Michigan's 83rd House of Representatives district

Michigan's 83rd House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 83rd 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]

Michigan's 83rd State
House of Representatives
district

Representative
  John W. Fitzgerald
DWyoming
Demographics89.3% White
3.2% Black
3.6% Hispanic
0.8% Asian
0.2% Other
Population (2010)86,157[1]

List of representatives

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Representative Party Dates Residence Notes
Ray M. Flavin Democratic 1965–1966 Swartz Creek [4]
James N. Callahan Democratic 1967–1970 Mount Morris [5]
Theodore P. Mansour Democratic 1971–1972 Flint [6]
James F. Smith Republican 1973–1976 Grand Blanc [7]
Charles L. Mueller Republican 1977–1986 Linden [8]
Kay M. Hart Democratic 1987–1990 Swartz Creek [9]
David B. Robertson Republican 1991–1992 Grand Blanc [10]
Kim A. Rhead Republican 1993–1998 Sandusky [11]
Stephen R. Ehardt Republican 1999–2004 Lexington [12]
John Espinoza Democratic 2005–2010 Croswell [13]
Paul Muxlow Republican 2011–2016 Brown City [14]
Shane Hernandez Republican 2017–2020 Port Huron [15][16]
Andrew Beeler Republican 2021–2022 Fort Gratiot [17][18][19]
John W. Fitzgerald Democratic 2023–present Wyoming [20]

Recent Elections

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2018 Michigan House of Representatives election[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shane Hernandez 20,185 64.28
Democratic Stefanie Brown 11,218 35.72
Total votes 31,403 100
Republican hold
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shane Hernandez 23,108 62.79%
Democratic Jim Frank 12,345 33.54%
Green Deena Marie Bruderick 1,350 3.67%
Total votes 36,803 100.00%
Republican hold
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Muxlow 15,013 62.15
Democratic Marcus Middleton 9,144 37.85
Total votes 24,157 100.0
Republican hold
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Muxlow 19,750 55.74
Democratic Carol Campbell 15,685 44.26
Total votes 35,435 100.0
Republican hold
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Muxlow 14,940 59.63
Democratic Alan Lewandowski 10,115 40.37
Total votes 25,055 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Espinoza 26,005 64.52
Republican Steve Kearns 14,299 35.48
Total votes 40,304 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

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Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
Genesee County (part) 1964 Apportionment Plan [27]
Genesee County (part) 1972 Apportionment Plan [28]
Genesee County (part) 1982 Apportionment Plan [29]
Lapeer County (part)

Sanilac County

1992 Apportionment Plan [30]
Sanilac County

St. Clair County (part)

2001 Apportionment Plan [31]
  Sanilac County

St. Clair County (part)

2011 Apportionment Plan [32]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of State House District 83, Michigan". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Legislator Details - Ray M. Flavin". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Legislator Details - James N. Callahan". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "Legislator Details - Theodore P. Mansour". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Legislator Details - James F. Smith". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  8. ^ "Legislator Details - Charles L. Mueller". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  9. ^ "Legislator Details - Kay M. Hart". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  10. ^ "Legislator Details - David B. Robertson". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  11. ^ "Legislator Details - Kim A. Rhead". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  12. ^ "Legislator Details - Stephen R. Ehardt". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  13. ^ "Legislator Details - John Espinoza". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  14. ^ "Legislator Details - Paul Muxlow". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  15. ^ "Legislator Details - Shane Hernandez". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  16. ^ "Shane Hernandez". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  17. ^ "Andrew Beeler". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  18. ^ "Who's new in the Michigan House of Representatives". MLive. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  19. ^ "Legislator Details - Andrew Beeler". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  20. ^ "Legislator Details - John 2022 Fitzgerald". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  21. ^ "2018 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  22. ^ "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  23. ^ "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  24. ^ "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  25. ^ "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  26. ^ "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  27. ^ "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 390. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  28. ^ "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 472. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  29. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  30. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1995. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  31. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  32. ^ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 83" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.