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Michigan's 8th House of Representatives district

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Not to be confused with Michigan's 8th congressional district.

Michigan's 8th State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Mike McFall
D–Hazel Park
Demographics45% White
44% Black
3% Hispanic
4% Asian
0.3% Other
4% Multiracial
Population (2022)88,793
Notes[1]

Michigan's 8th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 8th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Oakland and Wayne counties.[2] The district was created in 1965, when the Michigan House of Representatives district naming scheme changed from a county-based system to a numerical one.[3]

List of representatives

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Representative Party Dates Residence Notes
James Bradley Democratic 1965–1972 Detroit [4]
Daisy Elliott Democratic 1973–1978 Detroit
Edward Vaughn Democratic 1979–1980 Detroit [5]
Daisy Elliott Democratic 1981–1982 Detroit [6]
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Democratic 1983–1992 Detroit [7]
Ilona Varga Democratic 1993–1998 Detroit [8]
Belda Garza Democratic 1999–2002 Detroit [9]
Alma G. Stallworth Democratic 2003–2004 Detroit [10]
George Cushingberry Jr. Democratic 2005–2010 Detroit [11]
Thomas Stallworth III Democratic 2011–2012 Detroit [12]
David Nathan Democratic 2013–2014 Detroit [13]
Sherry Gay-Dagnogo Democratic 2015–2020 Detroit [14]
Stephanie Young Democratic 2021–2022 Detroit [15][16]
Mike McFall Democratic 2023–present Hazel Park [17][18]

Recent elections

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2018

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2018 Michigan House of Representatives election[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherry Gay-Dagnogo 26,983 96.35
Republican Valerie R. Parker 1,022 3.65
Total votes 28,005
Democratic hold

2016

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2016 Michigan House of Representatives election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherry Gay-Dagnogo 33,270 95.76%
Republican Jennifer Rynicki 1,470 4.23%
Write-In DeShawn Wilkins 2 0.01%
Total votes 34,742 100.00%
Democratic hold

2014

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2014 Michigan House of Representatives election[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherry Gay-Dagnogo 23,016 96.76
Republican Christopher Ewald 770 3.24
Total votes 23,786 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

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2012 Michigan House of Representatives election[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Nathan 38,792 96.92
Republican David Porter 1,231 3.08
Total votes 40,023 100.0
Democratic hold

2010

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2010 Michigan House of Representatives election[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas Stallworth III 22,790 97.46
Republican Keith Franklin 595 2.54
Total votes 23,385 100.0
Democratic hold

2008

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2008 Michigan House of Representatives election[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Cushingberry Jr. 38,306 96.89
Libertarian Thomas Jones 1,229 3.11
Total votes 39,535 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

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Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
Wayne County (part) 1964 Apportionment Plan [25]
Wayne County (part) 1972 Apportionment Plan [26]
Wayne County (part) 1982 Apportionment Plan [27]
Wayne County (part) 1992 Apportionment Plan [28]
Wayne County (part) 2001 Apportionment Plan [29]
Wayne County (part) 2011 Apportionment Plan [30]

References

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  1. ^ "State House District 8, MI". Census Reporter.
  2. ^ "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Legislator Details - James Bradley". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Legislator Details - Edward Vaughn". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "Legislator Details - Daisy Elliott". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  7. ^ "Legislator Details - Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "Legislator Details - Ilona Varga". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  9. ^ "Legislator Details - Belda Garza". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  10. ^ "Legislator Details - Alma Grace Stallworth". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  11. ^ "Legislator Details - George Cushingberry Jr". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  12. ^ "Legislator Details - Thomas F. Stallworth III". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  13. ^ "Legislator Details - David Nathan". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  14. ^ "Legislator Details - Sherry Gay-Dagnogo". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  15. ^ "Who's new in the Michigan House of Representatives". MLive. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  16. ^ "Legislator Details - Stephanie Young". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  17. ^ "Mike McFall". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  18. ^ Kozlowski, Andy. "McFall wins Michigan House District 8 race". C & G Newspapers. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  19. ^ "2018 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  20. ^ "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  21. ^ "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  22. ^ "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  23. ^ "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  24. ^ "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  25. ^ "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 383. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  26. ^ "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 463. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  27. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  28. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1995. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  29. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  30. ^ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 8" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
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