2016 Michigan House of Representatives election

An election was held on November 8, 2016 to elect all 110 members to Michigan's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. President, U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016.

There was no change in the composition of the House as Republicans retained control, winning 63 seats compared to 47 seats for the Democrats.

Members elected at the 2016 election served in the 99th Michigan Legislature which convened on January 11, 2017.

Background Over one-third of the House could not seek re-election because of term limits, with the legislators who were elected in the 2010 mid-term elections, that saw the House Republican conference pick up 21 seats, the largest net gain for one party in an election since Michigan's newly constituted term limits went into effect in 1992.

Term-limited members Under the Michigan Constitution, members of the state Senate are able to serve only two four-year terms, and members of the House of Representatives are limited to three two-year terms. The following members were prevented by term limits from seeking re-election to the House in 2016.

Democrats (13) 2nd District: Alberta Tinsley-Talabi 9th District: Harvey Santana 14th District: Paul Clemente 15th District: George Darany 18th District: Sarah Roberts 26th District: Jim Townsend 31st District: Marilyn Lane 50th District: Charles Smiley 53rd District: Jeff Irwin 54th District: David Rutledge 92nd District: Marcia Hovey-Wright 96th District: Charles Brunner

Republicans (25) 20th District: Kurt Heise 23rd District: Pat Somerville 24th District: Anthony G. Forlini 30th District: Jeff Farrington 32nd District: Andrea LaFontaine 33rd District: Ken Goike 46th District: Bradford Jacobsen 57th District: Nancy Jenkins 64th District: Earl Poleski 66th District: Aric Nesbitt 70th District: Rick Outman 72nd District: Ken Yonker 77th District: Tom Hooker

79th District: Al Pscholka 83rd District: Paul Muxlow 85th District: Ben Glardon 86th District: Lisa Lyons 87th District: Mike Callton 89th District: Amanda Price 97th District: Joel Johnson 99th District: Kevin Cotter 100th District: Jon Bumstead 101st District: Ray Franz 102nd District: Phil Potvin 103rd District: Bruce Rendon 106th District: Peter Pettalia 108th District: Ed McBroom

Predictions SourceRankingAs of Governing | October 12, 2016

Results Statewide Statewide results of the 2016 Michigan House of Representatives:

Party Candi-dates Votes Seats No. % No. +/– % Republican Party 110 2,263,633 49.20% 63 57.27% Democratic Party 110 2,260,633 49.13% 47 42.73% Libertarian Party 26 53,846 1.17% 0 0.00% Green Party 8 11,777 0.26% 0 0.00% US Taxpayers Party 6 7,720 0.17% 0 0.00% Independent 1 3,643 0.08% 0 0.00% Write-in 5 37 0.00% 0 0.00%Total 266 4,601,289 100.00% 110 100.00%

District Results of the 2016 Michigan House of Representatives election by district:

DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 24,947 68.34% 11,558 31.66% - - 36,505 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 2 25,409 71.83% 9,962 28.16% 3 0.01% 35,374 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 3 28,766 96.79% 955 3.21% - - 29,721 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 4 24,790 91.87% 1,397 5.18% 796 2.95% 26,983 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 5 17,832 92.51% 1,444 7.49% - - 19,276 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 6 26,301 92.52% 2,125 7.48% - - 28,426 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 7 32,896 97.61% 806 2.39% - - 33,702 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 8 33,270 95.76% 1,470 4.23% 2 0.01% 34,742 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 9 27,560 94.29% 1,668 5.71% - - 29,228 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 10 32,787 81.62% 6,027 15.00% 1,357 3.38% 40,171 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 11 23,731 65.05% 12,749 34.95% - - 36,480 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 12 24,716 67.11% 12,112 32.89% - - 36,828 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 13 23,744 60.76% 15,336 39.24% - - 39,080 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 14 20,252 59.44% 12,178 35.75% 1,639 4.81% 34,069 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 15 21,739 61.77% 13,452 38.23% - - 35,191 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 16 24,147 63.97% 13,599 36.03% - - 37,746 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 17 17,151 44.27% 20,232 52.23% 1,355 3.50% 38,738 100.00% Republican gainDistrict 18 29,247 63.31% 16,953 36.69% - - 46,200 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 19 19,504 38.58% 31,045 61.42% - - 50,549 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 20 23,768 46.41% 27,440 53.59% - - 51,208 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 21 28,260 59.43% 19,292 40.57% - - 47,552 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 22 21,487 60.34% 12,341 34.66% 1,780 5.00% 35,608 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 23 24,100 50.34% 23,777 49.66% - - 47,877 100.00% Democratic gainDistrict 24 19,553 44.93% 23,968 55.07% - - 43,521 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 25 21,899 54.11% 18,573 45.89% - - 40,472 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 26 26,785 59.37% 18,333 40.63% - - 45,118 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 27 36,392 76.78% 11,007 23.22% - - 47,399 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 28 22,680 66.33% 11,514 33.67% - - 34,194 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 29 23,097 71.25% 8,253 25.46% 1,068 3.29% 32,418 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 30 17,026 46.15% 19,863 53.85% - - 36,889 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 31 22,735 56.16% 15,743 38.89% 2,007 4.96% 40,485 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 32 14,631 36.34% 25,629 63.66% - - 40,260 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 33 12,987 30.01% 30,295 69.99% - - 43,282 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 34 24,248 88.55% 3,136 11.45% - - 27,384 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 35 44,737 83.81% 8,639 16.19% - - 53,376 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 36 13,048 28.16% 33,293 71.84% - - 46,341 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 37 29,181 60.63% 17,209 35.75% 1,743 3.62% 48,133 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 38 20,711 42.34% 28,205 57.66% - - 48,916 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 39 20,975 42.25% 25,024 50.41% 3,643 7.34% 49,642 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 40 26,669 46.52% 30,664 53.48% - - 57,333 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 41 20,606 43.55% 26,708 56.45% - - 47,314 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 42 17,309 32.36% 34,015 63.59% 2,167 4.05% 53,491 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 43 16,309 34.53% 30,923 65.47% - - 47,232 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 44 15,470 31.44% 33,731 68.56% - - 49,201 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 45 17,792 37.93% 29,121 62.07% - - 46,913 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 46 14,642 30.69% 33,073 69.31% - - 47,715 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 47 12,918 27.00% 32,616 68.17% 2,314 4.84% 47,848 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 48 22,888 53.82% 19,641 46.18% - - 42,529 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 49 24,862 68.45% 11,458 31.55% - - 36,320 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 50 22,773 52.03% 20,992 47.97% - - 43,765 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 51 17,050 33.97% 30,468 60.70% 2,677 5.33% 50,195 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 52 27,620 52.44% 23,535 44.68% 1,519 2.88% 52,674 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 53 35,502 80.40% 7,176 16.25% 1,476 3.34% 44,154 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 54 30,148 74.99% 10,053 25.01% - - 40,201 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 55 30,097 69.33% 13,312 30.67% - - 43,409 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 56 16,316 38.84% 24,509 58.35% 1,179 2.81% 42,004 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 57 18,332 43.62% 23,698 56.38% - - 42,030 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 58 8,968 24.63% 27,444 75.37% - - 36,412 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 59 12,117 33.23% 24,342 66.77% - - 36,459 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 60 26,570 69.31% 9,595 25.03% 2,170 5.66% 38,335 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 61 22,755 44.69% 25,149 49.39% 3,018 5.93% 50,922 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 62 17,490 47.46% 17,699 48.03% 1,660 4.50% 36,849 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 63 14,749 33.41% 26,878 60.88% 2,523 5.71% 44,150 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 64 13,443 37.48% 22,426 62.52% - - 35,869 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 65 14,321 34.53% 25,098 60.52% 2,055 4.95% 41,474 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 66 18,568 45.74% 22,024 54.26% - - 40,592 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 67 24,929 54.64% 20,698 45.36% - - 45,627 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 68 28,373 72.99% 8,365 21.52% 2,132 5.48% 38,870 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 69 29,366 68.37% 13,585 31.63% - - 42,951 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 70 10,625 31.99% 21,001 63.24% 1,584 4.77% 33,210 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 71 20,926 42.98% 26,315 54.04% 1,450 2.98% 48,691 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 72 18,693 41.51% 26,343 58.49% - - 45,036 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 73 17,885 32.36% 35,216 63.72% 2,165 3.92% 55,266 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 74 13,915 30.68% 29,255 64.51% 2,183 4.81% 45,353 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 75 25,868 76.39% 7,996 23.61% - - 33,864 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 76 27,046 56.72% 18,473 38.74% 2,161 4.53% 47,680 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 77 14,528 34.20% 27,946 65.80% - - 42,474 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 78 12,529 32.49% 26,037 67.51% - - 38,566 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 79 15,461 38.42% 23,657 58.78% 1,129 2.81% 40,247 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 80 12,376 28.07% 29,721 67.41% 1,990 4.51% 44,087 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 81 12,633 31.04% 28,068 68.96% - - 40,701 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 82 13,492 31.05% 29,962 68.95% - - 43,454 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 83 12,345 33.54% 23,108 62.79% 1,350 3.67% 36,803 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 84 14,026 34.90% 26,142 65.04% 26 0.06% 40,194 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 85 15,124 34.44% 24,683 56.21% 4,102 9.34% 43,909 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 86 16,516 34.51% 28,617 59.79% 2,726 5.70% 47,859 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 87 12,955 28.07% 30,957 67.08% 2,238 4.85% 46,150 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 88 11,410 24.93% 34,356 75.07% - - 45,766 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 89 17,051 34.36% 30,340 61.14% 2,231 4.50% 49,622 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 90 11,533 27.14% 30,968 72.86% - - 42,501 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 91 18,558 43.68% 20,959 49.34% 2,965 6.98% 42,482 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 92 22,584 68.20% 10,528 31.80% - - 33,112 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 93 15,508 32.81% 29,328 62.05% 2,428 5.14% 47,264 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 94 16,402 35.23% 30,150 64.77% - - 46,552 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 95 23,809 73.88% 8,419 26.12% - - 32,228 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 96 22,992 57.98% 16,665 42.02% - - 39,657 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 97 13,074 35.15% 24,124 64.85% - - 37,198 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 98 16,975 39.83% 25,642 60.17% - - 42,617 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 99 15,291 45.44% 18,358 54.56% - - 33,649 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 100 12,514 32.73% 25,721 67.27% - - 38,235 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 101 23,719 45.99% 27,852 54.01% - - 51,571 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 102 11,099 30.95% 24,761 69.05% - - 35,860 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 103 18,589 41.70% 25,988 58.30% - - 44,577 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 104 21,864 43.21% 26,020 51.42% 2,714 5.36% 50,598 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 105 14,322 29.94% 33,509 70.06% - - 47,831 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 106 16,937 34.87% 29,798 61.34% 1,841 3.79% 48,576 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 107 14,781 32.91% 30,131 67.09% - - 44,912 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 108 19,725 47.26% 22,013 52.74% - - 41,738 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 109 25,380 62.31% 13,892 34.11% 1,457 3.58% 40,729 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 110 23,532 61.05% 15,016 38.95% - - 38,548 100.00% Democratic holdTotal 2,260,633 49.13% 2,263,633 49.20% 77,023 1.67% 4,601,289 100.00%

Election matchups Following the primary elections on August 2, general election matchups and results in each district were as follows:

Districts 1-28

Districts 29-55

Districts 56-83

Districts 84-110

Special elections 1st District