Michigan's 52nd House of Representatives district

Michigan's 52nd State House of Representatives district
Representative	Mike Harris R – Clarkston
Demographics	83%  White 4%  Black 6%  Hispanic 2%  Asian 4%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	88,999
Notes	[1]

Michigan's 52nd House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 52nd House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Oakland 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]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
Charles F. Gray		Democratic	1965–1966	Ypsilanti	[4]
Roy Smith		Republican	1967–1972	Ypsilanti
Raymond J. Smit		Republican	1973–1974	Ann Arbor	[5]
Roy Smith		Republican	1975–1982	Ypsilanti	Lived in Ann Arbor from around 1975 to 1976 and Saline from around 1977 to 1978. [6]
Margaret O'Connor		Republican	1983–1992	Ann Arbor	[7]
Mary B. Schroer		Democratic	1993–1998	Ann Arbor	[8]
John P. Hansen		Democratic	1999–2002	Dexter	[9]
Gene DeRossett		Republican	2003–2004	Manchester	[10]
Pam Byrnes		Democratic	2005–2010	Chelsea	[11]
Mark Ouimet		Republican	2011–2012	Scio	[12]
Gretchen Driskell		Democratic	2013–2016	Saline	[13]
Donna Lasinski		Democratic	2017–2022	Ann Arbor	Lived in Scio Township until around 2019. [14]
Mike Harris		Republican	2023–present	Clarkston	Redistricted from the 43rd district [15]

Recent elections

2024 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Harris	34,810	62.0
	Democratic	Caroline Dargay	21,304	38.0
Total votes			56,114	100
	Republican hold

2022 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Harris	26,890	58.6
	Democratic	Robin McGregor	19,031	41.4
Total votes			45,921	100
	Republican hold

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donna Lasinski	35,985	59.0
	Republican	Greg Marquis	25,022	41.0
Total votes			61,007	100
	Democratic hold

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donna Lasinski	30,089	60.5
	Republican	Teri Aiuto	19,589	39.4
	Write-in candidate	Teresa Spiegelberg	35	0.1
Total votes			49,713	100
	Democratic hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donna Lasinski	27,620	52.4
	Republican	Randy Clark	23,535	44.67
	Green	Eric Borregard	1,519	2.9
Total votes			52,674	100
	Democratic hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gretchen Driskell	20,844	56.2
	Republican	John Hochstetler	16,263	43.8
Total votes			37,107	100
	Democratic hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gretchen Driskell	26,647	53.0
	Republican	Mark Ouimet	23,610	47.0
Total votes			50,257	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Ouimet	21,462	51.7
	Democratic	Christine Green	20,027	48.3
Total votes			41,489	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pam Byrnes	35,954	63.0
	Republican	Eric Lielbriedis	19,179	33.6
	Libertarian	John Boyle	1,981	3.5
Total votes			57,114	100
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Washtenaw County (part) Augusta Township Northfield Township Salem Township Superior Township Webster Township York Township Ypsilanti Ypsilanti Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	[25]
	Monroe County (part) Milan (part) Washtenaw County (part) Ann Arbor (part) Ann Arbor Township (part) Augusta Township Milan (part) Pittsfield Township (part) Salem Township Saline Superior Township York Township Wayne County (part) Plymouth Township (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	[26]
	Washtenaw County (part) Ann Arbor (part) Augusta Township Bridgewater Township Dexter Township Freedom Township Lima Township Lodi Township Lyndon Township Manchester Township Milan Pittsfield Township Saline Saline Township Scio Township Sharon Township Sylvan Township York Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	[27]
	Washtenaw County (part) Ann Arbor (part) Ann Arbor Township (part) Dexter Township Lima Township Lyndon Township Northfield Township Scio Township Sylvan Township Webster Township	1992 Apportionment Plan	[28]
	Washtenaw County (part) Ann Arbor (part) Ann Arbor Township (part) Bridgewater Township Dexter Township Freedom Township Lima Township Lodi Township Lyndon Township Manchester Township Northfield Township Pittsfield Township (part) Saline Saline Township (part) Scio Township (part) Sharon Township Sylvan Township Webster Township	2001 Apportionment Plan	[29]
	Washtenaw County (part) Ann Arbor (part) Bridgewater Township Chelsea Dexter Township Freedom Township Lima Township Lodi Township Lyndon Township Manchester Township Northfield Township Pittsfield Township (part) Salem Township Saline Saline Township Scio Township (part) Sharon Township Sylvan Township Webster Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	[30]

References

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