Michigan's 102nd House of Representatives district

Michigan's 102nd State House of Representatives district
Representative	Curt VanderWall R – Ludington
Demographics	86%  White 2%  Black 8%  Hispanic 1%  Native American 3%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	92,489
Notes	[1]

Michigan's 102nd House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 102nd House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Manistee, Mason, Muskegon, and Oceana 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]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
Sanford E. Charron		Democratic	1965–1966	Pinconning	[4]
George Prescott		Republican	1967–1972	Tawas City	[5]
Louis K. Cramton		Republican	1973–1980	Midland	[6]
Michael D. Hayes		Republican	1981–1988	Midland	[7]
Dave Camp		Republican	1989–1990	Midland	[8]
James R. McNutt		Republican	1991–1992	Midland	[9]
John Gernaat		Republican	1993–1998	McBain	[10]
Rick Johnson		Republican	1999–2004	LeRoy	[11]
Darwin L. Booher		Republican	2005–2010	Evart	[12]
Philip Potvin		Republican	2011–2016	Cadillac	[13]
Michele Hoitenga		Republican	2017–2022	Manton	[14]
Curt VanderWall		Republican	2023–present	Ludington	[15]

Recent elections

2024 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt VanderWall	34,218	63.8
	Democratic	Kathy Pelleran-Mahoney	19,421	36.2
Total votes			53,639	100
	Republican hold

2022 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt VanderWall	26,690	61.1
	Democratic	Brian Hosticka	17,010	38.9
Total votes			43,700	100
	Republican hold

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michele Hoitenga	30,633	69.7
	Democratic	Amanda Siggins	13,341	30.3
Total votes			43,974	100
	Republican hold

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michele Hoitenga	22,286	67.8
	Democratic	Dion Adams	10,599	32.2
Total votes			32,885	100
	Republican hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michele Hoitenga	24,761	69.1
	Democratic	Doug Gabert	11,099	31.0
Total votes			35,860	100
	Republican hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Philip Potvin	14,717	60.1
	Democratic	John Ruggles	9,761	39.9
Total votes			24,478	100
	Republican hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Philip Potvin	19.281	54.8
	Democratic	Brendan Maturen	15,916	45.2
Total votes			35,197	100
	Republican hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Philip Potvin	18,825	65.7
	Democratic	Jodi Estes Gabert	8,471	29.6
	Independent	Roy Kissinger	1,340	4.7
Total votes			28,636	100
	Republican hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darwin L. Booher	26,198	69.6
	Democratic	Nate Heffron	10,694	28.4
	Libertarian	Thomas Hren	753	2.0
Total votes			37,645	100
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Arenac County Bay County (part) Beaver Township Frankenlust Township Garfield Township Gibson Township Hampton Township Merritt Township Monitor Township Mount Forest Township Pinconning Pinconning Township Portsmouth Township Williams Township Iosco County Ogemaw County	1964 Apportionment Plan	[25]
	Bay County (part) Auburn Beaver Township Fraser Township Garfield Township Kawkawlin Township Midland (part) Monitor Township (part) Williams Township Midland County (part) Excluding Hope Township	1972 Apportionment Plan	[26]
	Gratiot County (part) Bethany Township Pine River Township (part) St. Louis Midland County	1982 Apportionment Plan	[27]
	Missaukee County Osceola County Roscommon County Wexford County	1992 Apportionment Plan	[28]
	Mecosta County Osceola County Wexford County	2001 Apportionment Plan	[29]
	Mecosta County Osceola County (part) Burdell Township Cedar Township Hartwick Township Le Roy Township Lincoln Township Reed City Richmond Township Rose Lake Township Wexford County	2011 Apportionment Plan	[30]

References

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