Michigan's 80th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 80th State
House of Representatives
district
Michigan's 80th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Philip Skaggs; D–East Grand Rapids
Demographics	70% White; 12% Black; 7% Hispanic; 7% Asian; 3% Multiracial
Population (2022)	92,165
Notes

Michigan's 80th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 80th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Kent County.^[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

Representative		Dates	Residence	Notes
Edward Suski	Democratic	1965–1972	Flint	^[4]
Harold Joseph Scott	Democratic	1973–1977	Flint	Resigned when elected to Michigan Senate.^[5]
Thomas E. Scott	Democratic	1977–1982	Flint	^[6]
Floyd Clack	Democratic	1983–1992	Flint	^[7]
James Mick Middaugh	Republican	1993–1998	Paw Paw	^[8]
Mary Ann Middaugh	Republican	1999–2004	Paw Paw	^[9]
Tonya Schuitmaker	Republican	2005–2010	Lawton	^[10]
Aric Nesbitt	Republican	2011–2012	Porter Township	^[11]
Bob Genetski	Republican	2013–2014	Saugatuck	^[12]
Cindy Gamrat	Republican	2015	Plainwell	Expelled amid scandal.^[13]
Mary Whiteford	Republican	2016–2022	South Haven	Lived in Allegan in 2016. Lived in Casco Township from around 2017 to 2019.^[14]
Philip Skaggs	Democratic	2023–present	East Grand Rapids	^[15]

Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mary Whiteford	25,000	63.65
	Democratic	Mark Ludwig	14,275	36.35
Total votes			39,275	100
	Republican hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mary Whiteford	29,721	67.41%
	Democratic	John Andrysiak	12,376	28.07%
	Constitution	Arnie Davidsons	1,990	4.51%
Total votes			44,087	100.00%
	Republican hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives special election^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mary Whiteford	14,860	64.0
	Democratic	David Gernant	6,945	29.9
	Libertarian	Arnie Davidsons	1,424	6.1
Total votes			23,229
	Republican hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cindy Gamrat	17,630	62.78
	Democratic	Geoff Parker	9,451	33.65
	Libertarian	Arnis Davidsons	1,003	3.57
Total votes			28,084	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Genetski	25,440	62.22
	Democratic	Stuart Peet	15,444	37.78
Total votes			40,884	100.0
	Republican hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Aric Nesbitt	15,492	64.23
	Democratic	Thomas Erdmann	7,850	32.55
	Independent	Cheryl Evick	778	3.23
Total votes			24,120	100.0
	Republican hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tonya Schuitmaker	23,428	61.07
	Democratic	Jessie Olson	14,935	38.93
Total votes			38,363	100.0
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
Genesee County (part) Flint (part) Genesee Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[23]
Genesee County (part) Flint (part) Genesee Township (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[24]
Genesee County (part) Flint (part) Genesee Township (part)	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[25]
Cass County (part) Dowagiac LaGrange Township Pokagon Township Silver Creek Township Volinia Township Wayne Township Van Buren County	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[26]
Allegan County (part) Otsego Otsego Township Watson Township Van Buren County	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[27]
Allegan County (part) Allegan Allegan Township Casco Township Cheshire Township Clyde Township Village of Douglas Fennville Fillmore Township Ganges Township Gun Plain Township Heath Township Holland (part) Hopkins Township Laketown Township Lee Township Manlius Township Martin Township Monterey Township Otsego Otsego Township Overisel Township Plainwell Salem Township Saugatuck Saugatuck Township South Haven (part) Trowbridge Township Valley Township Watson Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[28]

References

^ "State House District 80, MI". Census Reporter.
^ "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
^ "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Edward Suski". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Harold Joseph Scott". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Thomas E. Scott". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Floyd E. Clack". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - James Mick Middaugh". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Mary Ann Middaugh". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Tonya Schuitmaker". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Aric Nesbitt". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Bob Genetski". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Cindy Gamrat". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Mary Whiteford". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
^ "Legislator Details - Mary Whiteford". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
^ "2018 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 390. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
^ "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 471. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1995. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
^ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 80" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.

[1] "State House District 80, MI". Census Reporter.

[2] "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved September 8, 2022.

[3] "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[4] "Legislator Details - Edward Suski". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[5] "Legislator Details - Harold Joseph Scott". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[6] "Legislator Details - Thomas E. Scott". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[7] "Legislator Details - Floyd E. Clack". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[8] "Legislator Details - James Mick Middaugh". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[9] "Legislator Details - Mary Ann Middaugh". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[10] "Legislator Details - Tonya Schuitmaker". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[11] "Legislator Details - Aric Nesbitt". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[12] "Legislator Details - Bob Genetski". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[13] "Legislator Details - Cindy Gamrat". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[14] "Legislator Details - Mary Whiteford". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[15] "Legislator Details - Mary Whiteford". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.

[16] "2018 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[17] "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[18] "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[19] "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[20] "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[21] "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[22] "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[23] "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 390. Retrieved September 8, 2022.

[24] "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 471. Retrieved September 8, 2022.

[25] "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved September 8, 2022.

[26] "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1995. Retrieved September 8, 2022.

[27] "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved September 8, 2022.

[28] "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 80" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.

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