376  |  Jeffrey Neilson: 1,834
Jeff Noble: 3,317 a
Chris Roosen: 3,201  |
21  |  Kristy Pagan (I) a |  Derek Moss a |
22  |  John Chirkun: 3,389 (I) a
Nicole Reid: 1,615  |  Jeff Bonnell a |
23  |  Sherry Berecz: 2,456
Darrin Camilleri: 2,623 a
Elayne Petrucci: 375
Steven Rzeppa: 1,895  |  Michael Frazier: 382
Bob Howey: 3,150 a
Mike Taylor: 580  |
24  |  Dana Camphous-Peterson a |  No candidate |
24  |  No candidate |  Steve Marino: 4,991 a
Arzo Smith: 191
Daryl Smith: 1,092  |
25  |  Jacqueline Sproles: 1,163
Henry Yanez: 4,201 (I) a |  Ronald Simon Albers: 1,834
Steve Naumovski: 2,155 a |
26  |  Jim Ellison a |  Randy LeVasseur a |
27  |  Robert Wittenberg (I) a |  Kyle Forrest: 1,275 a
Stefan Graziano: 922  |
28  |  Patrick Green: 2,517 a
Paul M. Kardasz: 259
Lori M. Stone: 1,536
Mike Westphal: 690  |  Antoine M. Davison a |
29  |  Tim Greimel (I) a |  Garren Griffith: 1,098 a
Peter Trzos: 837  |
30  |  Michael Notte: 2,453 a
John Spica: 724  |  Joseph Bogdan: 640
Diana Farrington: 2,287 a
Jackie Ryan: 556
Michael Shallal: 2,233  |
31  |  Michael Brewington: 1,263
William Sowerby: 4,561 a |  Austin Negipe: 1,093
Lisa Valerio-Nowc: 2,206 a |
32  |  Paul Manley a |  Pamela Hornberger: 2,777 a
Michael Shmina: 2,259
Justin Tranchita: 1,885  |
33  |  Yani Warda a |  Colleen Carl: 2,130
Julianne Cusumano: 835
Charles Karafa: 327
Mel Koch: 1,494
Steven Stoll: 289
Jeff Yaroch: 3,161 a |
34  |  Sheldon Neeley (I) a |  Page Brousseau a |
35  |  Jeremy Moss (I) a
Diane Young a |  Robert Brim a |
36  |  No candidate |  Peter Lucido (I) a |
37  |  Christine Greig (I) a |  Matt Beer: 1,742
Mitch Swoboda: 2,316 a |
38  |  Jason Dorsch: 569
Amy McCusker: 3,045 a |  Kathy Crawford: 5,266 (I) a
Carson Lauffer: 2,359  |
39  |  Michael Stack a |  Klint Kesto (I) a |
40  |  Nicole Bedi a |  Michael McCready (I) a |
41  |  Cyndi Peltonen a |  Martin Howrylak: 5,251 (I) a
Ryan Manier: 1,041  |
42  |  Timothy Johnson a |  Lana Theis (I) a |
43  |  Ted Villella a |  Jim Tedder (I) a |
44  |  Mark Venie a |  Jim Runestad (I) a |
45  |  Immanuel Eickholdt: 950
Ted Golden: 2,170 a |  Michael Webber (I) a |
46  |  David Lillis a |  Joe Kent: 6,429
John Reilly: 6,460 a |
47  |  Keith Van Houten a |  Henry Vaupel (I) a |
48  |  Pam Faris (I) a |  Joseph Reno a |
49  |  Phil Phelps (I) a |  Jeremy Baker: 829 a
Patrick Duvendeck: 730  |
50  |  Raymond Freiberger: 2,181
Tim Sneller: 4,537 a |  Michael Matheny: 1,973 a
Jackie Seal: 1,118  |
51  |  Ryan Bladzik a |  Joseph Graves: 4,832 (I) a
Katherine Houston: 989
John Lauve: 999  |
52  |  Barbara Ryan Fuller: 3,312
Donna Lasinski: 3,649 a |  Randy Clark a |
53  |  Yousef Rabhi: 7,237 a
Steven Kwasny: 1,225  |  Samuel Bissell a |
54  |  Anne Brown: 2,189
Lisa Cardenas: 953
Bill Krebaum: 213
Gregory Peoples: 1,547
Ronnie Peterson: 2,940 a
Michael White: 633  |  Kevin Jardine a |
55  |  Adam Zemke (I) a |  Bob Baird a |
56  |  Tom Redmond a |  Jason Sheppard (I) a |
57  |  Harvey Schmidt a |  Jim Cottrell: 2,234
Brian Good: 596
Bronna Kahle: 4,886 a |
58  |  Mary Hamaty a |  Eric Leutheuser (I) a |
59  |  Carol Higgins a |  Aaron Miller (I) a |
60  |  Jon Hoadley (I) a |  Alexander Ross a |
61  |  John Fisher a |  Brandt Iden (I) a |
62  |  Jim Haadsma a |  John Bizon (I) a |
63  |  Lynn Shiflea a |  David Maturen (I) a |
64  |  Peter Bormuth: 419
Ron Brooks: 1,240 a |  Julie Alexander: 3,479 a
John Griffin: 2,256
Phil Tripp: 2,491  |
65  |  Val Cochran Toops: 398
Bonnie Johnson: 1,826 a |  Robert Commet: 1,840
Brett Roberts: 5,389 (I) a |
66  |  Annie Brown: 2,500 a
Dylan Kerley: 302  |  Beth Griffin: 5,476 a
Greg Kolich: 777
Matthew Nilson: 2,768  |
67  |  Tom Cochran: 5,407 (I) a
Alec Findlay: 820  |  Leon Clark: 3,081 a
Jerry Ketchum: 2,335  |
68  |  Chris Davenport: 760
Eric Nelson: 707
Andy Schor: 6,388 (I) a |  Randy Pilon a |
69  |  Sam Singh (I) a |  George Nastas a |
70  |  Ken Hart a |  Gregory Alexander: 633
James Lower: 4,154 a
L. Charles Mulholland: 1,286
Jeremy Putansu: 303
Dale Reyburn: 1,087
Michael Van Kleeck: 1,817  |
71  |  Theresa Abed a |  Tom Barrett (I) a |
72  |  Dick Cunningham: 683
Steve Shoemaker: 1,223 a |  Robert Coughlin: 646
Ryan Gallogly: 1,555
Bill Hirsch: 1,367
Steven Johnson: 2,257 a
Tony Noto: 1,748  |
73  |  Deb Havens a |  Chris Afendoulis (I) a |
74  |  Robin Bigger a |  Rob VerHeulen (I) a |
75  |  David LaGrand (I) a |  Chad Rossiter a |
76  |  Winnie Brinks (I) a |  Casey O'Neill: 3,352 a
Jeff Sheridan: 1,319  |
77  |  Dana Knight a |  Tommy Brann: 6,752 a
Frank Murin: 756  |
78  |  Dean Hill a |  Dave Pagel (I) a |
79  |  Marletta Seats a |  Ryan Arnt: 2,010
Mary Brown: 346
Kim LaSata: 3,622 a
Troy Rolling: 708  |
80  |  John Andrysiak a |  Abigail Nobel: 2,521
Mary Whiteford: 7,278 (I) a |
81  |  Stewart Sternberg a |  Dan Lauwers (I) a |
82  |  Margaret Guerrero DeLuca a |  Gary Howell (I) a |
83  |  Jim Frank a |  Justin Faber: 2,526
Shane Hernandez: 5,355 a
Matt Muxlow: 3,547  |
84  |  Chuck Stadler: 746
James Wencel: 1,205 a |  Edward Canfield (I) a |
85  |  John Horvath: 1,111
Anthony Karhoff: 1,157 a
Joyce Surprenant: 851
John Vincent: 232  |  Hartman Aue: 2,087
Robert Cottrell: 706
Ben Frederick: 5,690 a
George Sode: 283  |
86  |  Lynn Mason a |  Thomas Albert: 3,293 a
Katherine Henry: 2,442
Jeffrey Johnson: 2,925
Bartholomew J. Lower: 761
Matthew VanderWerff: 1,044  |
87  |  Eric Anderson a |  Julie Calley a |
88  |  Kim Nagy a |  Roger Victory (I) a |
89  |  Tim Meyer a |  Brandon Hall: 872
Jim Lilly: 6,720 a
Tracy Stille-Mulligan: 3,335  |
90  |  Mary Yedinak a |  Orlando Estrada: 1,666
Daniela Garcia: 8,129 (I) a |
91  |  Collene Lamonte a |  Holly Hughes (I) a |
92  |  Sean Mullally: 4,177
Terry Sabo: 4,321 a |  Marshall Davis: 1,254 a
Gail Eichorst: 1,026  |
93  |  Josh Derke a |  Tom Leonard: 7,515 (I) a
Charles Truesdell: 2,027  |
94  |  Kevin Seamon a |  Tim Kelly (I) a |
95  |  Vanessa Guerra (I) a |  Dorothy Tanner a |
96  |  Brian DuFresne: 1,751
Brian Elder: 5,971 a
Donald Tilley: 5,059  |  David Scholl a |
97  |  Robert Corbett: 1,177
Robert Townsend: 1,729 a |  George Gilmore: 1,028
Brian Johnson: 647
Jacob Link: 1,881
Jason Wentworth: 3,309 a
Thomas Winarski: 1,057  |
98  |  Geoff Malicoat a |  Gary Glenn (I) a |
99  |  Bryan Mielke a |  Roger Hauck: 3,572 a
Robin Stressman: 1,921  |
100  |  Sandy Clarke: 1,602 a
Cathy Forbes: 1,114  |  Dan Eley: 1,005
Scott VanSingel: 9,528 a
John Wilterink: 1,935  |
101  |  Dan Scripps a |  Cary Urka: 1,726
Curt VanderWall: 7,100 a
Mark Walter: 3,295  |
102  |  Douglas Gabert a |  Jason Briscoe: 2,110
Michele Hoitenga: 3,865 a
Ormand Hook: 2,212
Morris Langworthy, Jr.: 3,142  |
103  |  Robyn Pillinger Daniels: 894
Brad Richards: 709
Tim Schaiberger: 1,005
Jordan Stancil: 2,096 a |  Vijay Kumar: 2,637
Daire Rendon: 11,423 a |
104  |  Betsy Coffia: 3,584 a
Megan Crandall: 918  |  Jason Gillman: 5,139
Larry Inman: 7,410 (I) a |
105  |  Wyatt Knight a |  Triston Cole (I) a |
106  |  Robert Kennedy: 3,298 a
Erin Kieliszewski: 3,102  |  Sue Allor: 4,182 a
David Chandler: 1,251
Jackie Krawczak: 3,971
Jesse Osmer: 1,916  |
107  |  Phil Bellfy a |  Lee Chatfield: 9,616 (I) a
Kathy Twardy: 3,598  |
108  |  Scott Celello: 3,344 a
Dana Dziedzic: 2,415  |  Alan Arcand: 2,909
Beau LaFave: 4,055 a
Darryl Shann: 2,258  |
109  |  Sara Cambensy: 4,095
John Kivela: 7,168 (I) a |  Kevin Pfister: 2,600 a
Melody Wagner Patterson: 1,882  |
110  |  Scott Dianda (I) a |  Gregory Markkanen a |
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Notes |  • An (I) denotes an incumbent.
|  • Candidate lists can change frequently throughout an election season. Ballotpedia staff update this list monthly. To suggest changes, click here to email our State Legislature Project.

## Margins of victory[edit]

The average margin of victory for contested races in the Michigan House of Representatives in 2016 was higher than the national average. Out of 110 races in the Michigan House of Representatives in 2016, 110 were contested, meaning at least two candidates competed for that seat in the general election. The average margin of victory across these races was 31.8 percent. Across contested single-winner state legislative elections in 2016, the average margin of victory was 29.01 percent.[2]

Democratic candidates in the Michigan House of Representatives saw larger margins of victory than Republican candidates in 2016. Democrats won 47 races. In the 47 races where a winning Democrat faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 40.9 percent. Republicans won 63 races in 2016. In the 63 races where a winning Republican faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 25.1 percent.

More Republican candidates than Democratic candidates saw margins of victory that were less than 10 percentage points. 19 of the 110 contested races in 2016—17.3 percent—saw margins of victory that were 10 percent or less. Four races saw margins of victory that were 5 percent or less. Republicans won 13 races with margins of victory of 10 percent or less.

Michigan House of Representatives: 2016 Margins of Victory Less than 10 Percent

District | Winning Party | Margin of Victory
District 17 | R | 8.0 percent
District 20 | R | 7.2 percent
District 23 | D | 0.7 percent
District 25 | D | 8.2 percent
District 30 | R | 7.7 percent
District 39 | R | 8.2 percent
District 40 | R | 7.0 percent
District 48 | D | 7.6 percent
District 50 | D | 4.1 percent
District 52 | D | 7.8 percent
District 61 | R | 4.7 percent
District 62 | R | 0.6 percent
District 66 | R | 8.5 percent
District 67 | D | 9.3 percent
District 91 | R | 5.7 percent
District 99 | R | 9.1 percent
District 101 | R | 8.0 percent
District 104 | R | 8.2 percent
District 108 | R | 5.5 percent
The average margin of victory for incumbents in the Michigan House of Representatives who ran for re-election and won in 2016 was higher than the national average. 67 incumbents who ran for re-election in 2016 won. The average margin of victory for the 67 winning Michigan House of Representatives incumbents who faced a challenger in 2016 was 36.2 percent. The average margin of victory for all winning incumbents in contested single-winner state legislative elections in 2016 was 31.8 percent.

Democratic incumbents in the Michigan House of Representatives saw larger margins of victory than Republican incumbents. 31 Democratic incumbents won re-election. In the 31 races where a winning Democratic incumbent faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 46.4 percent. 36 Republican incumbents won re-election. In the 36 races where a winning Republican incumbent faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 27.3 percent.

Michigan House of Representatives: 2016 Margin of Victory Analysis

Party | Elections won | Average margin of victory[3] | Races with incumbent victories | Average margin of victory for incumbents[3] | Unopposed incumbents | Unopposed races | Percent unopposed
Democratic | 47 | 40.9 percent | 31 | 46.4 percent | 0 | 0 | N/A
Republican | 63 | 25.1 percent | 36 | 27.3 percent | 0 | 0 | N/A
Total | 110 | 31.8 percent | 67 | 36.2 percent | 0 | 0 | N/A

Click [show] on the tables below to see the margin of victory in Michigan House of Representatives districts in 2016.

Michigan House of Representatives: 2016 Margin of Victory by District

District | Winning Party | Margin of Victory
District 1 | D | 36.7 percent
District 2 | D | 43.7 percent
District 3 | D | 93.6 percent
District 4 | D | 86.8 percent
District 5 | D | 85.0 percent
District 6 | D | 85.1 percent
District 7 | D | 95.2 percent
District 8 | D | 91.5 percent
District 9 | D | 88.6 percent
District 10 | D | 66.6 percent
District 11 | D | 30.1 percent
District 12 | D | 34.2 percent
District 13 | D | 21.5 percent
District 14 | D | 23.7 percent
District 15 | D | 23.6 percent
District 16 | D | 27.9 percent
District 17 | R | 8.0 percent
District 18 | D | 26.6 percent
District 19 | R | 22.8 percent
District 20 | R | 7.2 percent
District 21 | D | 18.9 percent
District 22 | D | 25.7 percent
District 23 | D | 0.7 percent
District 24 | R | 10.1 percent
District 25 | D | 8.2 percent
District 26 | D | 18.7 percent
District 27 | D | 53.6 percent
District 28 | D | 33.2 percent
District 29 | D | 45.8 percent
District 30 | R | 7.7 percent
District 31 | D | 17.3 percent
District 32 | R | 27.3 percent
District 33 | R | 40.0 percent
District 34 | D | 77.1 percent
District 35 | D | 67.6 percent
District 36 | R | 43.7 percent
District 37 | D | 24.9 percent
District 38 | R | 15.3 percent
District 39 | R | 8.2 percent
District 40 | R | 7.0 percent
District 41 | R | 12.9 percent
District 42 | R | 31.2 percent
District 43 | R | 30.9 percent
District 44 | R | 37.1 percent
District 45 | R | 24.2 percent
District 46 | R | 38.6 percent
District 47 | R | 41.2 percent
District 48 | D | 7.6 percent
District 49 | D | 36.9 percent
District 50 | D | 4.1 percent
District 51 | R | 26.7 percent
District 52 | D | 7.8 percent
District 53 | D | 64.2 percent
District 54 | D | 50.0 percent
District 55 | D | 38.7 percent
District 56 | R | 19.5 percent
District 57 | R | 12.8 percent
District 58 | R | 50.7 percent
District 59 | R | 33.5 percent
District 60 | D | 44.3 percent
District 61 | R | 4.7 percent
District 62 | R | 0.6 percent
District 63 | R | 27.5 percent
District 64 | R | 25.0 percent
District 65 | R | 26.0 percent
District 66 | R | 8.5 percent
District 67 | D | 9.3 percent
District 68 | D | 51.5 percent
District 69 | D | 36.7 percent
District 70 | R | 31.2 percent
District 71 | R | 11.1 percent
District 72 | R | 17.0 percent
District 73 | R | 31.4 percent
District 74 | R | 33.8 percent
District 75 | D | 52.8 percent
District 76 | D | 18.0 percent
District 77 | R | 31.6 percent
District 78 | R | 35.0 percent
District 79 | R | 20.4 percent
District 80 | R | 39.3 percent
District 81 | R | 37.9 percent
District 82 | R | 37.9 percent
District 83 | R | 29.2 percent
District 84 | R | 30.2 percent
District 85 | R | 21.8 percent
District 86 | R | 25.3 percent
District 87 | R | 39.0 percent
District 88 | R | 50.1 percent
District 89 | R | 26.8 percent
District 90 | R | 45.7 percent
District 91 | R | 5.7 percent
District 92 | D | 36.4 percent
District 93 | R | 29.2 percent
District 94 | R | 29.5 percent
District 95 | D | 47.8 percent
District 96 | D | 16.0 percent
District 97 | R | 29.7 percent
District 98 | R | 20.3 percent
District 99 | R | 9.1 percent
District 100 | R | 34.5 percent
District 101 | R | 8.0 percent
District 102 | R | 38.1 percent
District 103 | R | 16.6 percent
District 104 | R | 8.2 percent
District 105 | R | 40.1 percent
District 106 | R | 26.5 percent
District 107 | R | 34.2 percent
District 108 | R | 5.5 percent
District 109 | D | 28.2 percent
District 110 | D | 22.1 percent

## Important dates and deadlines[edit]

See also: Michigan elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Michigan in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016

Deadline  |  Event type  |  Event description
February 12, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Pre-election report due
February 23, 2016 | Election date  |  Election
March 21, 2016 | Ballot access  |  Deadline for incumbent judges seeking re-election to file for the state primary
March 24, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Post-election report due
April 19, 2016 | Ballot access  |  Deadline for partisan and nonpartisan candidates (other than incumbent judges) to file for the state primary
April 22, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Pre-election report due
May 3, 2016 | Election date  |  Election
June 2, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Post-election report due
July 21, 2016 | Ballot access  |  Deadline for unaffiliated candidates to file for the general election
July 22, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Pre-election report due
August 2, 2016 | Election date  |  Primary election
September 1, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Post-election report due
October 28, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Pre-election report due
November 8, 2016 | Election date  |  General election
December 8, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Post-election report due
Sources: Michigan Secretary of State, "2015 and 2016 Campaign Finance Filing Schedule," accessed July 1, 2015
Michigan Secretary of State, ,"2016 Michigan Election Dates," accessed January 16, 2016

## Competitiveness[edit]

### Candidates unopposed by a major party[edit]

In all 110 districts up for election in 2016, candidates from both major parties faced off in the general election.

### Primary challenges[edit]

Twenty-three incumbents faced primary competition on August 2. Forty-two seats were open, leaving 45 incumbents that advanced past the primary without opposition.

### Retired incumbents[edit]

Forty incumbent representatives did not run for re-election and two seats were vacant at the time of the 2016 general election. Sixty-eight incumbents ran for re-election. A list of those retiring incumbents, 27 Republicans and 13 Democrats, can be found above.

#### Impact of term limits[edit]

See also: State legislatures with term limits

The Michigan House of Representatives has been a term-limited state house since Michigan voters approved Proposal B in 1992. Proposal B created Section 54 of Article IV of the Michigan Constitution. It says that state representatives are limited to three two-year terms. As with five other states, this is a lifetime limit.

There are 110 members of the Michigan House of Representatives. In 2016, 38 members, eleven Democrats and 27 Republicans, were ineligible to run again in November.

The state representatives who were term-limited in 2016 were:

Democrats (11):

* Alberta Tinsley Talabi
* Harvey Santana
* Paul Clemente
* George Darany
* Jim Townsend
* Marilyn Lane
* Charles Smiley
* Jeff Irwin
* David Rutledge
* Marcia Hovey-Wright
* Charles Brunner

Republicans (27):

* Kurt Heise
* Pat Somerville
* Anthony Forlini
* Jeff Farrington
* Andrea LaFontaine
* Ken Goike
* Bradford Jacobsen
* Nancy Jenkins
* Earl Poleski
* Aric Nesbitt
* Rick Outman

* Ken Yonker
* Tom Hooker
* Al Pscholka
* Paul Muxlow
* Ben Glardon
* Lisa Posthumus Lyons
* Mike Callton
* Amanda Price
* Joel Johnson
* Kevin Cotter
* Jon Bumstead

* Ray Franz
* Phil Potvin
* Bruce Rendon
* Peter Pettalia
* Ed McBroom

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### Results from 2014[edit]

See also: 2014 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index

There were 6,057 seats in 87 chambers with elections in 2014. All three aspects of Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Index—the number of open seats, incumbents facing primary opposition, and general elections between partisan candidates—showed poor results compared to the prior election cycle. States with elections in 2014 held fewer general elections between partisan candidates. Additionally, fewer incumbents faced primary opposition and more incumbents ran for re-election than in recent years.

Since 2010, when the Competitiveness Index was established, there had not been an even-year election cycle to do statistically worse in any of the three categories. See the following chart for a breakdown of those scores between each year.

Overall Competitiveness

|  2010  |  2012  |  2014
Competitiveness Index  | 36.2  | 35.8  | 31.4
% Open Seats  | 18.6%  | 21.2%  | 17.0%
% Incumbent with primary challenge  | 22.7%  | 24.6%  | 20.1%
% Candidates with major party opposition  | 67.3%  | 61.7%  | 57.0%

The following table details Michigan's rates for open seats, incumbents that faced primary challenges, and major party competition in the 2014 general election.

Michigan Legislature 2014 Competitiveness

% Open Seats  |  % Incumbent with primary challenge  |  % Candidates with major party opposition  |  Competitiveness Index  |  Overall rank
33.8%  |  24.7%  |  100%  |  52.8  |  3

### Historical context[edit]

See also: Competitiveness in State Legislative Elections: 1972-2014

Uncontested elections: In 2014, 32.8 percent of Americans lived in states with an uncontested state senate election. Similarly, 40.4 percent of Americans lived in states with uncontested house elections. Primary elections were uncontested even more frequently, with 61 percent of people living in states with no contested primaries. Uncontested elections often occur in locations that are so politically one-sided that the result of an election would be a foregone conclusion regardless of whether it was contested or not.

Open seats: In most cases, an incumbent will run for re-election, which decreases the number of open seats available. In 2014, 83 percent of the 6,057 seats up for election saw the incumbent running for re-election. The states that impose term limits on their legislatures typically see a higher percentage of open seats in a given year because a portion of incumbents in each election are forced to leave office. Overall, the number of open seats decreased from 2012 to 2014, dropping from 21.2 percent in 2012 to 17.0 percent in 2014.

Incumbent win rates: Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of elections between 1972 and 2014 documented the high propensity for incumbents to win re-election in state legislative elections. In fact, since 1972, the win rate for incumbents had not dropped below 90 percent—with the exception of 1974, when 88 percent of incumbents were re-elected to their seats. Perhaps most importantly, the win rate for incumbents generally increased over time. In 2014, 96.5 percent of incumbents were able to retain their seats. Common convention holds that incumbents are able to leverage their office to maintain their seat. However, the high incumbent win rate may actually be a result of incumbents being more likely to hold seats in districts that are considered safe for their party.

Marginal primaries: Often, competitiveness is measured by examining the rate of elections that have been won by amounts that are considered marginal (5 percent or less). During the 2014 election, 90.1 percent of primary and general election races were won by margins higher than 5 percent. Interestingly, it is usually the case that only one of the two races—primary or general—will be competitive at a time. This means that if a district's general election is competitive, typically one or more of the district's primaries were won by more than 5 percent. The reverse is also true: If a district sees a competitive primary, it is unlikely that the general election for that district will be won by less than 5 percent. Primaries often see very low voter turnout in comparison to general elections. In 2014, there were only 27 million voters for state legislative primaries, but approximately 107 million voters for the state legislative general elections.

## Campaign contributions[edit]

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for state House in Michigan in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state House races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.[4]

Michigan House of Representatives Donations

Year  | Candidates  | Amount
2014  |  422  |  $20,656,601
2012  |  398  |  $17,546,599
2010  |  543  |  $17,085,798
2008  |  502  |  $15,546,812
2006  |  432  |  $16,077,386

### State comparison[edit]

The map below shows the average contributions to 2014 candidates for state houses. The average contributions raised by state house candidates in 2014 was $59,983. Michigan, at $48,949 per candidate, is ranked 20 of 45 for state house chambers with the highest average contributions. Hover your mouse over a state to see the average campaign contributions for that state’s house candidates in 2014.[4][5]

## Qualifications[edit]

Section 7 of Article 4 of the Michigan Constitution states: "Each senator and representative must be a citizen of the United States, at least 21 years of age, and an elector of the district he represents. The removal of his domicile from the district shall be deemed a vacation of the office. No person who has been convicted of subversion or who has within the preceding 20 years been convicted of a felony involving a breach of public trust shall be eligible for either house of the legislature."[6]

## See also[edit]

* Michigan House of Representatives
* Michigan State Legislature
* State legislative elections, 2016

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Democrats reclaimed two seats left vacant prior to the election. Republicans reclaimed a single vacant seat.
2. ↑ This calculation excludes chambers that had elections where two or more members were elected in a race. These chambers are the Arizona House, the New Hampshire House, the North Dakota House, the South Dakota House, the Vermont House, the Vermont Senate, and the West Virginia House.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Excludes unopposed elections
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 followthemoney.org, "Contributions to candidates and committees in elections in Michigan," accessed July 28, 2015
5. ↑ This map relies on data collected in July 2015.
6. ↑ Michigan State Legislature, "Michigan Constitution," accessed March 28, 2014

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Current members of the Michigan House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Jason Wentworth

Representatives

District 1

Tenisha Yancey (D)

District 2

Joseph Tate (D)

District 3

Shri Thanedar (D)

District 4

Abraham Aiyash (D)

District 5

Cynthia Johnson (D)

District 6

Tyrone Carter (D)

District 7

Helena Scott (D)

District 8

Stephanie Young (D)

District 9

Karen Whitsett (D)

District 10

Mary Cavanagh (D)

District 11

Jewell Jones (D)

District 12

Alex Garza (D)

District 13

Tullio Liberati (D)

District 14

Cara Clemente (D)

District 15

Abdullah Hammoud (D)

District 16

Kevin Coleman (D)

District 17

Joseph Bellino (R)

District 18

Kevin Hertel (D)

District 19

Laurie Pohutsky (D)

District 20

Matt Koleszar (D)

District 21

Ranjeev Puri (D)

District 22

Richard Steenland (D)

District 23

Darrin Camilleri (D)

District 24

Steve Marino (R)

District 25

Nate Shannon (D)

District 26

Jim Ellison (D)

District 27

Regina Weiss (D)

District 28

Lori Stone (D)

District 29

Brenda Carter (D)

District 30

Diana Farrington (R)

District 31

William Sowerby (D)

District 32

Pamela Hornberger (R)

District 33

Jeff Yaroch (R)

District 34

Cynthia Neeley (D)

District 35

Kyra Harris Bolden (D)

District 36

Vacant

District 37

Samantha Steckloff (D)

District 38

Kelly Breen (D)

District 39

Ryan Berman (R)

District 40

Mari Manoogian (D)

District 41

Padma Kuppa (D)

District 42

Ann Bollin (R)

District 43

Vacant

District 44

Matt Maddock (R)

District 45

Mark Tisdel (R)

District 46

John Reilly (R)

District 47

Robert Bezotte (R)

District 48

David Martin (R)

District 49

John Cherry (D)

District 50

Tim Sneller (D)

District 51

Mike Mueller (R)

District 52

Donna Lasinski (D)

District 53

Yousef Rabhi (D)

District 54

Ronnie Peterson (D)

District 55

Felicia Brabec (D)

District 56

T. Clements (R)

District 57

Bronna Kahle (R)

District 58

Andrew Fink (R)

District 59

Steve Carra (R)

District 60

Julie Rogers (D)

District 61

Christine Morse (D)

District 62

Jim Haadsma (D)

District 63

Matt Hall (R)

District 64

Julie Alexander (R)

District 65

Sarah Lightner (R)

District 66

Beth Griffin (R)

District 67

Kara Hope (D)

District 68

Sarah Anthony (D)

District 69

Julie Brixie (D)

District 70

Pat Outman (R)

District 71

Angela Witwer (D)

District 72

Steven Johnson (R)

District 73

Bryan Posthumus (R)

District 74

Vacant

District 75

David LaGrand (D)

District 76

Rachel Hood (D)

District 77

Tommy Brann (R)

District 78

Brad Paquette (R)

District 79

Pauline Wendzel (R)

District 80

Mary Whiteford (R)

District 81

Gary Eisen (R)

District 82

Gary Howell (R)

District 83

Andrew Beeler (R)

District 84

Phil Green (R)

District 85

Ben Frederick (R)

District 86

Thomas Albert (R)

District 87

Julie Calley (R)

District 88

Luke Meerman (R)

District 89

Jim Lilly (R)

District 90

Bradley Slagh (R)

District 91

Greg VanWoerkom (R)

District 92

Terry Sabo (D)

District 93

Graham Filler (R)

District 94

Rodney Wakeman (R)

District 95

Amos O'Neal (D)

District 96

Timothy Beson (R)

District 97

Jason Wentworth (R)

District 98

Annette Glenn (R)

District 99

Roger Hauck (R)

District 100

Scott VanSingel (R)

District 101

Jack O'Malley (R)

District 102

Michele Hoitenga (R)

District 103

Daire Rendon (R)

District 104

John Roth (R)

District 105

Ken Borton (R)

District 106

Sue Allor (R)

District 107

John Damoose (R)

District 108

Beau LaFave (R)

District 109

Sara Cambensy (D)

District 110

Gregory Markkanen (R)

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