Michigan's 5th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 5th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 5th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in the eastern portion of Wayne County, Michigan, including much of Southwest Detroit.[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]

Michigan's 5th State
House of Representatives
district

Representative
  Natalie Price
DBerkley
Demographics36% White
56% Black
2% Hispanic
2% Asian
1% Other
Population (2022)93,119
Notes[1]

List of representatives

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Representative Party Dates Residence Notes
E. D. O'Brien Democratic 1965-72 Detroit[4] Redistricted from the former Wayne County, 3rd district
George F. Montgomery Sr. Democratic 1973-80 Detroit[5]
Teola Pearl Hunter Democratic 1981-92 Detroit[6]
Triette Reeves Democratic 1992-1993 Detroit
Ted Wallace Democratic 1993-98 Detroit[7] Term limited
Ken Daniels Democratic 1999-2002 Detroit Redistricted to the 2nd district[8]
Bill McConico Democratic 2003-06 Detroit[9] Redistricted from the 6th district[10]
Bert Johnson Democratic 2007-10 Highland Park[11]
John Olumba Democratic 2011-12 Detroit[12]
Fred Durhal, Jr. Democratic 2013-14 Detroit[13] Redistricted from the 6th district[14]
Fred Durhal III Democratic 2015-19 Detroit[15]
Cynthia A. Johnson Democratic 2019-22 Detroit [16]
Natalie Price Democratic 2023-pres. Berkley [17]

District Boundaries

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Years County Municipalities Map Notes
2013–present Wayne Detroit (Southwest Side and some of the West Side)
 
2003-12 Wayne Detroit (Upper East Side), Highland Park, Hamtramck
 
1993-2002 Wayne Detroit (Upper East Side)
 
2011-2022 Wayne Detroit (part)
 
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Recent Elections

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2018 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Cynthia A. Johnson 12,838 94.38
Republican Dorothy Patterson 764 5.62
Total votes 13,602
Democratic hold
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Fred Durhal III 17,832 92.51
Republican Dorothy Patterson 1,444 7.49
Turnout 19,276
Democratic hold Swing
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Fred Durhal III 11,796 94.41
Republican Dorothy Patterson 645 5.16
Democratic Write-in Tonya Renay Wells 3 0.02
Write-In Cynthia A. Johnson 50 0.40
Turnout 12,494
Democratic hold Swing
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Fred Durhal, Jr. 22,996 94.21
Republican Samuel R. Rodriguez 1,413 5.79
Turnout 24,409
Democratic hold Swing
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Olumba 11,763 89.91
Republican Jermain Lee Jones 779 5.95
Democratic Muhammad Alim 541 4.14
Turnout 13,083
Democratic hold Swing
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bert Johnson 25,595 100.00
Turnout 25,595
Democratic hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "State House District 5, MI". Census Reporter.
  2. ^ "Michigan State House District 5: 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  4. ^ Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1971-1972. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 207.
  5. ^ Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1973-1974. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 197.
  6. ^ Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1981-1982. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 124.
  7. ^ Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1993-1994. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 173.
  8. ^ "House of Representatives, 2003-2004" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  9. ^ "House of Representatives, 2005-2006" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  10. ^ "House of Representatives, 2001-2002" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  11. ^ "House of Representatives, 2009-2010" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  12. ^ "House of Representatives, 2011-2012" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  13. ^ "House of Representatives, 2011-2012" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  14. ^ "House of Representatives, 2013-2014" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  15. ^ "House of Representatives, 2015–2016" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  16. ^ "Legislator Details - Cynthia A. Johnson". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  17. ^ "Legislator Details - Natalie Price". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  18. ^ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 5" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.