Michigan's 1st House of Representatives district

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The district located in Michigan.

District 1 is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in the northeastern corner of Wayne County, Michigan, including the Upper East Side of Detroit and the Cities of Harper Woods, Grosse Pointe Woods, and Grosse Pointe Shores.[1] It has a 2010 population of over 83,000.

List of representatives[edit]

Legislature Representative First day of term Last day of term Electoral History Counties Represented
75th Robert E. Waldron January 1, 1969 December 31, 1970 [data missing]
76th William R. Bryant, Jr. January 1, 1971 December 31, 1972 Previously served in the 13th district
from 1973 to 1992.[2]
[data missing]
77th Josephine D. Hunsinger January 1, 1973 December 31, 1974 Previously served in the 12th district (1955–64)
and in the 16th district (1965–72)[3]
[data missing]
78th January 1, 1975 December 31, 1976
79th Michael J. Bennane January 1, 1977 December 31, 1978 Later served in the 14th district
from 1993 to 1996.[4]
[data missing]
80th January 1, 1979 December 31, 1980
81st January 1, 1981 December 31, 1982
82nd January 1, 1983 December 31, 1984
83rd January 1, 1985 December 31, 1986
84th January 1, 1987 December 31, 1988
85th January 1, 1989 December 31, 1990
86th January 1, 1991 December 31, 1992
87th William R. Bryant, Jr. January 1, 1993 December 31, 1994 Previously served in the 13th district
from 1973 to 1992.[5]
[data missing]
88th January 1, 1995 December 31, 1996
89th Andrew C. Richner January 1, 1997 December 31, 1998 Current member of the
Board of Regents of the University of Michigan.
Wayne (part)
90th[6] January 1, 1999 December 31, 2000
91st[7] January 1, 2001 December 31, 2002
92nd[8] Edward J. Gaffney January 1, 2003 December 31, 2004 Max term limit reached
93rd[9] January 1, 2005 December 31, 2006
94th[10] January 1, 2007 December 31, 2008
95th[11] Tim Bledsoe January 1, 2009 December 31, 2010 Ran in 2006, but lost to Edward Gaffney
by ≈1200 votes.
96th[12] January 1, 2011 December 31, 2012
97th[13] Brian Roderick Banks January 1, 2013 December 31, 2015 Currently running for the
2nd district in the State Senate.
98th[14][15] January 1, 2015 January 10, 2017
99th[16] January 11, 2017 February 6, 2017
Vacant February 6-November 17, 2017
Tenisha Yancey November 17, 2017 December 31, 2020 [data missing] Wayne (part)

Historic District Boundaries[edit]

Years County Municipalities Map Notes
2013–present Wayne Detroit (Upper East Side), Harper Woods, Grosse Pointe Woods, Grosse Pointe Shores
2003-12 Wayne Detroit (MorningSide and East English Village neighborhoods), Harper Woods, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Woods, Grosse Pointe Twp. (incorporated into the City of Grosse Pointe Shores in 2009)
1993-2002 Wayne Detroit (East English Village neighborhood), Harper Woods, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Woods, Grosse Pointe Twp. (incorporated into the City of Grosse Pointe Shores in 2009)

Recent Elections[edit]

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tenisha Yancey 21,801 72.92
Republican Mark Corcoran 7,466 24.97
Libertarian Gregory Creswell 631 2.11
Total votes 29,898
Democratic hold
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Brian R. Banks 24,947 68.34
Republican William Broman 11,558 31.66
Turnout 36,505
Democratic hold Swing
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Brian R. Banks 15,992 67.27
Republican John Hauler 7,782 32.73
Turnout 23,774
Democratic hold Swing
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Brian R. Banks 27,843 70.79
Republican Dan Schulte 11,489 29.21
Turnout 39,332
Democratic hold Swing
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tim Bledsoe 17,718 53.81
Republican Janice DuMouchelle 15,210 46.19
Turnout 32,928
Democratic hold Swing
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tim Bledsoe 26,811 56.78
Republican Mary Treder Lang 20,405 43.22
Turnout 47,216
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Michigan District 1 Overview". statisticalatlas.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "The Political Graveyard". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
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  5. ^ "The Political Graveyard". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  6. ^ "1998 Michigan Official General Election Results". miboecfr.nictusa.com. November 3, 1998. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "2000 Michigan Official General Election Results". miboecfr.nictusa.com. November 7, 2000. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  8. ^ "2002 Michigan Official General Election Results". miboecfr.nictusa.com. November 5, 2002. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  9. ^ "2004 Michigan Official General Election Results". miboecfr.nictusa.com. November 2, 2004. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  10. ^ "2006 Michigan Official General Election Results". miboecft.nictusa.com. November 7, 2006. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  11. ^ "2008 Michigan Official General Election Results". miboecfr.nictusa.com. November 4, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  12. ^ "2010 Michigan Official General Election Results". miboecfr.nictusa.com. November 2, 2010. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  13. ^ "2012 Michigan Official General Election Results". miboecfr.nictusa.com. November 6, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  14. ^ "2014 live Michigan election". mlive.com. November 4, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  15. ^ "2014 Michigan Official General Election Results". miboecfr.nictusa.com. November 4, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  16. ^ "2016 Michigan Official General Election Results". miboecfr.nictusa.com. November 8, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2018.