Michigan's 8th House of Representatives district

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Michigan's 8th State
House of Representatives
district

Representative
  Mike McFall
DHazel Park
Demographics6.3% White
90.7% Black
1.1% Hispanic
0.1% Asian
0.3% Other
Population (2010)87,330[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

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

2018

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

References

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  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. 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, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  20. ^ "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  21. ^ "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  22. ^ "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  23. ^ "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  24. ^ "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. 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.