Michigan's 107th House of Representatives district

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Michigan's 107th State
House of Representatives
district
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Representative
  Parker Fairbairn
R Harbor Springs
Demographics84%  White
1%  Black
2%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
6%  Native American
1% Other
6%  Multiracial
Population (2022)91,198
Notes [1]

Michigan's 107th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 107th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Cheboygan, Chippewa, and Mackinac counties, as well as all of Charlevoix and Emmet 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]

Contents

List of representatives

RepresentativePartyDatesResidenceNotes
Einar E. Erlandsen Democratic 1965–1966 Escanaba [4]
Charles H. Varnum Republican 1967–1982 Manistique [5]
Pat Gagliardi Democratic 1983–1998 Drummond Island [6]
Scott Shackleton Republican 1999–2004 Sault Ste. Marie [7]
Gary McDowell Democratic 2005–2010 Rudyard [8]
Frank Foster Republican 2011–2014 Petoskey Lived in Pellston until around 2013. [9]
Lee Chatfield Republican 2015–2021 Levering [10]
John Damoose Republican 2021–2022 Harbor Springs [11]
Neil Friske Republican 2023–2025 Charlevoix [12]
Parker Fairbairn Republican 2025–present Harbor Springs [13]

Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lee Chatfield 24,83458.73
Democratic Joanne Schmidt Galloway17,44841.27
Total votes42,282 100
Republican hold
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lee Chatfield 30,131 67.09%
Democratic Phil Bellfy14,78132.91%
Total votes44,912 100.00%
Republican hold
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lee Chatfield 19,341 60.94
Democratic Jim Page12,39639.06
Total votes31,737 100.0
Republican hold
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Foster 25,301 58.03
Democratic Suzanne Shumway18,30141.97
Total votes43,602 100.0
Republican hold
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Foster 19,337 63.01
Democratic Richard Timmer11,35036.99
Total votes30,687 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gary McDowell 31,851 68.72
Republican Alex Strobehn14,50031.28
Total votes46,351 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
1964 Apportionment Plan [20]
1972 Apportionment Plan [21]
1982 Apportionment Plan [22]
1992 Apportionment Plan [23]
2001 Apportionment Plan [24]
MI SH D107.svg 2011 Apportionment Plan [25]

References

  1. "State House District 107, MI". Census Reporter.
  2. "Hickory_House". Michigan . Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  3. "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  4. "Legislator Details - Einar E. Erlandsen". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  5. "Legislator Details - Charles H. Varnum". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  6. "Legislator Details - Patrick M. Gagliardi". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  7. "Legislator Details - Scott A. Shackleton". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  8. "Legislator Details - Gary McDowell". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  9. "Legislator Details - Frank Foster". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  10. "Legislator Details - Lee Chatfield". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  11. "Legislator Details - John Damoose". Library of Michigan . Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  12. "Legislator Details - Neil Friske". Library of Michigan . Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  13. "About Parker Fairbairn | Michigan House Republicans". gophouse.org. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  14. "2018 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  15. "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  16. "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  17. "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  18. "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  19. "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  20. "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 393. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  21. "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 475. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  22. "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  23. "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1995. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  24. "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  25. "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 107" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.